Harry Shannon

    Harry Shannon

    12. juuni 1890 (136 aastat), Saginaw, Michigan, USA

    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 started things off in comedy film shorts opposite such celebrated players as Bert Lahr, Shemp Howard, and Leon Errol. In the 1940s Shannon established himself in feature-length movies and although he remained a minor, second-string player, he proved himself a durable presence in westerns usually remaining on the good side of the law as sheriffs and bucolic dads. In lighthearted entertainment he could be found as a friendly Irish cop or bartender. He made a slight but memorable impression as Kane's alcoholic father in the classic Citizen Kane (1941), while his last role would be as the grandfather in the musical Gypsy (1962). In between were small parts in such notable films as The Fighting Sullivans (1944), The Jolson Story (1946), High Noon (1952), Touch of Evil (1958), and The Buccaneer (1958). 1950s TV westerns such as Cheyenne (1955), Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Rawhide (1959), and Gunsmoke (1955) made consistent use of his rustic demeanor. Shannon died in 1964 at age 74.

    Tuntud rollide järgi

    Lassie plakat 6.3

    Lassie

    1954
    Have Gun, Will Travel plakat 7.3

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    1957
    The Virginian plakat 6.5

    The Virginian

    1962
    Rawhide plakat 7.2

    Rawhide

    1959
    Rawhide plakat 7.2

    Rawhide

    1959
    Rawhide plakat 7.2

    Rawhide

    1959
    Rawhide plakat 7.2

    Rawhide

    1959
    Cheyenne plakat 6.2

    Cheyenne

    1955
    The Untouchables plakat 8.0

    The Untouchables

    1959
    Gunsmoke plakat 6.7

    Gunsmoke

    1955
    The Real McCoys plakat 5.9

    The Real McCoys

    1957
    Bat Masterson plakat 6.4

    Bat Masterson

    1958

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