John Sheehan (October 22, 1885 â€" February 14, 1952) was an American
actor and vaudeville performer. After acting onstage and in vaudeville
for several years, Sheehan began making films in 1914, starring in a
number of short films. From 1914-16, he appeared in over 60 films, the
vast majority of them film shorts.He returned exclusively to the stage
in 1917, where he remained until the advent of sound films. He
returned to the screen with a featured role in the 1930 melodrama,
Swing High, starring Helen Twelvetrees.His more notable performances
and roles include: the first talking version of the film Kismet
(1930), starring Otis Skinner and Loretta Young; a featured role in
1934's Little Miss Marker, starring Shirley Temple and Adolphe Menjou;
Michael Curtiz's Kid Galahad (1937), starring Edward G. Robinson,
Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart; the Spencer Tracy and Katharine
Hepburn romantic comedy Woman of the Year (1942); the classic biopic
The Pride of the Yankees (1943), starring Gary Cooper and Teresa
Wright; another 1943 biographical film, Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring
James Cagney; the Abbott and Costello comedy Buck Privates Come Home
(1947); and the last film to be released in which he appeared was
1952's Somebody Loves Me, starring Betty Hutton and Ralph Meeker,
which was released several months after Sheehan's death.
actor and vaudeville performer. After acting onstage and in vaudeville
for several years, Sheehan began making films in 1914, starring in a
number of short films. From 1914-16, he appeared in over 60 films, the
vast majority of them film shorts.He returned exclusively to the stage
in 1917, where he remained until the advent of sound films. He
returned to the screen with a featured role in the 1930 melodrama,
Swing High, starring Helen Twelvetrees.His more notable performances
and roles include: the first talking version of the film Kismet
(1930), starring Otis Skinner and Loretta Young; a featured role in
1934's Little Miss Marker, starring Shirley Temple and Adolphe Menjou;
Michael Curtiz's Kid Galahad (1937), starring Edward G. Robinson,
Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart; the Spencer Tracy and Katharine
Hepburn romantic comedy Woman of the Year (1942); the classic biopic
The Pride of the Yankees (1943), starring Gary Cooper and Teresa
Wright; another 1943 biographical film, Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring
James Cagney; the Abbott and Costello comedy Buck Privates Come Home
(1947); and the last film to be released in which he appeared was
1952's Somebody Loves Me, starring Betty Hutton and Ralph Meeker,
which was released several months after Sheehan's death.
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