John Sheehan (October 22, 1885 – February 14, 1952) was an American actor and vaudeville performer. After acting onstage and in vaudeville for several years, Sheehan began making films in 1914, starring in a number of short films. From 1914 to 1916, he appeared in over 60 films, the vast majority of them film shorts.

Career

He returned exclusively to the stage in 1917, where he remained until the advent of

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s. He returned to the screen with a featured role in the 1930 melodrama, ''Swing High'', starring

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. His more notable performances and roles include: the first talking version of the film '' Kismet'' (1930), starring Otis Skinner and

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; a featured role in 1934's '' Little Miss Marker'', starring

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and

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;

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz (; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; ; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silen ...

's ''

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'' (1937), starring Edward G. Robinson,

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, and

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; the

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and

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose Katharine Hepburn on screen and stage, career as a Golden Age of Hollywood, Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong ...

romantic comedy ''

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'' (1942); the classic

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The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou ...

'' (1943), starring

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and

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; another 1943 biographical film, ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical drama film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, Geo ...

'', starring

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; the

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comedy '' Buck Privates Come Home'' (1947); and the last film to be released in which he appeared was 1952's '' Somebody Loves Me'', starring

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and Ralph Meeker, which was released several months after Sheehan's death. While ''Somebody Loves Me'' was his last film to be released, the last film which Sheehan worked on was the 1952 Tracy and Hepburn romantic comedy ''

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''. Production on ''Pat and Mike'' was in early 1952, and it was released in June of that year, four months after Sheehan died.

Personal life and death

Sheehan was married to Blanche Morris Roberts, they had two children. He died on February 15, 1952, in Woodland Hills, California, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, in

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Filmography

(Per AFI database) * ''The Key to Yesterday'' (1914) * ''The Last Chapter'' (1915) * ''Fighting Bob'' (1915) * ''The High Hand'' (1915) * ''Pretenses'' (1915) * '' Swing High'' (1930) * '' Kismet'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Fair Warning'' (1931) * '' Hold 'Em Jail'' (1932) *'' As the Devil Commands'' (1932) * '' Grand Slam'' (1933) * '' Hard to Handle'' (1933) * '' The Warrior's Husband'' (1933) * '' King for a Night'' (1933) * '' The Past of Mary Holmes'' (1933) * '' Child of Manhattan'' (1933) * '' Little Miss Marker'' (1934) as Jack Sheehan * '' The House of Mystery'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Personality Kid'' (1934) * '' The Girl from Missouri'' (1934) * '' The Human Side'' (1934) * '' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1934) * '' Such Women Are Dangerous'' (1934) * ''

Now I'll Tell ''Now I'll Tell'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edwin J. Burke starring Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, and Alice Faye. It was produced by Fox Film shortly before the company's merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. ...

'' (1934) * ''That's Gratitude'' (1934) as Johnny Sheehan * '' The Goose and the Gander'' (1935) * '' Whipsaw'' (1935) * '' Murder Man'' (1935) * '' It Had to Happen'' (1936) * '' Laughing Irish Eyes'' (1936) * '' Ticket to Paradise'' (1936) * '' The Ex-Mrs. Bradford'' (1936) * ''

Three Men on a Horse ''Three Men on a Horse'' is a three-act farce co-authored by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. The comedy focuses on a man who discovers he has a talent for choosing the winning horse in a race as long as he never places a bet himself. Original ...

'' (1936) * '' The Case of the Black Cat'' (1936) * '' Here Comes Carter'' (1936) * '' Rose Bowl'' (1936) * '' Three Godfathers'' (1936) * ''

Marked Woman ''Marked Woman'' is a 1937 American dramatic crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciann ...

'' (1937) as Vincent * '' All Over Town'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Holiday'' (1937) * ''

On the Avenue ''On the Avenue'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, George Barbier, and The Ritz Brothers. Many of the songs were composed by Irving Berlin. Many of the plo ...

'' (1937) * ''

'' (1937) as Ringside Reporter (uncredited) * '' The Great O'Malley'' (1937) * '' Smart Blonde'' (1937) * '' Night Club Scandal'' (1937) * '' Join the Marines'' (1937) * '' Midnight Court'' (1937) * ''

Love Takes Flight ''Love Takes Flight'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Conrad Nagel and written by Lionel Houser and Mervin J. Houser. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Beatrice Roberts, John Sheehan, Astrid Allwyn, Elliot Fisher and Wild Bill Elliott. The ...

'' (1937) * ''

Wake Up and Live ''Wake Up and Live'' is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, starring Jack Haley and Alice Faye plus Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie as themselves. The film tells the story of a man attempting ...

'' (1937) * '' Island Captives'' (1937) * '' Rascals'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''Dynamite Delaney'' (1938) (as Jack Sheehan) * ''

A Trip to Paris ''A Trip to Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker), Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington.Drew p.180 It was part of the Jones Family series of films. The film's sets ...

'' (1938) * '' Mama Runs Wild'' (1938) * '' Love on a Budget'' (1938) * '' Down on the Farm'' (1938) * '' Youth Takes a Fling'' (1938) * '' Winner Take All'' (1939) * '' Slightly Honorable'' (1939) * '' Death of a Champion'' (1939) * '' They Made Me a Criminal'' (1939) * '' The Magnificent Fraud'' (1939) * '' The Night of Nights'' (1939) * '' Wolf Call'' (1939) * '' Inside Story'' (1939) * '' I'm from Missouri'' (1939) * '' Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite'' (1939) * '' Big Town Czar'' (1939) * '' Quick Millions'' (1939) * ''

East of the River ''East of the River'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was re ...

'' (1940) * '' Mexican Spitfire Out West'' (1940) * '' Men Against the Sky'' (1940) * '' Hidden Enemy'' (1940) * '' Seven Sinners'' (1940) * '' Millionaires in Prison'' (1940) * ''

Flight Command ''Flight Command'' is a 1940 American U.S. Navy film from MGM, produced by Frank Borzage and directed by J. Walter Ruben and Frank Borzage (uncredited), starring Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, and Walter Pidgeon. It has the distinction of often bei ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Gold Rush Maisie'' (1940) * ''

King of the Lumberjacks ''King of the Lumberjacks'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Clemens and starring John Payne, Gloria Dickson and Stanley Fields.Pitts p.174 The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1940) * '' Hullabaloo'' (1940) * '' Sandy Gets Her Man'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Young As You Feel'' (1940) * '' Bachelor Daddy'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * '' Las Vegas Nights'' (1941) * '' Melody Lane'' (1941) * '' Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case'' (1941) * '' Mob Town'' (1941) * '' Pacific Blackout'' (1941) * '' The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) * '' Unfinished Business'' (1941) * '' Kisses for Breakfast'' (1941) * '' Mug Town'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Jail House Blues'' (1942) * '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1942) * '' Night in New Orleans'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' This Gun for Hire'' (1942) * ''

'' (1942) * '' Gangway for Tomorrow'' (1943) * '' It Ain't Hay'' (1943) * '' Johnny Come Lately'' (1943) * '' Ladies' Day'' (1943) * '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1943) * '' The Payoff'' (1943) * ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...

'' (1943) * '' Bombardier'' (1943) * '' Always a Bridesmaid'' (1943) * ''

'' (1943) as 1st Paper Hanger (uncredited) * ''

'' (1943) as Boarder (uncredited) * '' The Heavenly Body'' (1944) * '' Irish Eyes Are Smiling'' (1944) * '' The Hitler Gang'' (1944) * '' Casanova in Burlesque'' (1944) * ''

Man from Frisco ''Man from Frisco'' (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley. Plot Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during the Second ...

'' (1944) * '' The Man in Half Moon Street'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' Swingtime Johnny'' (1944) * '' An American Romance'' (1944) * '' Cinderella Jones'' (1946) * '' I've Always Loved You'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * '' Magnificent Doll'' (1946) * '' Three Wise Fools'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Blaze of Noon'' (1947) * '' Buck Privates Come Home'' (1947) * '' Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947) * '' Hit Parade of 1947'' (1947) * '' I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?'' (1947) * ''

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ''The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film in Technicolor written and directed by George Seaton and starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes. The screenplay, based on a story by Ernest Maas and Frederica Maas, focuses o ...

'' (1947) * ''

Song of the Thin Man ''Song of the Thin Man'' is a 1947 American murder mystery-comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in MGM's '' Thin Man'' series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dash ...

'' (1947) * '' That's My Man'' (1947) * '' Beyond Glory'' (1948) * '' The Big Clock'' (1948) * '' I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes'' (1948) * '' Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' (1948) * '' Adventure in Baltimore'' (1949) * '' Alias Nick Beal'' (1949) * ''

The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Randolph Scott as Bill Doolin ...

'' (1949) * '' Red, Hot and Blue'' (1949) * '' Top O' the Morning'' (1949) * '' Copper Canyon'' (1950) * ''

Mr. Music ''Mr. Music'' is a 1950 film starring Bing Crosby and Nancy Olson, directed by Richard Haydn, and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play '' Accent on Youth'' written by Samson Raphaelson. Filming took place from October to Dece ...

'' (1950) * ''

Where Danger Lives ''Where Danger Lives'' is a 1950 American film noir thriller directed by John Farrow and starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue and Claude Rains. Plot Dr. Jeff Cameron treats a mentally disturbed attempted suicide victim. She signs herself o ...

'' (1950) * '' The Big Gusher'' (1951) * ''

His Kind of Woman ''His Kind of Woman'' is a 1951 film noir starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. The film features supporting performances by Vincent Price, Raymond Burr and Charles McGraw. The direction of the film, which was based on the unpublished sto ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Lady and the Bandit ''Dick Turpin's Ride'' (reissued as ''The Lady and the Bandit'') is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Louis Hayward. It follows the career of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin. It is based on the poe ...

'' (1951) * '' The People Against O'Hara'' (1951) * '' Soldiers Three'' (1951) * '' Two Tickets to Broadway'' (1951) * '' Stage to Tucson'' (1951) * ''

'' (1952) * '' Somebody Loves Me'' (1952)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, John 1885 births 1952 deaths American vaudeville performers American male film actors 20th-century American male actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Oakland, California Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City