John Cannon

Acting
1920-03-26
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

John Cannon was born on March 26, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for I've Got a Secret (1952), Strike It Rich (1951) and Studio One in Hollywood (1948). He was married to Trudy Wilson Cannon. He died on June 22, 2001 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles

#1Studio One

Drama Series - 1948, 16 episodes as Self - Announcer (voice)

5.4 / 10
Drama

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

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#2Frenzy

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Murder Scene Policeman (uncredited)

7.1 / 10
CrimeThrillerHorror

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

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#3Sleeper

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Various Voice-Overs (voice, uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ComedySci-Fi

Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.

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#4Anchors Aweigh

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Sailor (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
MusicComedyRomance

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

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#5Brannigan

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m as Policeman getting into car (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
ActionCrimeDrama

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.

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#6Command Decision

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Officer (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
WarDramaAction

High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.

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#7Twelve Angry Men

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Self - Announcer (voice)

7.8 / 10
DramaTV Movie

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film, 12 Angry Men (1957). The episode garnered three Emmy Awards for writer Rose, director Franklin Schaffner and Robert Cummings as Best Actor.

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#8Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Man at Greyhound Race (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
DramaComedy

Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.

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#9Porridge: No Way Out

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m as Prisoner (uncredited)

10.0 / 10
CrimeComedy

Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.

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