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Johnny Shannon is a Actor British born on 29 july 1932 at Lambeth (United-kingdom)
Johnny Shannon (born John Shannon, 29 July 1932) is a South London born English actor who appeared in numerous television and film productions over a 40-year period, often playing policemen or crooks in crime dramas.
Shannon's most memorable roles include the crimelord Harry Flowers in the cult film Performance (1970), Jack in That'll Be the Day (1973), the Agent in Slade In Flame (1975), the caged music executive in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980), Peter Rachman in Scandal (1989), and as a landlord in Stoned (2005). Television appearances include; EastEnders, Z-Cars, Minder, Beryl's Lot, Fawlty Towers, The Sweeney and The Bill. His other interests include watching horse racing and boxing.
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Shannon's most memorable roles include the crimelord Harry Flowers in the cult film Performance (1970), Jack in That'll Be the Day (1973), the Agent in Slade In Flame (1975), the caged music executive in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980), Peter Rachman in Scandal (1989), and as a landlord in Stoned (2005). Television appearances include; EastEnders, Z-Cars, Minder, Beryl's Lot, Fawlty Towers, The Sweeney and The Bill. His other interests include watching horse racing and boxing.
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Stoned (2005)
, 1h42Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Paddy Considine, David Morrissey, Ben Whishaw, Tuva Novotny, Amelia Warner, Monet Mazur
Roles Landlord
Rating56%
Les derniers jours de la vie de Brian Jones relatés d'une façon romancée. Tom Keylock, le manager des Rolling Stones, inquiet des abus de drogue de Jones, engage Frank Thorogood pour faire des réparations dans sa maison mais aussi pour garder un œil sur le musicien.
Scandal (1989)
, 1h55Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Politic, Romance
Actors John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips, Britt Ekland
Roles Peter Rachman
Rating63%
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his wide range of contacts and his parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. A scandal develops when her affair with the Minister of War comes to public attention.
Coast to Coast (1987)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Lenny Henry, John Shea, Peter Vaughan, George Baker, Cherie Lunghi, Pete Postlethwaite
Roles Cockney Gangster
Rating78%
A story of two guys Ritchie Lee (Lenny Henry) and John Carloff (John Shea) who team up to start a mobile soul disco after converting an old ice cream van into what I would describe as the pope mobile with attitude things start to take a turn for the worse.
Absolute Beginners (1986)
, 1h48Directed by Julien Temple
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, James Fox, Mandy Rice-Davies, Edward Tudor-Pole, Bruce Payne
Roles Saltzman
Rating56%
The film takes place in 1958, a time in which pop culture is transforming from 1950s jazz and early rock to a new generation on the verge of the 1960s. London is post-World War II, but pre-Beatles/Stones. The storyline incorporates elements of the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
Runners (1983)
, 1h47Directed by Charles Sturridge
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Kate Hardie, James Fox, Jane Asher, Lisa Howard, Robert Lang, Anna Wing
Roles Hotel Desk Porter
Rating57%
An English father heads for London in search of his missing teenage daughter.
, 1h43Directed by Julien Temple
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors John Lydon, Liz Fraser, Mary Millington, Irene Handl, James Aubrey, Johnny Shannon
Roles Nazi
Rating63%
Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who - through a series of set piece acts - uncovers the truth about the band. Drummer Paul Cook and bass guitarist Sid Vicious play smaller roles, and the band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, is featured as "The Embezzler", the man who manipulates the Sex Pistols. Fugitive train robber Ronnie Biggs, performer Edward Tudor-Pole, sex film star Mary Millington, and actresses Irene Handl and Liz Fraser also make appearances.
Sweeney 2 (1978)
, 1h44Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott, Marc Zuber, Frederick Treves, Anna Gaël
Roles Harry
Rating65%
The plot concerns a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum.
Sweeney! (1977)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Ian Bannen, Lynda Bellingham, Barry Foster, Colin Welland
Roles Scotland Yard Duty Sergeant
Rating66%
The film followed the adventures of DI Regan and DS Carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. One of the leading members of the government, Charles Baker (Ian Bannen), is about to secure a huge deal with OPEC stabilising the world oil market and boosting Britain's position within it. Baker is the rising star of the government, regarded as a future prime minister, and he is closely controlled by his urbane, manipulative American press secretary Elliot McQueen (Barry Foster).
Flame (1975)
, 1h31Directed by Richard Loncraine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Jimmy Gardner, Tom Conti, Kenneth Colley, Alan Lake, Johnny Shannon, Nigel Terry
Roles Ron Harding
Rating68%
The film charts the history of "Flame" a fictitious group in the late 1960s who are picked up by a marketing company and taken to the top, only to break up at their zenith. The film begins with the future members of Flame playing in two rival bands, one with a singer named Jack Daniels (Alan Lake), and the other, The Undertakers, fronted by Stoker (Noddy Holder). Flame are formed from the two bands, with Charlie (Don Powell) joining on drums, making up the same line-up as the real-life Slade. They are picked up by marketing man Robert Seymour (Tom Conti) and with the help of publicity stunts the band's fortunes improve, but their former agent (played by Johnny Shannon) stakes a claim to their earnings, and uses
That'll Be The Day (1973)
, 1h31Directed by Claude Whatham
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth, Deborah Watling, Robert Lindsay
Roles Jack
Rating65%
Jim MacLaine (David Essex) was abandoned by his father when he was young. Later, as a suburban school dropout, Jim leaves home and drifts through a succession of dead-end jobs until he finds an outlet for his frustration in rock 'n' roll. Tossing away the chance of a university education much to the consternation of his mother, alienated MacLaine becomes a lowly deckchair attendant before streetwise friend Mike (Ringo Starr) gets him a job firstly as a barman and then with the fun fair. The initially shy MacLaine quickly becomes a heartless fairground Romeo leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Eventually MacLaine returns home to run the family store and marry his girlfriend, but despite the birth of a son, restless Jim feels the lure of rock ’n’ roll again.
Something to Hide (1972)
, 1h39Directed by Alastair Reid, Alastair Reid
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Peter Finch, Shelley Winters, Colin Blakely, John Stride, Linda Hayden, Harold Goldblatt
Roles Lorry Driver
Rating56%
Hide and Seek (1972)
Genres Adventure, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Gary Kemp, Robin Askwith, Roger Avon, Richard Coleman, Frances Cuka, Roy Dotrice
Roles Wykes
Rating67%
Villain (1971)
, 1h38Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Heist films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Richard Burton, Ian McShane, T.P. McKenna, Donald Sinden, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis
Roles Heavy (uncredited)
Rating64%
Ruthless East End gangster Vic Dakin has plans for an ambitious raid on the wages van of a plastics factory. This is a departure from Dakin's usual modus operandi and the job is further complicated by his having to work with fellow gangster Frank Fletcher's firm.
Performance (1970)
, 1h45Directed by Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Musical, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, John Bindon, Ann Sidney, Allan Cuthbertson
Roles Harry Flowers
Rating66%
Chas (James Fox) is a member of an East London gang led by Harry Flowers (Johnny Shannon); his speciality is intimidation through violence as he collects pay-offs for Flowers. He is very good at his job, and has a reputation for liking it. His sexual liaisons are casual and rough. When Flowers decides to take over a betting shop, owned by Joey Maddocks (Anthony Valentine), he forbids Chas to get involved, as he feels Chas's complicated personal history with Maddocks (which is at least partly gay) may lead to trouble. Chas is angry about this and later humiliates Maddocks, who retaliates by wrecking Chas's apartment and attacking Chas. Chas shoots him, packs a suitcase and runs from the scene.