Back home

Sean McCann

Date of birth: 1935-09-24

Place of birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Sean McCaan

Sean McCann

Biography

William Leonard Sean McCann (September 24, 1935 – June 13, 2019) was a Canadian actor whose career lasted over 55 years. His best known roles include Lt. Jim Hogan in the CTV television drama series Night Heat (1985–1989), Frank Rittenhauer in the comedy film Tommy Boy (1995), and the Judge in Chicago (2002).

Movie Credits

The Guardian
2.1

The Guardian

1984-10-20

The residents of a New York apartment building are shocked when one of them is shot during a burgula

Wedding Wars
2.8

Wedding Wars

2006-12-11

In the midst of organizing his brother Ben's wedding, Shel, a gay party planner, decides to go on st

Heritage Minutes: Agnes Macphail
0

Heritage Minutes: Agnes Macphail

1992-06-28

The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal refor

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
2.8

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

1995-09-04

The story of one of America's first female reporters.

Iron Eagle on the Attack
1.9

Iron Eagle on the Attack

1995-12-01

While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he t

Defining Moments
2.5

Defining Moments

2021-08-27

A touching story of eight very different people who are at a crossroads in life and must make decisi

Miracle
3.6

Miracle

2004-02-06

When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a

Starship Invasions
1.5

Starship Invasions

1977-10-14

Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying

Trapped in Paradise
2.8

Trapped in Paradise

1994-12-02

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

Flying
3

Flying

1986-05-14

Robin and her father have a car accident. Her father dies. Robin is badly injured and cannot compete

The Air Up There
3

The Air Up There

1994-01-07

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a d

Run
3

Run

1991-02-01

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessl

Little Bear
4.5

Little Bear

1995-11-06

Little Bear is an animated series based on the series of books written by Else Holmelund and illustr

The Day Reagan Was Shot
3.2

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001-12-09

The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film sta

I'll Never Get to Heaven
0

I'll Never Get to Heaven

1993-01-31

When a father leaves his family, his religious daughter faces a new school and added responsibilitie

A Separate Peace
2.4

A Separate Peace

2004-09-12

Four friends with one dark secret they could never outrun.

Mindfield
2.2

Mindfield

1989-12-15

In the long shadow of an experimental CIA mind control program, Sergeant Kellen O'Reilly begins expe

Chicago
3.6

Chicago

2002-12-10

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame

Gang in Blue
2.5

Gang in Blue

1996-09-08

A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
3.3

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999-01-12

Police Inspector Paul Fein copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of adv

Dogboys
2.9

Dogboys

1998-04-04

Marine veteran and former middleweight boxing champion Julian Taylor loses control in a bar fight an

Hockey Night
3

Hockey Night

1984-12-14

When a young girl wants to join her high school's hockey team as goalie, she meets with resistence,

Easy Prey
3.7

Easy Prey

1986-07-08

Based on a true story, a serial killer abducts his latest victim from a mall and assaults her. Confu

A Dad for Christmas
3.4

A Dad for Christmas

2006-12-03

Matt, a 19-year-old student, goes to the hospital to see his newborn son. He learns his girlfriend p

The Far Shore
3.1

The Far Shore

1976-07-28

A young woman marries a wealthy man she isn't in love with, but finds romance instead with the coupl

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2.8

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

2000-07-16

From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered

Let the Daylight into the Swamp
4

Let the Daylight into the Swamp

2012-09-12

Filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules reconstructs the story of his grandparents and their rugged frontier lif

The Defenders: Payback
1.4

The Defenders: Payback

1997-10-12

Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his

Possible Worlds
3.2

Possible Worlds

2000-09-04

The same man lives out several parallel lives in different "worlds" and in different relationships a

Swann
1.3

Swann

1997-03-01

Rose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney as s

Terminal
0

Terminal

2013-06-17

George, stoic and overprotective, travels to Zurich with his daughter Rachel. One is planning physic

Sins of Silence
3.5

Sins of Silence

1996-02-20

A former nun who has become a rape counselor defies a court order to release her file on a rape vict

The Wives He Forgot
1.4

The Wives He Forgot

2006-09-10

When a man, beaten and bloody, stumbles into the law office of Charlotte, she discovers that he has

Little Bear - Rainy Day Tales
0

Little Bear - Rainy Day Tales

2005-06-07

When it rains, sometimes Little Bear plays indoors...and sometimes Little Bear plays outdoors. Eithe

The Privileged
3

The Privileged

2013-09-08

Richard Hunter, a promising young lawyer at a prestigious firm, has the perfect future mapped out. H

The River King
2.9

The River King

2005-10-21

Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school, who is found flo

Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story
2.5

Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story

1994-10-25

An unwitting woman marries a psychopathic serial killer.

Ambulance Girl
2.4

Ambulance Girl

2005-09-12

The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical depression

Evidence of Blood
3.3

Evidence of Blood

1998-04-13

When a brilliant crime writer investigates a 40-year-old murder, he confronts a small town's worst f

Common Ground
5

Common Ground

1990-03-25

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court or

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
2.5

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story

1996-05-27

Kerry Ellison is sexually harassed at work. No matter how much she complains, the problem, Jack Gilc

The High Price of Passion
3

The High Price of Passion

1986-10-29

A college professor becomes obsessed with a prostitute.

Naked Lunch
3.5

Naked Lunch

1991-12-27

Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poison

Real Gangsters
1.4

Real Gangsters

2013-06-01

Real Gangsters tells the story of the Lo Giacamo family, one of the most successful crime syndicates

Christmas in America
0

Christmas in America

1989-12-13

TV movie depicting a father and son's strained relationship with the mother often trying to be the b

Every 9 Seconds
2.2

Every 9 Seconds

1997-10-12

Domestic violence drama, with Gail O'Grady as a distraught young mother, finding herself stalked by

Guilty as Sin
2.8

Guilty as Sin

1993-06-04

Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is

Criminal Law
2.8

Criminal Law

1989-04-28

Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile m

Crazy Moon
3.3

Crazy Moon

1987-12-11

Brooks is an eccentric rich kid, with a fondness for big band music, bow ties taking strange photog

Torn Between Two Lovers
3.3

Torn Between Two Lovers

1979-02-07

Diane is happily married. But, one day while travelling she meets a dashing architect. With some rel

Passion and Paradise
2

Passion and Paradise

1989-02-19

Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy British aristocrat is murdered by his son-in-law, revealing international

Roswell: The Aliens Attack
2

Roswell: The Aliens Attack

1999-02-04

Two aliens escape from 1947 Roswell, New Mexico and set out to sabotage the Earth. The lady alien fi

...First Do No Harm
3.4

...First Do No Harm

1997-02-16

When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of

Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave
3.3

Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980-12-30

This is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day c

A House Divided
2.5

A House Divided

2000-07-30

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon retu

Atlantic City
3.4

Atlantic City

1980-09-03

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thro

World of Darkness
1

World of Darkness

1977-04-17

A newspaper sportswriter has a special connection to the supernatural.

Tommy Boy
3.4

Tommy Boy

1995-03-31

To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously fun

Nothing Personal
2.9

Nothing Personal

1980-03-28

Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to pr

Many Happy Returns
1.9

Many Happy Returns

1986-09-19

In this satire of the I.R.S., George Segal plays an Average Joe targeted for the Audit from Hell. Hi

The Neighbor
2.6

The Neighbor

1993-11-03

A young couple, Mary and John, awaiting a baby is in search for a house when they decide to buy that

The Law of Enclosures
2.5

The Law of Enclosures

2000-09-15

Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxical

The Front
2.8

The Front

2010-05-26

A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhood

A Quiet Day in Belfast
3

A Quiet Day in Belfast

1974-05-17

Andrew Angus Dalrymple's realistic portrait of a British soldier, his Irish lover and her twin siste

Title Shot
0

Title Shot

1979-09-09

In Toronto, Canada, a troubled police detective investigates fixed betting and corruption in the wor

Reckless Disregard
0

Reckless Disregard

1985-03-17

Meredith Craig is lawyer who has a small practice. She is then approached by a Dr. Lucas who is a do

Goalie
3.5

Goalie

2019-03-01

The life of a professional hockey player was not always a glamorous one. For legendary goaltender Te

Death Hunt
3.4

Death Hunt

1981-04-15

Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains,

The Absolute Truth
1.9

The Absolute Truth

1997-04-30

A television newswoman (Seymour) must betray a friend in order to expose a presidential candidate (D

Best Christmas Party Ever
3

Best Christmas Party Ever

2014-12-13

With the holidays approaching, a young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New Yo

The Uncanny
3

The Uncanny

1977-08-24

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatu

What Makes a Family
3.3

What Makes a Family

2001-01-22

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. T

Hog Wild
1.3

Hog Wild

1980-06-01

A boy, expelled from military school, returns home to his fathers disappointment. He discovers that

Deadly Matrimony
2.6

Deadly Matrimony

1992-11-22

Alan Masters is a despicable businessman with his hands in organized crime. He marries Diane, a kind

Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story
1

Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story

1995-10-02

True life drama about a working mum whose life is put back in jeopardy when the man who was convicte

Affliction
3.2

Affliction

1997-12-30

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other e

Unnatural Causes
3.4

Unnatural Causes

1986-11-10

Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemica

The Big Town
2.8

The Big Town

1987-09-25

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who le

Anne of Green Gables
4

Anne of Green Gables

1985-12-01

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide t

Murder Times Seven
0

Murder Times Seven

1990-10-14

For the third time, Lieutenant Janek is forced to face alone a difficult case, which has some brutal

Trial & Error
0.5

Trial & Error

1993-02-24

The young and ambitious district attorney Peter Hudson is convinced that the defendant Andrew Barnes

The Big Fat Stone
1.6

The Big Fat Stone

2014-01-01

Frank D'Angelo's drama about a homeless man's roller coaster ride of success and failure.

When We First Met
2

When We First Met

1984-03-05

A teenage girl falls in love with a boy, then discovers that his mother is the drunk driver who kill

Woman Wanted
2.8

Woman Wanted

1999-08-14

After the death of his wife, Richard hires a recently divorced housekeeper, Emma. Soon finding himse

Tulips
1.8

Tulips

1981-10-01

A suicidal tuba player hires a hit-man to rub him out. The next day he falls in love.

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
3.3

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

1985-09-08

A biographical drama that profiles the life of Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union

What Happened to Bobby Earl?
3.1

What Happened to Bobby Earl?

1997-01-28

Rose Earl is proud as a peacock when Bobby, her eldest, whom she raised, like his kid brother Michae