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Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

Actor · Died July 28, 1984, aged 73 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jim Bannon (April 9, 1911 - July 28, 1984) was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950. He appeared in numerous western television series, including the 1958 episode "Attack" of Richard Carlson's Mackenzie's Raiders. Bannon was also the first husband of American actor and comedian Bea Benaderet. Their son, Jack Bannon, was a regular on the CBS drama series, Lou Grant, starring Ed Asner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Bannon,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 9, 1911
Died
July 28, 1984 (aged 73)
From
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Jim Bannon's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
26%
Survival
13%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Self
2%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jim Bannon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jim Bannon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Good Neighbor Sam(1964)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Man's Favorite Sport?(1964)

    as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Gathering of Eagles(1963)

    as Col. Morse

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as The Police Lieutenant

  • They Came to Cordura(1959)

    as Capt. Paltz

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Patterson

  • Jefferson Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Tay Beloin

  • No Time at All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mike Trace

  • Sea Hunt(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Fire Chief Jim McVey · as Police Captain McMurdy · as Police Chief Al Clark

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Zorro(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos Urista

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Casey Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sheriff Tom Tynes · as Sheriff Tom Tynes (uncredited)

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Matson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Graham · as Rancher

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pilot (uncredited)

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirk

  • The Adventures of Champion(1955)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sandy North

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Cactus Lanigan · as Cavalry Sergeant · as Lt. Charles Wharton

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Betz, FBI Stenographer (uncredited)

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Stash McCoy

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Haines · as Soldier

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Annie Oakley(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Porter · as Frank Jessup

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • War Arrow(1953)

    as Capt. Roger Corwin (as James Bannon)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jack Slade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Farnsworth

  • The Great Jesse James Raid(1953)

    as Bob Ford

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Phantom from Space(1953)

    as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Rodeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bat Gorman

  • Lawless Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jim Bannon

  • Unknown World(1951)

    as Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Blake Conover · as Sergeant Russell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Stagecoach Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jim Bannon

  • The Texas Rangers(1951)

    as Jeff Barton - Outlaw (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nevada Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jim Bannon

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Bert

  • Canyon Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jim Bannon

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon

  • Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ace Donley

  • Sierra Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jud Yorke

  • The Gene Autry Show(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Talbot · as Jim Baker · as Nate Tully · as Slim, Foreman

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Jiggs and Maggie Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as 'Snake-Bite' Carter (as Jim 'Red' Bannon)

  • Cowboy and the Prizefighter(1949)

    as Red Ryder

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fighting Redhead(1949)

    as Red Ryder

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lone Ranger(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg · as Marshal Hendricks · as Matt Cagle · as Red · as Red Randall

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Roll, Thunder, Roll!(1949)

    as Red Ryder

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Daughter of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Kenneth Richards

  • Ride, Ryder, Ride! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Red Ryder

  • Frontier Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Henchman Brant

  • Miraculous Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Nick Travelli

  • Trail to Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dan Parks

  • The Man from Colorado(1948)

    as Nagel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sgt. Chris Royal, RCMP

  • T-Men(1947)

    as Agent Lindsay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Det. Lt. Mark Wilson

  • Framed(1947)

    as Jack Woodworth

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Thirteenth Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jerry Mason

  • Johnny O'Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Chuck Blayden

  • The Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jack Packard

  • Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Cash Dembrow

  • The Devil's Mask(1946)

    as Jack Packard

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Out of the Depths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Capt. Faversham

  • The Gay Senorita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Phil Dolan

  • I Love a Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Jack Packard

  • Tonight and Every Night(1945)

    as Life Photographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Missing Juror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Joe Keats

  • Sergeant Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lt. Patrick Henry

  • It's Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Tom Blair

  • The Soul of a Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dr. Roger Vance

  • I Married Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Narrator

  • Confederate Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Various (voice) (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles from 1940 to 1964.

Highest rated

Framed (1947)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

The Adventures of Champion (1955)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 69 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1940s29 · acting1950s36 · acting1960s4 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
4752

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jim Bannon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)

63rd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

Midcredits 84th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jim Bannon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jim Bannon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gilbert Warrenton shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers