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Bill Shannon(1934-1981)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
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Bill Shannon was born on 30 December 1934 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for F.I.S.T. (1978), Freebie and the Bean (1974) and The Master Gunfighter (1975). He died on 3 July 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 30, 1934
DiedJuly 3, 1981(46)
BornDecember 30, 1934
DiedJuly 3, 1981(46)
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Known for

Sylvester Stallone and David Huffman in F.I.S.T. (1978)
F.I.S.T.
6.4
  • Stunts
  • 1978
Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Freebie and the Bean
6.6
  • Sammy(as Billy Shannon)
  • 1974
Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
The Master Gunfighter
4.5
  • Stunts(as Billy Shannon)
  • 1975
Black Samson (1974)
Black Samson
6.0
  • Nappa's Gang
  • 1974

Credits

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  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Slade
    • 1977
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Drunk
    • 1976
  • Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974)
    Freebie and the Bean
    6.6
    • Sammy (as Billy Shannon)
    • 1974
  • Black Samson (1974)
    Black Samson
    6.0
    • Nappa's Gang
    • 1974
  • Sidekicks (1974)
    Sidekicks
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Carl (as Billy Shannon)
    • 1974
  • Robert Carradine, Mitch Brown, Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, Clint Howard, Sean Kelly, Kerry MacLane, A Martinez, and Clay O'Brien in The Cowboys (1974)
    The Cowboys
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Dan Sanders
    • 1974
  • Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier in Buck and the Preacher (1972)
    Buck and the Preacher
    6.6
    • Tom
    • 1972
  • Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)
    Cade's County
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Benny Lucas (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Charlie Trapp
    • Brady
    • 1970–1971
  • Lynda Day George, Ed Nelson, and Percy Rodrigues in The Silent Force (1970)
    The Silent Force
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Ed Lucas (as Billy Shannon)
    • 1970
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Government Inspector
    • Minor Role
    • Wild Bill Saddlesore ...
    • 1963–1970
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
    The Wild Bunch
    7.9
    • Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dan Burris
    • Sully
    • 1967–1969
  • John Wayne and David Janssen in The Green Berets (1968)
    The Green Berets
    5.6
    • Sgt. White (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Terence Stamp in Blue (1968)
    Blue
    6.1
    • Police Chief (as William Shannon)
    • 1968

Stunts



  • Sylvester Stallone and David Huffman in F.I.S.T. (1978)
    F.I.S.T.
    6.4
    • stunts
    • 1978
  • Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
    The Master Gunfighter
    4.5
    • stunts (as Billy Shannon)
    • 1975
  • Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974)
    Freebie and the Bean
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Black Samson (1974)
    Black Samson
    6.0
    • stunts
    • 1974
  • Mame (1974)
    Mame
    5.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
    Blazing Saddles
    7.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier in Buck and the Preacher (1972)
    Buck and the Preacher
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)
    Little Big Man
    7.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
    The Wild Bunch
    7.9
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • John Wayne and David Janssen in The Green Berets (1968)
    The Green Berets
    5.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Terence Stamp in Blue (1968)
    Blue
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Ernest Borgnine and Rod Taylor in Chuka (1967)
    Chuka
    6.3
    • stunt double Rod Taylor
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Alain Delon, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Rosemary Forsyth in Texas Across the River (1966)
    Texas Across the River
    6.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Lauren Bacall, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, and Pamela Tiffin in Harper (1966)
    Harper
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Shannon
  • Born
    • December 30, 1934
    • Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)

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