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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% 75% Three Godfathers
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Kisses for Breakfast
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All Over Town
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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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Ticket to Paradise
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 83% Big in Japan Executive Producer - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Serious Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer,
Film Editing
- 2014
No Score Yet 43% I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes Judge (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 50% Attorney for the Defense Det. Dan Callahan (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Payoff Sergeant Brenen (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Box Office Man (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kisses for Breakfast Police Captain (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case Beanie (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gold Rush Maisie Drunk Greeting "Pop" (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hidden Enemy Marden (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Takes Flight Spud Johnson (Character) - 1937
100% 71% Marked Woman Vincent (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Join the Marines O'Day (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet All Over Town McKee (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Court "Clouter" Hoag (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ticket to Paradise Taxi Driver (Character) - 1936
50% 75% Three Godfathers Ed Barrow (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 56% The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Bert "Murphy" Murph (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here Comes Carter Slugs Dana (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Murder Man Det. Maxie Sweeney (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 29% House of Mystery Harry Smith (Character) - 1934
89% 74% Little Miss Marker Sun Rise, a Bookie (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Countess of Monte Cristo Sterner (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Circus Clown Moxley (Character) - 1934
100% 52% State Fair Barker at Aerial Act (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 29% Grand Slam Standing Bridge Player (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lost in Limehouse Sir Marmaduke Rakes (Character) - 1933

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Lights Out Unknown (Character) 1951