Jim Bannon (born 9 April 1911 Kansas City, Missouri died 28 July 1984 Ventura, California) 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.

[edit] Partial Filmography

• The Devil's Mask (1946)
• The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
• The Man from Colorado (1948)
• Sierra Passage (1951)
• Unknown World (1951)
• Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951)
• The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
• Nevada Badmen (1951)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1951)
• Phantom from Space (1953)
• War Arrow (1953)

Jim Bannon played Ricky's uncle, Sandy North, on The Adventures of Champion, first broadcast in 1955 and 1956.

[edit] Autobiography

Jim Bannon's autobiography is entitled The Son That Rose in the West.

[edit] External links

• Jim Bannon at the Internet Movie Database
• Jim Bannon at Allmovie
• Biography

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