Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon (1911-1984) got his start as an actor in radio.  After moving to Hollywood and becoming a stunt man in the 1940s he finally won starring roles in western films during the 1950s.  He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950.   Toward the end of his career he appeared in numerous western television series.

Starring roles at Santa Susana locations:

Trail to Laredo (1948) starring Charles Starrett, Jim Bannon and Virginia Maxey - Columbia

Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949) starring Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds and Emmett Lynn - Eagle-Lion

Fighting Redhead, The (1949) starring Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds and Emmett Lynn - Eagle-Lion

Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949) starring Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds and Emmett Lynn - Eagle-Lion

Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949) starring Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds and Emmett Lynn - Eagle-Lion

Canyon Raiders (1951) starring Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon  (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Nevada Badmen (1951) starring Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon  (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Stagecoach Driver (1951) starring Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Lawless Cowboys (1951) starring Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1951) starring Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Supporting roles at Santa Susana locations:

Renegades (1946) starring Evelyn Keyes, Willard Parker and Larry Parks (Corriganville) Columbia

Man from Colorado, The (1948) starring Glenn Ford, William Holden and Ellen Drew (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Columbia

Frontier Revenge (1948) starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John and Peggy Stewart (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Western Adventures

Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950) starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus - Monogram

Sierra Passage (1951) starring Wayne Morris, Lola Albright and Lloyd Corrigan - Monogram

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951) starring Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette and Sunny Vickers - (Iverson Ranch) Columbia

Texas Rangers, The (1951) starring George Montgomery, Gale Storm and Jerome Courtland (Corriganville)(Iverson Ranch) Columbia

Jack Slade (1953) starring Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone and Barton MacLane (Burro Flats)(Iverson Ranch) Allied Artists

Supporting TV roles at Santa Susana locations:

"Red Ryder" TV Series (1951) starring Allan Lane and Louis Lettieri

"Adventures of Kit Carson, The" (1951) TV Series starring Bill Williams, Don Diamond and John L. Cason

"Range Rider, The" (1951) TV Series starring Jock Mahoney, Dickie Jones and Bob Woodward

"Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951) TV Series starring Guy Madison, Andy Devine and Sam Flint

"Gene Autry Show, The" (1950) TV Series starring Gene Autry, Champion and Pat Buttram

"Annie Oakley" (1954) TV Series starring Gail Davis, Brad Johnson and Jimmy Hawkins

"Lone Ranger, The" (1949) TV Series starring Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore and John Hart

"Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" (1954) TV Series starring Lee Aaker, James Brown and Rin Tin Tin II

"Maverick" (TV Series 1957–1962) starring Jack Kelly, James Garner and Roger Moore

"Zorro" (1957) TV Series starring Guy Williams, Gene Sheldon and Henry Calvin

"Fury" (1955) TV Series starring Peter Graves, Bobby Diamond and William Fawcett

"Cimarron City" (1958) TV Series starring George Montgomery, John Smith and Audrey Totter

"Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The" (1955) TV Series starring Hugh O'Brian, Buddy Roosevelt and Ethan Laidlaw

"Bat Masterson" (1958) TV Series starring Gene Barry, Bill Baldwin and Allison Hayes

"Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957) TV Series starring Dale Robertson, William Demarest and Kit Carson

"Rough Riders, The" (1958) TV Series starring Kent Taylor, Jan Merlin and Peter Whitney

"Wagon Train" (1957) TV Series starring Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson and Robert Horton

"Lassie" (1954) TV Series starring Lassie, Jon Provost and June Lockhart

"Death Valley Days" (1952) TV Series starring Robert Taylor, Stanley Andrews and Don Haggerty