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John Breen

John Breen

Actor

Born November 13, 1906 in New York, USA

Died August 10, 1972

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Clothed in anonymity, actors like John Breen are often overlooked by movie and television audiences alike.

Breen started in films in the 1930s and worked steadily in movies through the early 1950s.

Unfortunately for him, his short appearance and natural curly hair didn't allow him to fall into the typical dinner party scenes in dramas so much of his work was in the background as one of the local citizens, courtroom spectators, or bar patrons.

Like many of his counterparts, by the 1950s, Breen found his way into television and really excelled at it while still appearing in films in the usual courtroom scenes. He managed to appear in many of the early television shows dramas like Dangerous Assignment (1952), Screen Directors Playhouse (1955), and Adventures of Superman (1952).

By the late 1950s he found a niche for himself doing television westerns appearing in many television episodes as waiters, and just your typical townsman working for the lower budget television companies like ZIV and Four Star productions.

In the early 1960s his career was going strong and he found steady work on Bonanza (1959) and Gunsmoke (1955) while still managing to appear in other westerns like The Virginian (1962), The Rifleman (1958), The Big Valley (1965), and Cimarron Strip (1967), finally wrapping up his long career in 1968.

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Death of a Gunfighter Poster

Death of a Gunfighter Feature Film1969Townsman

Ice Station Zebra Poster

Ice Station Zebra Feature Film1968Bar Patron

It Takes a Thief Poster

It Takes a Thief TV Series1968Commuter at Airport

Mayberry R.F.D. Poster

Mayberry R.F.D. TV Series1968Audience Member

Something for a Lonely Man Poster

Something for a Lonely Man TV Movie1968Townsman

The Shakiest Gun in the West Poster

The Shakiest Gun in the West Feature Film1968Passerby

Cimarron Strip Poster

Cimarron Strip TV Series1967Townsman

Rough Night in Jericho Poster

Rough Night in Jericho Feature Film1967Waiter

The Ballad of Josie Poster

The Ballad of Josie Feature Film1967Townsman

The Guns of Will Sonnett Poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett TV Series1967Juror

The High Chaparral Poster

The High Chaparral TV Series1967Barfly

A Big Hand for the Little Lady Poster

A Big Hand for the Little Lady Feature Film1966Barfly

Batman TV Series1966Baseball Game Spectator

Gambit Feature Film1966Cafe Patron

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966Gambler

Pistols 'n' Petticoats Poster

Pistols 'n' Petticoats TV Series1966Hanging Harry

That Girl Poster

That Girl TV Series1966Audience Member

Branded TV Series1965Courtroom Spectator

Inside Daisy Clover Poster

Inside Daisy Clover Feature Film1965Crew Member

Laredo TV Series1965Barber

O.K. Crackerby! Poster

O.K. Crackerby! TV Series1965Waiter

The Big Valley Poster

The Big Valley TV Series1965Townsman

The Wild Wild West Poster

The Wild Wild West TV Series1965Townsman

Town Tamer Poster

Town Tamer Feature Film1965Townsman

7 Faces of Dr. Lao Poster

7 Faces of Dr. Lao Feature Film1964Townsman

A Global Affair Poster

A Global Affair Feature Film1964Delegate

The Rogues Poster

The Rogues TV Series1964Driver

Gunfight at Comanche Creek Poster

Gunfight at Comanche Creek Feature Film1963Townsman

Petticoat Junction Poster

Petticoat Junction TV Series1963Train Passenger

Twilight of Honor Poster

Twilight of Honor Feature Film1963Courtroom Spectator

How the West Was Won Poster

How the West Was Won Feature Film1962Waiter

Sam Benedict Poster

Sam Benedict TV Series1962Clerk

The Lucy Show Poster

The Lucy Show TV Series1962Baseball Game Spectator

The Music Man Poster

The Music Man Feature Film1962Townsman

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962Townsman

To Kill a Mockingbird Poster

To Kill a Mockingbird Feature Film1962Juror

Dante TV Series1960Waiter

One Foot in Hell Poster

One Foot in Hell Feature Film1960Cantina Barfly

The Great Impostor Poster

The Great Impostor Feature Film1960Monk

Bonanza TV Series1959Townsman

Hotel de Paree Poster

Hotel de Paree TV Series1959Townsman

Johnny Ringo Poster

Johnny Ringo TV Series1959Townsman

Law of the Plainsman Poster

Law of the Plainsman TV Series1959Gang Member

Rawhide TV Series1959Townsman

The Jayhawkers! Poster

The Jayhawkers! Feature Film1959Townsman

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959Passerby on Street

Bat Masterson Poster

Bat Masterson TV Series1958Bartender

Going Steady Poster

Going Steady Feature Film1958Graduation Spectator

The Fiend Who Walked the West Poster

The Fiend Who Walked the West Feature Film1958Courtroom Spectator

The Rifleman Poster

The Rifleman TV Series1958Townsman

Wanted: Dead or Alive Poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Series1958Townsman

Chicago Confidential Poster

Chicago Confidential Feature Film1957Barfly

Footsteps in the Night Poster

Footsteps in the Night Feature Film1957Salesman

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957Townsman

Hear Me Good Poster

Hear Me Good Feature Film1957Spectator

Johnny Tremain Poster

Johnny Tremain Feature Film1957Spectator at Assembly

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957Townsman

Monkey on My Back Poster

Monkey on My Back Feature Film1957Race Spectator

The Californians Poster

The Californians TV Series1957Townsman

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Poster

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour TV Series1957Race Spectator

Tombstone Territory Poster

Tombstone Territory TV Series1957Barfly

Trackdown Poster

Trackdown TV Series1957Townsman

Come Next Spring Poster

Come Next Spring Feature Film1956Churchgoer

Mohawk Feature Film1956Settler

Somebody Up There Likes Me Poster

Somebody Up There Likes Me Feature Film1956Hearing Specatator

The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu Poster

The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu TV Series1956Man at Airport

The Kettles in the Ozarks Poster

The Kettles in the Ozarks Feature Film1956Passenger

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Poster

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Feature Film1956Waiter

There's Always Tomorrow Poster

There's Always Tomorrow Feature Film1956Theatre Patron

Zane Grey Theatre Poster

Zane Grey Theatre TV Series1956Townsman

Chicago Syndicate Poster

Chicago Syndicate Feature Film1955Pedestrian

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Townsman

Illegal Feature Film1955Courtroom Spectator

It's Always Fair Weather Poster

It's Always Fair Weather Feature Film1955Pedestrian

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955Courtroom Spectator

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955Reporter

The Fighting Chance Poster

The Fighting Chance Feature Film1955Racetrack Spectator

To Catch a Thief Poster

To Catch a Thief Feature Film1955Party Guest

Broken Lance Poster

Broken Lance Feature Film1954Townsman

Masterson of Kansas Poster

Masterson of Kansas Feature Film1954Townsman

The Lone Wolf Poster

The Lone Wolf TV Series1954Hood

A Lion Is in the Streets Poster

A Lion Is in the Streets Feature Film1953Deputy

City of Bad Men Poster

City of Bad Men Feature Film1953Bartender

Clipped Wings Poster

Clipped Wings Feature Film1953Man in Office

Francis Covers the Big Town Poster

Francis Covers the Big Town Feature Film1953Trial Spectator

Houdini Feature Film1953Audience Member

How to Marry a Millionaire Poster

How to Marry a Millionaire Feature Film1953Cook

Jalopy Feature Film1953Bookie

Powder River Poster

Powder River Feature Film1953Townsman

The Danny Thomas Show Poster

The Danny Thomas Show TV Series1953Club Patron

The Glass Wall Poster

The Glass Wall Feature Film1953Official

Trouble Along the Way Poster

Trouble Along the Way Feature Film1953Clerk

Adventures of Superman Poster

Adventures of Superman TV Series1952Man at Well

Death Valley Days Poster

Death Valley Days TV Series1952Townsman

Dreamboat Poster

Dreamboat Feature Film1952Man in Lobby

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952Cafe Patron

Hellgate Poster

Hellgate Feature Film1952Prisoner

High Noon Poster

High Noon Feature Film1952Church Member

Holiday for Sinners Poster

Holiday for Sinners Feature Film1952Celebration Spectator

Hoodlum Empire Poster

Hoodlum Empire Feature Film1952Rally Spectator

Kid Monk Baroni Poster

Kid Monk Baroni Feature Film1952Cornerman

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Feature Film1952Fair Worker

Off Limits Poster

Off Limits Feature Film1952Second

Rancho Notorious Poster

Rancho Notorious Feature Film1952Barfly

Room for One More Poster

Room for One More Feature Film1952Official at Boy Scout Ceremony

Trail Guide Poster

Trail Guide Feature Film1952Waiter

A Place in the Sun Poster

A Place in the Sun Feature Film1951Courtroom Spectator

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Feature Film1951Trainer

Golden Girl Poster

Golden Girl Feature Film1951Townsman

He Ran All the Way Poster

He Ran All the Way Feature Film1951Co-worker

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951Theatre Patron

On Dangerous Ground Poster

On Dangerous Ground Feature Film1951Waiter

Rhubarb Feature Film1951Western Union Boy

Between Midnight and Dawn Poster

Between Midnight and Dawn Feature Film1950Pedestrian

Dangerous Assignment Poster

Dangerous Assignment TV Series1950Crewman

Dark City Poster

Dark City Feature Film1950Bit Role

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Poster

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Feature Film1950Courtroom Spectator

Lucky Losers Poster

Lucky Losers Feature Film1950Nightclub Patron

The Cisco Kid Poster

The Cisco Kid TV Series1950Townsman

The Furies Poster

The Furies Feature Film1950Party Guest

The Reformer and the Redhead Poster

The Reformer and the Redhead Feature Film1950Man at Support Rally

Three Secrets Poster

Three Secrets Feature Film1950Bar Patron

Young Man with a Horn Poster

Young Man with a Horn Feature Film1950Bartender

Always Leave Them Laughing Poster

Always Leave Them Laughing Feature Film1949Club Patron

Brothers in the Saddle Poster

Brothers in the Saddle Feature Film1949Townsman

Fighting Fools Poster

Fighting Fools Feature Film1949Training Spectator

Ringside Poster

Ringside Feature Film1949Fight Spectator

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Poster

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Feature Film1949Townsman

Jinx Money Poster

Jinx Money Feature Film1948Observer at Scene

The Babe Ruth Story Poster

The Babe Ruth Story Feature Film1948Reporter

The Walls of Jericho Poster

The Walls of Jericho Feature Film1948Trial Spectator

Angel and the Badman Poster

Angel and the Badman Feature Film1947Gambler

It Happened on Fifth Avenue Poster

It Happened on Fifth Avenue Feature Film1947Man Tossing Pudding

Monsieur Verdoux Poster

Monsieur Verdoux Feature Film1947Pedestrian

Thunder Mountain Poster

Thunder Mountain Feature Film1947Waiter

Violence Poster

Violence Feature Film1947Taxi driver

The Jade Mask Poster

The Jade Mask Feature Film1945Police officer

Hollywood Canteen Poster

Hollywood Canteen Feature Film1944Soldier

Desperate Journey Poster

Desperate Journey Feature Film1942Soldier

For Me and My Gal Poster

For Me and My Gal Feature Film1942Soldier

Pierre of the Plains Poster

Pierre of the Plains Feature Film1942Townsman

Yankee Doodle Dandy Poster

Yankee Doodle Dandy Feature Film1942Soldier

I Wake Up Screaming Poster

I Wake Up Screaming Feature Film1941Sidewalk Passerby

Roar of the Press Poster

Roar of the Press Feature Film1941Pedestrian

You're in the Army Now Poster

You're in the Army Now Feature Film1941Officer at Party

Knute Rockne All American Poster

Knute Rockne All American Feature Film1940Coach

Gone with the Wind Poster

Gone with the Wind Feature Film1939Townsman

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Poster

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Feature Film1938Spectator at Robbery

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