Born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA — Jun 12 1890• Died Jul 27 1964

Born and raised on a farm in Michigan in 1890, Irish-American character actor Harry Shannon had the credentials for becoming a staple player in westerns. He started off his career traveling around with repertory and stock companies and developed his musical abilities in tent shows, burlesque houses and such tuneful Broadway shows as "Oh, Kay!" (1926), "Hold Everything" (1928), "Simple Simon" (1931), and "Pardon My English" (1933). A company member of Joseph Schildkraut's Hollywood Theater Guild, Shannon broke into films at the advent of sound and starte…
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Jesse


Uncle Josh

Michael Shaw

Claggert


Dr. Harner

Jobe Crail

Judge Varney

Bowers



Henry Shipman



Judge William Jennings Westholme



Harris Ellerby


Cab Driver

Tom


Jim Kane

Cooper


Big Jim Heywood

Chief Gould

Police Commissioner Collins

Grandpa

Chuck (uncredited)

Sam

Charlie

Purdue

Nelse Lansing

Sam Tyler (uncredited)

Police Lieutenant

Ed Benedeck

Police Officer Houlihan

Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian

Father McGann

Dr. Jonathan Byrne

Mr. Carlin

Florida Doctor (uncredited)

Cop (Uncredited)

Charlie Witherspoon

Mr. Mason

Tesander

Captain Donnelly

Lew

Police Sergeant Garrett

Mike Callan

Judge John Grey

Judge Waller

Mr. Casey

Fred Salter

Passline

Vice Admiral Williams

Dr. Burke (uncredited)

Barnes

John (Policeman)

Sam 'Pop' Tracy

Pinky Dolan

Dr. Fisher

Police Lieutenant Blake

Hoak Wayne

Sheriff Elwood

Capt. Rogers

Marshal Pete MacKay

Clanahan

Uncle Ralph

American Immigration Official (uncredited)

Smokestack the Train Engineer

Dr. Maynard

Judge Pierce

Detective Grimes (Uncredited)

Drunken Cowpuncher

Mr. Holstrom

Captain of the Far West (uncredited)

Det. Capt. R.W. Davis

George Parker

Asylum Warden Anderson

Capt. Lawrence

Chauncey

Ed Cumberland

Wallace Bennett

Sheriff Harmon

Simmons

Steve Finnerty

Railroad Detective

Mr. Buchanan

Sawyer

Henry McLane (uncredited)

Lieutenant Sullivan

Michael Reilly

Pat McGowan

Randall

Justin Corley

Capt. Denny

Tom Carter

Sam Bennett

Army Captain Brackett


Tom Gibbons

Ed, Chief of Police

John Rutherford

Chief R.L. Graves

Severance

Clay Ford
Bartender

Kelsey Bunker

Sheriff Brown

Walter Shannon

Albert Ness

Pop Middleton (archive footage)

Sam Weston

Mr. Totter

Policeman

Detective Owens, San Diego Police

John 'Pop' Ormsby

Warden Kelly

McDermott

Wayne Shattuck

Judge Raymond

Mr. Tim Wiggs

Mr. Hendricks

Shannon

Capt. Mahoney
Grogan

Timson

Clay

Mr. Yaeger

Sandy Reeves

Bank Robber

Larry

Police Captain Henry (uncredited)

Thomas Lee

Harry Wart

Macbeth

Dynamite Dan


Tom Cary

The Landlord
Police Sergeant

Father