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Johnny Shannon (born 29 July 1932) is an English actor who appeared in numerous television and film productions over a 40-year period, often playing policemen or crooks in crime dramas.

Johnny Shannon
Born	(1932-07-29) 29 July 1932 (age 89) Lambeth, London, England
Occupation	Actor

Shannon's most memorable roles include the crime lord 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).

He played "Roly-Poly Peter" in the Minder episode Second Hand Pose. Other television appearances include; EastEnders, Z-Cars, Beryl's Lot, Fawlty Towers, The Sweeney, The Bill and as London Gangster Charlie Turkel in The Professionals episode Old Dog with New Tricks.

Shannon's other interests include watching horse racing and boxing.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Performance	Harry Flowers
1971	Villain	Heavy	Uncredited
1972	Hide and Seek	Wykes
1972	Something to Hide	Lorry Driver
1973	That'll Be the Day	Jack
1975	Slade in Flame	Ron Harding
1977	Sweeney!	Scotland Yard Duty Sgt.
1978	Sweeney 2	Harry - Villain
1980	The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle	Man in Prison Cage
1983	Runners	The Hotel - Desk Porter
1986	Absolute Beginners	Saltzman
1987	Running Out of Luck
1989	Scandal	Peter Rachman
2005	Stoned	Landlord

References

External links

• Johnny Shannon at IMDb

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