Dan Sheridan (September 3, 1916 â€" June 29, 1963) was an
Irish-American actor who appeared in more than thirty-five television
series between 1957 and his death at the age of forty-six in 1963. He
was cast in forty-one episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western
series, Lawman, starring John Russell and Peter Brown. In most of his
Lawman appearances, Sheridan played the bartender, Jake Summers.A
supporting player with a cultured voice, he also appeared in several
films, including Cry of the City, Bullwhip, and Cole Younger,
Gunfighter. In 1959 he played "Doc Baxter" in the "Duel at Sundown"
episode of Maverick, an ABC/WB western with James Garner and guest
star Clint Eastwood. Two years earlier in 1957 he also appeared as a
derby-topped yahoo in the series' episode "Ghost Rider" with
Garner.Other television series in which Sheridan appeared, often
several times in various roles, include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The
Untouchables with Robert Stack, The Rough Riders with Kent Taylor, Bat
Masterson with Gene Barry, Yancy Derringer with Jock Mahoney,
Jefferson Drum with Jeff Richards, Have Gun - Will Travel with Richard
Boone, The Rifleman with Chuck Connors, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston,
The Rebel with Nick Adams, Gunsmoke with James Arness, Bronco with Ty
Hardin, Cheyenne with Clint Walker, Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale
Robertson, Bonanza with Lorne Greene, The Virginian with James Drury
and Doug McClure, Rawhide with Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood,
Checkmate with Sebastian Cabot and Doug McClure, and Route 66 with
Martin Milner and George Maharis. In 1962 Sheridan appeared as Pilbeam
on The Virginian in the episode "Big Day, Great Day." In 1963 Sheridan
appeared as Brakeman on The Virginian in the episode "Run Away
Home."Sheridan was honored for his service during World War II with
the Australian Military Cross, the Anzac Military Medal, the United
States Silver Star, and the French Croix de Guerre.
Irish-American actor who appeared in more than thirty-five television
series between 1957 and his death at the age of forty-six in 1963. He
was cast in forty-one episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western
series, Lawman, starring John Russell and Peter Brown. In most of his
Lawman appearances, Sheridan played the bartender, Jake Summers.A
supporting player with a cultured voice, he also appeared in several
films, including Cry of the City, Bullwhip, and Cole Younger,
Gunfighter. In 1959 he played "Doc Baxter" in the "Duel at Sundown"
episode of Maverick, an ABC/WB western with James Garner and guest
star Clint Eastwood. Two years earlier in 1957 he also appeared as a
derby-topped yahoo in the series' episode "Ghost Rider" with
Garner.Other television series in which Sheridan appeared, often
several times in various roles, include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The
Untouchables with Robert Stack, The Rough Riders with Kent Taylor, Bat
Masterson with Gene Barry, Yancy Derringer with Jock Mahoney,
Jefferson Drum with Jeff Richards, Have Gun - Will Travel with Richard
Boone, The Rifleman with Chuck Connors, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston,
The Rebel with Nick Adams, Gunsmoke with James Arness, Bronco with Ty
Hardin, Cheyenne with Clint Walker, Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale
Robertson, Bonanza with Lorne Greene, The Virginian with James Drury
and Doug McClure, Rawhide with Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood,
Checkmate with Sebastian Cabot and Doug McClure, and Route 66 with
Martin Milner and George Maharis. In 1962 Sheridan appeared as Pilbeam
on The Virginian in the episode "Big Day, Great Day." In 1963 Sheridan
appeared as Brakeman on The Virginian in the episode "Run Away
Home."Sheridan was honored for his service during World War II with
the Australian Military Cross, the Anzac Military Medal, the United
States Silver Star, and the French Croix de Guerre.
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