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Jim Bannon

Acting

Born April 9, 1911 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died July 28, 1984

Also known as John Bannon · James Bannon · James Shorttel Bannon

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jim Bannon (April 9, 1911 - July 28, 1984) was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950. He appeared in numerous western television series, including the 1958 episode "Attack" of Richard Carlson's Mackenzie's Raiders. Bannon was also the first husband of American actor and comedian Bea Benaderet. Their son, Jack Bannon, was a regular on the CBS drama series, Lou Grant, starring Ed Asner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Bannon,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography29 titles

Ride, Ryder, Ride!

1949as Red Ryder

Cowboy and the Prizefighter

1949as Red Ryder

Roll, Thunder, Roll!

1949as Red Ryder

Zorro

1957as Carlos Urista

The Fighting Redhead

1949as Red Ryder

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Maverick

1957as Matson

The Man from Colorado

1948as Nagel

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955as Cactus Lanigan

The Lone Ranger

1949as Matt Cagle

T-Men

1947as Agent Lindsay

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as Dirk

Thriller

1960as The Police Lieutenant

Sea Hunt

as Fire Chief Jim McVey

Good Neighbor Sam

1964as Policeman (uncredited)

They Came to Cordura

1959as Capt. Paltz

Wagon Train

1957as Ben Graham

Framed

1947as Jack Woodworth

Johnny O'Clock

1947as Chuck Blayden

The Adventures of Champion

as Sandy North

Lassie

1954as Mr. Haines

Bat Masterson

1958as Sheriff

The Great Jesse James Raid

1953as Bob Ford

The Adventures of Kit Carson

as Blake Conover

A Gathering of Eagles

1963as Col. Morse

Annie Oakley

1954as Ben Porter

The Gene Autry Show

1950as Ed Talbot

Phantom from Space

1953as Police Sergeant

Unknown World

1951as Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard