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John Sheehan

Highest Rated: 100% State Fair (1933)

Lowest Rated: 50% Three Godfathers (1936)

Birthday: Oct 22, 1885

Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA

John Sheehan was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Sheehan's earliest roles were in film, including "Fair Warning" (1931), "Criminal Code" (1931) and "The Warrior's Husband" (1933). He also appeared in "Hard to Handle" (1933) with James Cagney, the comedy "The Circus Clown" (1934) with Joe E Brown and "The House of Mystery" (1934) with Ed Lowry. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in the Ricardo Cortez mystery "The Case of the Black Cat" (1936), "The Three Godfathers" (1936) with Chester Morris and the William Powell comedy "The Ex-Mrs. Bradford" (1936). He also appeared in the drama "Marked Woman" (1937) with Bette Davis. During the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the romance "King of the Lumberjacks" (1940) with John Payne, the Billy Halop comedic drama "Mob Town" (1941) and "The Pay-Off" (1942). He also appeared in the James Cagney dramedy "Johnny Come Lately" (1943) and the Burt Lancaster crime flick "The Killers" (1946). Most recently, Sheehan worked on "Unauthorized Biography: Milo -- Death of a Supermodel" (Comedy Central, 1997-98).

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 52% State Fair
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100% 71% Marked Woman
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89% 74% Little Miss Marker
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50% 67% Three Godfathers
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Kisses for Breakfast
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29% House of Mystery
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29% Grand Slam
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Lost in Limehouse
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All Over Town
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The Countess of Monte Cristo
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Filmography

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Big in Japan 83% 2014 Executive Producer For Serious 2014 Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Film Editing I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes 43% 1948 Judge Actor Attorney for the Defense 50% 1943 Det. Dan Callahan Actor The Payoff 1942 Sergeant Brenen Actor Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1942 Box Office Man Actor Kisses for Breakfast 1941 Police Captain Actor Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case 1941 Beanie Actor Gold Rush Maisie 1940 Drunk Greeting "Pop" Actor Hidden Enemy 1940 Marden Actor Love Takes Flight 1937 Spud Johnson Actor Marked Woman 100% 71% 1937 Vincent Actor Join the Marines 1937 O'Day Actor All Over Town 1937 McKee Actor Midnight Court 1937 "Clouter" Hoag Actor Ticket to Paradise 1936 Taxi Driver Actor Three Godfathers 50% 67% 1936 Ed Barrow Actor The Ex-Mrs. Bradford 56% 1936 Bert "Murphy" Murph Actor Here Comes Carter 1936 Slugs Dana Actor The Murder Man 1935 Det. Maxie Sweeney Actor House of Mystery 29% 1934 Harry Smith Actor Little Miss Marker 89% 74% 1934 Sun Rise, a Bookie Actor The Countess of Monte Cristo 1934 Sterner Actor Circus Clown 1934 Moxley Actor State Fair 100% 52% 1933 Barker at Aerial Act Actor
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