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Jack Sheehan(1891-1958)

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Jack Sheehan was born on 24 June 1891 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), The Plainclothesman (1949) and Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949). He was married to Doris Patston (actress). He died on 11 December 1958 in New York, New York, USA.
BornJune 24, 1891
DiedDecember 11, 1958(67)
BornJune 24, 1891
DiedDecember 11, 1958(67)
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Known for

Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.9
TV Series
  • Mr. Madden
The Plainclothesman
5.5
TV Series
  • Actor
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)
Martin Kane, Private Eye
6.7
TV Series
  • Warren Damon
Judson Laire and Peggy Wood in Mama (1949)
Mama
8.2
TV Series
  • Actor

Credits

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Actor



  • Judson Laire and Peggy Wood in Mama (1949)
    Mama
    8.2
    TV Series
    • 1949–1955
  • Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)
    Martin Kane, Private Eye
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Warren Damon
    • 1952
  • The Dagmar Story (1951)
    The Dagmar Story
    TV Movie
    • Frisbee
    • 1951
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Madden
    • 1951
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1950–1951
  • The Plainclothesman
    5.5
    TV Series
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 24, 1891
    • Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
  • Died
    • December 11, 1958
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Doris Patston (actress)1929 - June 12, 1957 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Everybody's Welcome. Musical comedy. Music by Sammy Fain [earliest Broadway credit]. Book by Lambert Carroll. Based on "Up Pops the Devil" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Lyrics by Irving Kahal. Musical Director: Tom Jones. Additional music by Harry Revel, Herman Hupfeld and Manning Sherwin. Additional lyrics by Herman Hupfeld, Mack Gordon, Edward Eliscu, Arthur Lippmann and Milton Pascal. Choreographed by William Holbrook, under the supervision of Albertina Rasch. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Ernest Schrapps and Alison McLellan Hunter. Directed by William Mollison. Shubert Theatre: 13 Oct 1931- 13 Feb 1932 (139 performances). Cast: Spencer Barnes (as "Laundryman"), Jack Barratt (as "Ensemble"), Mary Brooks (as "Dora/Ensemble"), Andrew Carr (as "Buddy Hill/Specialty Dancer"), Louise Carr (as "Specialty Dancer"), Gladys Carter (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Cook (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Virginia Davis (as "Ensemble"), Carl Duart (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Duffy (as "Jane/Ensemble"), Charles Garland (as "Mr. Platt/Ensemble") [final Broadway role], Donald Gordon (as "Ensemble"), Louise Hansen (as "Premier Danseuse/Albertina Rasch Girl"), Thomas Harty (as "A Drunk"), Helen Hawkins (as "Ensemble"), Edna Hedin (as "Helen/Ensemble"), Dorothy Koster (as "Ensemble"), Ann Sothern [credited as Harriette Lake] (as "Ann Cathway"), Beatrice Lauri (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Cecil Lean (as "George Kent"), Bernice Lee (as "Grace"), Clark Leston (as "Ensemble"), Sally Lynne (as "Ensemble"), Charles McClelland (as "Ensemble"), Jack Moore (as "Ensemble"), Edwin Murray (as "Ensemble"), Hazzard Newberry (as "Ensemble"), Jean Newcombe (as "Mrs. Geroge Kent"), Lucille Osborn (as "Mrs. Platt"), Naida Pahl (as "Trixie/Ensemble"), Tesha Pearson (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Ann Pennington (as "Louella Carroll"), Una Ralph (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Evan Ritter (as "Ensemble"), Roy Roberts (as "Gilbert Morrell"), Etna Ross (as "Ensemble"), Jack Ross (as "Kelly/Ensemble"), Oscar Shaw (as "Steve Merrick"), Jack Sheehan (as "Biny Hatfield"), Phoebe Wallace (as "Betty"), Frances Williams (as "Polly Bascom"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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    Father: Jeremiah Joseph Sheehan; Mother: Margaret A. Dea.

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