Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

Actor
Born
April 9, 1911
Died
July 28, 1984

Jim Bannon was a star athlete at Rockhurst College. After graduation, he became a sportscaster in Kansas City, and after 1938, in California. He began working as a radio actor and got small parts in movies. He was a movie stuntman in the early 1940s before starring in a detective movie series for…

Biography

Jim Bannon was a star athlete at Rockhurst College. After graduation, he became a sportscaster in Kansas City, and after 1938, in California. He began working as a radio actor and got small parts in movies. He was a movie stuntman in the early 1940s before starring in a detective movie series for Columbia, based on a radio show "I Love a Mystery." In 1949, he was given the title role of Red Ryder in the western series produced by Eagle Lion Productions. In the 1950s, he appeared in smaller character parts in westerns and on television.

Actor

Death Valley DaysDeath Valley Days(1952)as Sheriff Reedy
Good Neighbor SamGood Neighbor Sam(1964)as Policeman
Man's Favorite Sport?Man's Favorite Sport?(1964)as Forest Ranger
A Gathering of EaglesA Gathering of Eagles(1963)as Col. Morse
LassieLassie(1954)as Mr. Haines, Soldier

Self

I Married AdventureI Married Adventure(1940)as Narrator
Fashion Takes a Holiday(1940)as Narrator

Archive Footage

The Magical World of DisneyThe Magical World of Disney(1954)as Betz, FBI Stenographer
R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan(1966)as Sgt. Chris Royal
Vacation PlayhouseVacation Playhouse(1963)
Luke and the TenderfootLuke and the Tenderfoot(1965)
The Black LashThe Black Lash(1952)as Brant

Known for

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Jim Bannon and Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)Jim Bannon and Dick Powell in Johnny O'Clock (1947)Norman Alden and Jim Bannon in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)Jim Bannon and Ralph Reed in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)Ronald Reagan and Jim Bannon in Death Valley Days (1952)Jim Bannon and Anita Louise in The Devil's Mask (1946)

Credit Score: Jim Bannon

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1944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965
Red Ryder
Thu Dec 15 1949
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Cowboy and the Prizefighter3.2519496.80060
2The Fighting Redhead3.2519496.60064
3Roll, Thunder, Roll!3.2519496.00045
4The Unknown3.2519466.100389
5I Love a Mystery3.2519456.200683
6Ride, Ryder, Ride!3.0919495.50047
7Dangers of the Canadian Mounted3.0919485.400150
8Out of the Depths3.0919455.70032
9Unknown World2.6019514.2001576
10Johnny O'Clock2.5019476.8003042