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Home/People/Jim Bannon
Jim Bannon profile photo
Born
Apr 9, 1911Died: Jul 28, 1984
Lived 73 years
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

49
Movies
36
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Bannon
James Bannon
James Shorttel Bannon
IMDb Profile

Jim Bannon

Acting

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.
Good Neighbor Sam poster

Good Neighbor Sam

as Policeman (uncredited)
1964
Man's Favorite Sport? poster

Man's Favorite Sport?

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
1964
A Gathering of Eagles poster

A Gathering of Eagles

as Col. Morse
1963
They Came to Cordura poster

They Came to Cordura

as Capt. Paltz
1959
No Time at All poster

No Time at All

as Mike Trace
1958
Chicago Confidential poster

Chicago Confidential

as Pilot (uncredited)
1957
War Arrow poster

War Arrow

as Capt. Roger Corwin (as James Bannon)
1953
Jack Slade poster

Jack Slade

as Farnsworth
1953
The Great Jesse James Raid poster

The Great Jesse James Raid

as Bob Ford
1953
Phantom from Space poster

Phantom from Space

as Police Sergeant
1953
Rodeo poster

Rodeo

as Bat Gorman
1952
Lawless Cowboys poster

Lawless Cowboys

as Jim Bannon
1951
Unknown World poster

Unknown World

as Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard
1951
Stagecoach Driver poster

Stagecoach Driver

as Jim Bannon
1951
The Texas Rangers poster

The Texas Rangers

as Jeff Barton - Outlaw (uncredited)
1951
Nevada Badmen poster

Nevada Badmen

as Jim Bannon
1951
Canyon Raiders poster

Canyon Raiders

as Jim Bannon
1951
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon
1951
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail poster

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

as Ace Donley
1951
Sierra Passage poster

Sierra Passage

as Jud Yorke
1950