John Sheehan
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).
Filmography
Movies
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Big in Japan | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Judge (Character) | - | 1948 |
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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% |
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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% |
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Three Godfathers | Ed Barrow (Character) | - | 1936 |
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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 |
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House of Mystery | Harry Smith (Character) | - | 1934 |
89% |
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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 |
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State Fair | Barker at Aerial Act (Character) | - | 1933 |
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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 |