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John Sheehan

Date of birth: 1885-10-22

Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: John Sheean, Jack Sheehan, John J. Sheehan

John Sheehan

Biography

Movie Credits

Trimmed in Furs
0.5

Trimmed in Furs

1934-01-05

Bill's wife insists that he get her a fur coat, and since he cannot afford to buy one, he goes on a

The Murder Man
3.5

The Murder Man

1935-07-12

Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When

The Criminal Code
3

The Criminal Code

1931-01-03

After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecute

Little Miss Marker
3.2

Little Miss Marker

1934-06-01

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of

Elmer, the Great
2.5

Elmer, the Great

1933-04-29

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wad

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
2.8

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948-05-23

An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife f

His First Flame
4

His First Flame

1935-03-08

After fire chief, Fire-Eating Sam's girlfriend is married to Smoky Moe, and his house is burned down

Such Women Are Dangerous
0

Such Women Are Dangerous

1934-06-08

An aspiring young writer becomes infatuated with a successful romance novelist, who realizes his lif

Laughing Irish Eyes
0

Laughing Irish Eyes

1936-03-04

An Irish crooner flirts with prize-fighting.

Mama Runs Wild
0

Mama Runs Wild

1937-12-22

Suburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she

The Last Chapter
0

The Last Chapter

1914-12-01

Gordon, a young war correspondent, after being wounded in the jungles of Africa, is picked up and ta

Mob Town
0

Mob Town

1941-10-03

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

The Night of Nights
0

The Night of Nights

1939-12-01

A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left hi

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
3.1

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936-04-24

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery

Slightly Honorable
2.4

Slightly Honorable

1939-12-22

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

Kid Galahad
3.5

Kid Galahad

1937-05-29

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid

Under Southern Stars
0

Under Southern Stars

1937-02-20

Set in the springtime of 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the War Between the States, this

The Goose and the Gander
2.1

The Goose and the Gander

1935-09-21

When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romanti

Hard to Handle
3.5

Hard to Handle

1933-01-28

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

Ladies' Day
2.1

Ladies' Day

1943-04-09

A top baseball pitcher "loses" his pitching skills whenever he falls in love. After marrying a movie

Three Godfathers
3.5

Three Godfathers

1936-03-06

In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeopl

Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
2

Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament

1933-04-06

A slapstick burlesque of 19th Century Victorian melodrama featuring a parody of Holmes and Watson wh

The Gay Nighties
1.2

The Gay Nighties

1933-06-22

This short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of the p

All Over Town
3.1

All Over Town

1937-08-09

Two vaudevillian comedians try to stage a show in a theatre that has a reputation for being being ha

The Pride of the Yankees
3.7

The Pride of the Yankees

1942-07-14

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Here Comes Carter
2.5

Here Comes Carter

1936-10-24

A radio commentator avenges an old wrong by blowing the whistle on Hollywood scandals

Ticket to Paradise
3

Ticket to Paradise

1936-06-24

A man on his way to closing a million dollar deal has an accident and gets amnesia.

Join the Marines
1.5

Join the Marines

1937-01-25

New York City cop Phil Donlon leaves the force to join the U.S. Olympic team. When he falls for a Ma

Island Captives
2

Island Captives

1937-07-22

A murdered businessman's daughter is shipwrecked on a jungle island with the son of the man who kill

Love Takes Flight
1.5

Love Takes Flight

1937-11-05

A commercial pilot romances both a Hollywood actress and a female aviator. 1937.

The Circus Clown
3

The Circus Clown

1934-06-30

A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.

Kismet
1.3

Kismet

1930-10-30

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to r

The Warrior's Husband
0

The Warrior's Husband

1933-04-28

The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hip

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942-10-01

In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of chi

The Key to Yesterday
0

The Key to Yesterday

1914-10-12

George Carter, a revolutionist in South America, is the exact double of Frederick Marston, a famous

Swing High
3.3

Swing High

1930-05-18

To avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circ

Pretenses
0

Pretenses

1915-12-07

Short comedy about a janitor at a bank that pretends to be a director in order to impress a girl.

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
0.5

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933-07-13

When the fiendish Sinclair Sable arranges the kidnapping of the beautiful Benecia Beamish, only the

Youth Takes a Fling
0.5

Youth Takes a Fling

1938-09-22

McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves to Ne

Arizona to Broadway
3.5

Arizona to Broadway

1933-07-22

A team of con men trying to double-cross a woman they are supposedly helping to get some stolen mone

The Personality Kid
1.9

The Personality Kid

1934-06-06

An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.

The Case of the Black Cat
3.3

The Case of the Black Cat

1936-10-31

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wil

King for a Night
3.1

King for a Night

1933-12-09

A cocky prizefighter on his way to the bigtime in New York comes crashing down when his sister is in

On the Avenue
3.4

On the Avenue

1937-02-12

A new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get her ow

The Comet's Come-Back
0

The Comet's Come-Back

1916-05-31

The gases left in the wake of a comet that passed by earth have the effect of making everyone on the

They Made Me a Criminal
3.1

They Made Me a Criminal

1939-01-21

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

That's My Man
3

That's My Man

1947-06-01

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he s

Dust Be My Destiny
3.1

Dust Be My Destiny

1939-09-16

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a

Midnight Court
2.2

Midnight Court

1937-03-06

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car

Wake Island
2.9

Wake Island

1942-08-11

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to ke

The Great O'Malley
3.4

The Great O'Malley

1937-02-13

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly a

Night Club Scandal
1.9

Night Club Scandal

1937-11-11

When Dr. Ernest Tindal's wife is murdered, evidence mounts to convict her lover, Frank Marian. But F

The Payoff
2.9

The Payoff

1942-11-24

The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding o

Wolf Call
1.6

Wolf Call

1939-05-22

A spoiled New York playboy learns the values of life when he's sent by his father to work in a rural

Hold 'Em Jail
3.4

Hold 'Em Jail

1932-08-19

Two yokels are framed and sent to prison, but wind up playing football on the warden's championship

I Take This Woman
2.8

I Take This Woman

1940-02-02

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's sug

Love on a Budget
0

Love on a Budget

1938-03-04

This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending

Smart Blonde
3

Smart Blonde

1937-01-02

Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot the ma

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
3

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939-08-12

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

Mexican Spitfire
2.3

Mexican Spitfire

1940-01-12

Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita'

Pat and Mike
3.1

Pat and Mike

1952-06-13

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf

As the Devil Commands
0

As the Devil Commands

1933-09-01

Slowly dying of a terminal illness, wealthy invalid John Duncan wants his aide Dr. Graham to end hi

The Killers
3.6

The Killers

1946-08-30

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede,

This Gun for Hire
3.5

This Gun for Hire

1942-04-24

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bill

King of the Lumberjacks
1.4

King of the Lumberjacks

1940-04-13

Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new b

Tin Pan Alley
2.5

Tin Pan Alley

1940-11-29

Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to Engla

City for Conquest
3.4

City for Conquest

1940-09-21

The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and strug

Seven Sinners
2.9

Seven Sinners

1940-10-25

Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale

Flight Command
2.8

Flight Command

1940-12-27

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pe

Men Against the Sky
1.9

Men Against the Sky

1940-09-06

A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve d

Hullabaloo
2

Hullabaloo

1940-10-25

A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.

Red, Hot and Blue
2.9

Red, Hot and Blue

1949-09-05

In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water w

The Marines Fly High
2.4

The Marines Fly High

1940-03-04

Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the a

Millionaires in Prison
3

Millionaires in Prison

1940-07-12

A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton wa

Three Faces West
2.7

Three Faces West

1940-07-03

Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees fr

Too Young to Marry
0

Too Young to Marry

1931-05-03

In this comedy drama set in a small town, a milque-toast gets a backbone and stands up to his overbe

I've Always Loved You
3.2

I've Always Loved You

1946-12-02

A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maest

Silent Witness
3

Silent Witness

1943-01-15

District Attorney Holden and his special investigator Betty Higgins are trying to convict brothers J

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
2.5

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947-07-31

A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 2

Mug Town
3.5

Mug Town

1942-12-18

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and tr

The Chief
1.5

The Chief

1933-11-03

The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to be

Honky Tonk
3.2

Honky Tonk

1941-10-01

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his

The Countess of Monte Cristo
3

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934-03-18

A distraught movie extra flees a movie set with a fancy costume and car. Circumstances lead her to

Big Town Czar
0

Big Town Czar

1939-05-03

When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, ex

Mexican Spitfire Out West
2.3

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940-10-29

Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His h

Woman of the Year
3.5

Woman of the Year

1942-02-05

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relation

Pacific Blackout
3.1

Pacific Blackout

1941-12-31

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. U

The Past of Mary Holmes
0

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933-01-20

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down s

Fair Warning
0

Fair Warning

1931-02-01

This George O'Brien western is based on a novel by Max Brand, previously filmed as the 1920 Tom Mix

Alias Nick Beal
3.5

Alias Nick Beal

1949-03-04

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul

Bombardier
2.8

Bombardier

1943-05-14

A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U

Down on the Farm
0

Down on the Farm

1938-10-11

Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.

Marked Woman
3.3

Marked Woman

1937-04-10

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangste

The Lady and the Bandit
3

The Lady and the Bandit

1951-08-13

Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.

The Human Side
0

The Human Side

1934-09-01

The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.

Gold Rush Maisie
3.3

Gold Rush Maisie

1940-07-26

Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining h

Where Danger Lives
3.2

Where Danger Lives

1950-11-16

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the dea

Bureau of Missing Persons
2.8

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933-09-16

Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police wor

The Keyhole
2.3

The Keyhole

1933-03-25

A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.

It Ain't Hay
3.2

It Ain't Hay

1943-02-22

Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feedin

Buck Privates Come Home
3.1

Buck Privates Come Home

1947-04-04

Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan g

Night in New Orleans
1.8

Night in New Orleans

1942-07-01

A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under int

Hidden Enemy
2.5

Hidden Enemy

1940-01-20

Reporter vs. German spies and their new metal.

The Man in Half Moon Street
2.7

The Man in Half Moon Street

1945-01-19

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

House of Mystery
2.4

House of Mystery

1934-03-30

Out of the Mystic Temples of Old India crept this terrible Monster to wreak vengeance of the Hindu G

Magnificent Doll
3

Magnificent Doll

1946-12-08

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending B

Johnny Come Lately
3.4

Johnny Come Lately

1943-09-03

Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper.

Call Her Savage
2.8

Call Her Savage

1932-11-24

A high-spirited and short-tempered Texan woman storms her way through life until her luck runs out,

State Fair
3.1

State Fair

1933-02-10

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

Many Sappy Returns
2.4

Many Sappy Returns

1938-08-19

Charley mistakes a lunatic as the father of the girl he's interested in.

Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
0

Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure

1932-09-09

The story is set in the final days of the Civil War and spies from the North and the South. And, in

His Kind of Woman
3.3

His Kind of Woman

1951-08-15

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself

Broadway
2.8

Broadway

1942-05-08

Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s.

The Strawberry Blonde
3.4

The Strawberry Blonde

1941-02-21

Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulat

Lawyer Man
2.9

Lawyer Man

1932-12-24

Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York