Richard Shannon (actor)
Richard Shannon | |
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Shannon in The Deputy, 1961 | |
| Born | Richard Esberry Mangan July 25, 1920 |
| Died | December 2, 1989 (aged 69) Astoria, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1953–1963 |
Richard Esberry Mangan (July 25, 1920 – December 2, 1989) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 70 films and television programs, and was known for playing the role of Buck Henderson in the 1957 film The Tin Star.
In 1959 he appeared on Tales of Wells Fargo as outlaw Wade who contracts a hitman in season four's "Wanted: Jim Harrie." He later appeared as the cold hearted and oft drunk Deputy Gamer in a 1962 episode of Gunsmoke entitled "The Gallows." Later in the series, he had a larger role as one of the two title characters, Trapper Tug (partner to Strother Martin's Trapper Billy), in "The Trappers." Also in 1962, he appeared in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.