Jim Bannon

Personal life Bannon was the first husband of American actress and comedian Bea Benaderet. They wed in 1938 and had two children, Jack (19402017) and Maggie (b. 1947). However, his Red Ryder contract obligations took a toll on their marriage, and Benaderet filed for divorce in 1950. Their son, Jack Bannon, became an actor like his parents. In 1961, Jim Bannon married Barbara Cork, 23 years his junior; the couple divorced in 1981.

Later in his life, Bannon suffered from emphysema. He died in Ventura, California, on July 28, 1984, at age 73.

Selected filmography

Riders of the Deadline (1943) The Soul of a Monster (1944) - Dr. Roger Vance Sergeant Mike (1944) - Lt. Patrick Henry The Missing Juror (1944) - Joe Keats Tonight and Every Night (1945) - Life Photographer I Love a Mystery (1945) - Jack Packard The Gay Senorita (1945) - Phil Dolan Out of the Depths (1945) - Capt. Faversham The Devil's Mask (1946) - Jack Packard Renegades (1946) - Cash Dembrow The Unknown (1946) - Jack Packard Johnny O'Clock (1947) - Chuck Blayden The 13th Hour (1947) - Jerry Mason Framed (1947) - Jack Woodworth The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) - Det. Lt. Mark Wilson T-Men (1947) - Agent Lindsay Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948, Serial) - Sgt. Chris Royal, RCMP Trail to Laredo (1948) - Dan Parks Miraculous Journey (1948) - Nick Travelli Frontier Revenge (1948) - Brant - Henchman The Man from Colorado (1948) - Nagel Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949) - Red Ryder Daughter of the Jungle (1949) - Kenneth Richards Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949) - Red Ryder The Fighting Redhead (1949) - Red Ryder Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949) - Red Ryder Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950) - 'Snake-Bite' Carter Kill the Umpire (1950) - Dusty (uncredited) Sierra Passage (1950) - Jud Yorke Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951) - Ace Donley Dead or Alive (1951) - U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon Canyon Raiders (1951) - Himself Nevada Badmen (1951) - Himself The Texas Rangers (1951) - Jeff Barton - Outlaw (uncredited) Stagecoach Driver (1951) - Himself Unknown World (1951) - Andy Ostergaard Lawless Cowboys (1951) - Himself The Great Missouri Raid (1951) Rodeo (1952) - Bat Gorman Phantom from Space (1953) - Police Sergeant The Great Jesse James Raid (1953) - Bob Ford Jack Slade (1953) - Farnsworth War Arrow (1953) - Capt. Roger Corwin The Command (1954) - Infantryman (uncredited) Chicago Confidential (1957) - Pilot (uncredited) Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Actor as Thomas Jefferson in Play (uncredited) Bat Masterson (1958) - Town Sheriff Girls on the Loose (1958) - Vault Guard (uncredited) The Shaggy Dog (1959) - Betz, FBI Stenographer (uncredited) They Came to Cordura (1959) - Capt. Paltz Inside the Mafia (1959) - Louie - Regent Associate (uncredited) 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) - Western Gambler (uncredited) A Gathering of Eagles (1963) - Col. Morse Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) - Forest Ranger (uncredited) Good Neighbor Sam (1964) - Policeman (uncredited)