Portrait of Harry Shannon

Acting

Harry Shannon

Career

Active from 1929 to 1984, with a break from 1963 to 1983, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tall Men
The Tall Men
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Shannon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Western 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Action-Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

146
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow (1984)

as Pop Middleton (archive footage)

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 65
The Dakotas
The Dakotas (1963)

TV show

Gypsy
Gypsy (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Grandpa

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Uncle Josh

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sam Tyler (uncredited)

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Burke (uncredited)

Angel
Angel (1960)

TV show

1950s

67 titles ยท average score 66
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Sheriff Blanton / Claggert

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Jesse

The Tall Men
The Tall Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sam

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Dr. Harner

Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain Donnelly

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Rails Into Laramie
Rails Into Laramie (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Judge Pierce

Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sheriff Brown

Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mike Callan

High Noon
High Noon (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

as Cooper

The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Charlie

Tarnished
Tarnished (1950)

as Kelsey Bunker

1940s

60 titles ยท average score 63
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)

as Chauncey

Exposed
Exposed (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Severance

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Detective Owens, San Diego Police

The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cab Driver

San Quentin
San Quentin (1946)
GoodWatch score 46

as Warden Kelly

Night Editor
Night Editor (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Capt. Lawrence

Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc. (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Commissioner Collins

The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sam Weston

Idaho
Idaho (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Judge John Grey

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ed Cumberland

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

as Jim Kane

The Saint In Palm Springs
The Saint In Palm Springs (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Chief R.L. Graves

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 59
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Father

Alibi Mark
Alibi Mark (1937)

as Railroad Detective

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare (1936)

as Macbeth

No More West
No More West (1934)

as Bank Robber

Smoked Hams
Smoked Hams (1934)

as The Landlord

Wrongorilla
Wrongorilla (1933)

as Grogan

Close Relations
Close Relations (1933)

as Harry Wart

Take a Chance
Take a Chance (1933)

as Bartender

The Campus Mystery
The Campus Mystery (1932)

as Police Sergeant

Heads Up
Heads Up (1930)

as Capt. Denny

1920s

2 titles
Faint Heart
Faint Heart (1929)

as Dynamite Dan

Sympathy
Sympathy (1929)

as Larry