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James Shorttel Bannon (April 9, 1911 – July 28, 1984) was an American actor and radio announcer known for his work on the I Love a Mystery and Red Ryder series during the 1940s and 1950s. Early life.
Jim Bannon. Actor: Ride, Ryder, Ride!. 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.
Jim Bannon. Actor: Ride, Ryder, Ride!. 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.
Jim Bannon was an American actor who was best known for his roles in western films and television shows. He was born on April 9, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his career in the 1930s, appearing in films such as The Plainsman (1936) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938).
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.
Jim Bannon passed away in Ojai, California on July 28, 1984 and was cremated. Les Adams has Bannon in 54 films of which 26 are westerns along with a single serial. The Motion Picture Herald and Boxoffice polls were conducted from about the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s.
After distinguishing himself in athletics at Rockhurst college, Jim Bannon launched his film career as a stunt man and double. Under contract to Columbia in the mid-1940s, Bannon starred in a brace of films based on the radio series I Love a Mystery.
