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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-04-09

Day of Death

1984-07-28 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

Also Known As

John Bannon

Jim 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.

Known For

Acting

The Thirteenth Hour

1947

The Thirteenth Hour

as

Jerry Mason

Unknown World

1951

Unknown World

as

Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard

The Missing Juror

1944

The Missing Juror

as

Joe Keats

Framed

1947

Framed

as

Jack Woodworth

Tonight and Every Night

1945

Tonight and Every Night

as

Life Photographer

The Soul of a Monster

1944

The Soul of a Monster

as

Dr. Roger Vance

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

1948

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

as

Sgt. Chris Royal, RCMP

I Love a Mystery

1945

I Love a Mystery

as

Jack Packard

The Devil's Mask

1946

The Devil's Mask

as

Jack Packard

The Unknown

1946

The Unknown

as

Jack Packard

Johnny O'Clock

1947

Johnny O'Clock

as

Chuck Blayden

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as

Det. Lt. Mark Wilson

The Texas Rangers

1951

The Texas Rangers

as

Jeff Barton - Outlaw (uncredited)

The Fighting Redhead

1949

The Fighting Redhead

as

Red Ryder

Chicago Confidential

1957

Chicago Confidential

as

Pilot (uncredited)

Jack Slade

1953

Jack Slade

as

Farnsworth

Miraculous Journey

1948

Miraculous Journey

as

Nick Travelli

Renegades

1946

Renegades

as

Cash Dembrow

Rodeo

1952

Rodeo

as

Bat Gorman

War Arrow

1953

War Arrow

as

Capt. Roger Corwin (as James Bannon)

Daughter of the Jungle

1949

Daughter of the Jungle

as

Kenneth Richards

No Time at All

1958

No Time at All

as

Mike Trace

Canyon Raiders

1951

Canyon Raiders

as

Jim Bannon

Trail to Laredo

1948

Trail to Laredo

as

Dan Parks

Roll, Thunder, Roll!

1949

Roll, Thunder, Roll!

as

Red Ryder

Frontier Revenge

1948

Frontier Revenge

as

Henchman Brant

Confederate Honey

1940

Confederate Honey

as

Various (voice) (uncredited)

Ride, Ryder, Ride!

1949

Ride, Ryder, Ride!

as

Red Ryder

Sergeant Mike

1944

Sergeant Mike

as

Lt. Patrick Henry

Nevada Badmen

1951

Nevada Badmen

as

Jim Bannon

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

1951

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

as

Ace Donley

They Came to Cordura

1959

They Came to Cordura

as

Capt. Paltz

Out of the Depths

1945

Out of the Depths

as

Capt. Faversham

Lawless Cowboys

1951

Lawless Cowboys

as

Jim Bannon

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

1950

Jiggs and Maggie Out West

as

'Snake-Bite' Carter (as Jim 'Red' Bannon)

Sierra Passage

1950

Sierra Passage

as

Jud Yorke

Stagecoach Driver

1951

Stagecoach Driver

as

Jim Bannon

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1951

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon

T-Men

1947

T-Men

as

Agent Lindsay

Phantom from Space

1953

Phantom from Space

as

Police Sergeant

I Married Adventure

1940

I Married Adventure

as

Narrator

It's Murder

1944

It's Murder

as

Tom Blair

The Gay Senorita

1945

The Gay Senorita

as

Phil Dolan

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964

Man's Favorite Sport?

as

Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Good Neighbor Sam

1964

Good Neighbor Sam

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Maverick

Maverick

as

Matson

Thriller

Thriller

as

The Police Lieutenant

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Sheriff

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

as

Colonel Patterson

The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show

as

Slim, Foreman

Casey Jones

Casey Jones

as

Sheriff Tom Tynes

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Ben Graham

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

as

Tay Beloin

Zorro

Zorro

as

Carlos Urista

Production

Crew

Directing