Personal Info
Birth date
1904-07-29 (121 Years)
Day of death
1961-04-12
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
James Sheridan Tansey
Sherry Tansey
James Sheridan
Biography
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Filmography
Spooks Run Wild
4.9
Overview:
A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.Whistling Bullets
5
Overview:
Ace Beldon is in prison, but with his stolen bonds not recovered, Capt. Saunders has an idea. He sends Graham to prison and has him and Beldon break out. With Ranger Raymond assisting, they make their escape and get to the hangout run by Stone. But the plan starts to go awry when Sam overhears Graham talking with the Captain and reports back to Stone.Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
6
Overview:
Billy, Fuzzy, and Jeff are on the run from the law again. This time they travel to a new town where Fuzzy is made Marshal. But Hardy and his outlaw gang control the town and none of the previous Marshals survived for very long.Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
6
Overview:
Singing cowboy Tex Ritter and his sidekick, Slim Andrews, star in this musical Western about a couple of Texas Rangers who defend the citizens of a small territory from power-hungry outlaws. Villain Bradley Craven (Forrest Taylor) is determined to stop the election process that would allow the region to join the Union. Tex and Slim join a rancher and his daughter to stop Craven, with fearless Tex going undercover to ensure that justice is served.Starlight Over Texas
NYR
Overview:
Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the leader of the outlaw gang and has his men posing as Indians. He has already killed the incoming Marshal and assumed his identity. When Tex asks too many questons, he plans to get rid of him also.Adventures of Red Ryder
5.5
Overview:
Calvin Drake employs a group of low-lifes to drive away land owners along the path of a new railroad; Red Ryder opposes this strategy.Gun Packer
NYR
Overview:
Jack has been called in to investigate stage robberies where the stolen gold bullion mysteriously disappears, He finds the Professor, an elderly ex-con, and convincing him they used to work together, gets the Professor to get him in to the gang. Now posing as an outlaw, he learns what the Professor does with the bullion, but he is in trouble when his true identity is revealed.The Lone Rider Rides On
NYR
Overview:
Tom Cameron is searching for the outlaws who ambushed a wagon train, murdered his parents and stole the deed to their land. Though he was only a child at the time, he vividly remembers the scar on the ringleader's face -- and Tom will stop at nothing until he brings him to justice … and exacts vengeance.Paradise Canyon
4.75
Overview:
John Wyatt is a government agent sent to smash a counterfeiting operation near the Mexican border. Joining Doc Carter's medicine show they arrive in the town where Curly Joe, who once framed Carter, resides.Lightning Carson Rides Again
4.8
Overview:
Lightning Carson's nephew has been falsely accused of murder. To get in with the gang, Lightning poses as a Mexican. He also appears as himself making his costume changes at his sister's ranch. Just as he about to bring in the gang, a henchman finds evidence of his masquerade and arrives to expose the hoax.Billy the Kid in Texas
5.8
Overview:
In the second of the "Billy the Kid" series from PRC that starred Bob Steele, Billy the Kid is being held on a trumped-up murder charge in a Mexico jail. He escapes and meets his pal, Fuzzy Jones, in Corral City, Texas, which is taking a holiday to allow the cowpunchers of the Lazy A Ranch their periodic spree. In the saloon, Billy is recognized by Dave Hendricks and Flash, two the Lazy A's bed men, as the rider who had held them up after they had robbed the express wagon a few hours earlier. Outside, Billy is ambushed and slightly wounded, and is taken to the express office by Jim Morgan where Mary Barton, the local agent, agrees to tend him until the doctor arrives. Billy turns over the loot he took from the outlaws and he is appointed sheriff, with Fuzzy as his deputy. The Lazy A gang brings in a noted gunfighter, Gil Cooper, who turns out to be Billy's brother. Billy, Gil and Fuzzy eventually rout the outlaw gang, and Gil remains behind with Mary as Billy and Fuzzy ride off.Six-Gun Trail
3
Overview:
Chasing jewel thieves, Captain Carson and Magpie head for the border where Carson, posing as a Chinaman, opens a store that buys jewelry. To flush the thieves into the open, Carson wins all their money at poker. They agree to sell him the jewels but plan to kill him and keep both the jewels and the money.The Feud Maker
4
Overview:
When Tex is brought in to fight in a range war between the cowmen and the nesters, he meets his old outlaw boss Lassiter. He learns Lassiter is behind the feud when Lassiter asks him to join up with his gang. Tex refuses and instead sets out to stop the feud but no one will believe him that Lassiter is responsible.Fools Highway
NYR
Overview:
Mike Kildare, a swaggering youth from New York City's Bowery at the turn of the century, comes to the defense of Mamie Rose, a mender in a secondhand clothing shop, when his own gang of Irish-Americans insult her.Phantom Ranger
4.2
Overview:
A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make counterfeit plates for them. A lawman is sent to rescue him.The Law of 45's
5
Overview:
Lawyer Rontel has made Geologist Sheffield his prisoner and by power of attorney is using his money to buy the ranches of those driven off by his hired men. But when he goes after Hayden, Tucson and Stoney arrive and things begin to change.Riders of the Dawn
3
Overview:
The first of 22 inexpensive Westerns starring Jack Randall (aka Addison Randall and Allan Byron), Riders of the Dawn is yet another in a long series of oaters featuring a lawman masquerading as an outlaw.East Side Kids
6.7
Overview:
After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't pay, leading him to become a policeman. One day, one of his best friends goes to prison for a murder he didn't commit. The policeman tries his best to release the friend by proving his innocence.Trailin' West
NYR
Overview:
A singing secret agent tracks down renegades at President Lincoln's request.History Is Made at Night
6.719
Overview:
An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her possessive wealthy ex-husband who wants to keep her under his control.Knight of the Plains
4.7
Overview:
Peterson has a plan to obtain all the ranches in the valley. He gives Carson a phony Spanish land grant and has him pose as the Mexican owner. When Fred and Fuzzy have their cattle stolen by Peterson's men, they quickly become involved in the scheme.The Way of the West
NYR
Overview:
Government agent Gordon, working undercover, is investigating a cattleman sheepman war. The Culprit is Horton and when Horton kills Parker he frames Gordon. His identity revealed, the Sheriff lets Gordon escape to go after the real killer.Carrying the Mail
NYR
Overview:
The owner of a stagecoach line is about to lose his mail contract after 30 years because he's been underbid. His competitor is actually a crook who's planning to hijack the stagecoach and rob the mail--and, for good measure, have a go at his rival's pretty young daughter.Big Calibre
NYR
Overview:
Intent on avenging his father's murder, Roy Neal and his sidekick Rusty find themselves in the border town of Gladstone where Neal is mistakenly arrested for the robbery of a mail truck. After escaping, Neal joins up with pretty June Bowers whose father has apparently also been murdered. Neal, suspecting two of the town's leading businessmen of being the murderers, tries to flush them out before the sheriff can lock him up again.Phantom Rancher
3.5
Overview:
Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
5
Overview:
Tom and Fuzzy investigate a ghost town which, in this case, is supposedly haunted by real ghosts. The town is an outlaw gang's hideout, and they scare folks away to protect their mine.Gun Cargo
NYR
Overview:
A Maritime Board of Inquiry investigates the loss of the merchant ship, the Black Rover . Its captain, Jim Parker, offers the following testimony on his own behalf: Jim is recommended by Fred Winthrop to his father, owner of the Winthrop Shipping Line, to command the Black Rover after its captain and crew refuse to make the voyage. Jim, who has just received his captain's papers, agrees, unaware that Winthrop is illegally running a cargo of contraband weapons. The film has never had a theatrical release. Production began in 1930 under the title "Contraband," stopped when the producers ran out of money, then began again under the title "Contraband Cargo." Production soon stopped again and was not resumed until 1939, when new footage was shot and footage from HELL HARBOR (1930) was edited in. The film was still deemed not suitable for theatrical distribution, and it was not until 1949 that it was finally released... for late night airing on television.Paroled - To Die
1
Overview:
Meline is taking money from his own bank to drill an oil well. When he finds Doug Redfern's bandana, he has his gang rob his bank and uses the bandana to frame Doug. When Doug is convicted but immediately paroled, Meline has another plan that he thinks will put him away permanently.Where Trails End
NYR
Overview:
Prince the wonder horse and his gallant rider gallop off to protect hapless ranchers from the ruthless Nazi bad guys who are trying to steal their land so they can exploit the valuable tungsten deposits in this WW II western. Mayhem ensues, but soon the villains are vanquished and America's tungsten deposits are safe once more.Acting
1949Gun Cargo as Unknown
1942Arizona Round-Up as Kansas - Henchman
1942Where Trails End as Henchman
1942Boot Hill Bandits as Townsman
1942Western Mail as Henchman Cheyenne
1941Lone Star Law Men as Henchman
1941Riding the Sunset Trail as Henchman Rip Carson
1941Spooks Run Wild as Cop
1941The Driftin' Kid as Henchman Buckhorn (as James Sherridan)
1941Silver Stallion as Henchman
1941The Lone Rider in Ghost Town as Henchman
1941Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals as Henchman
1941Ridin' the Cherokee Trail as Henchman
1941Billy the Kid's Range War as Henchman
1941The Lone Rider Rides On as Wagon Raider
1940Rollin' Home to Texas as Henchman
1940Take Me Back to Oklahoma as Henchman
1940Billy the Kid in Texas as Townsman
1940The Cowboy from Sundown as Davis Cowhand
1940Arizona Frontier as Henchman
1940Adventures of Red Ryder as Barfly
1940Pals of the Silver Sage as Henchman Rip
1940Phantom Rancher as Henchman Joe
1940East Side Kids as Apartment Tenant
1939Sundown on the Prairie as Henchman Danny
1939Drifting Westward as Henchman Piute
1938Six-Gun Trail as Henchman
1938Gun Packer as Unknown
1938Lightning Carson Rides Again as Henchman
1938Starlight Over Texas as Hill's Partner
1938Phantom Ranger as Henchman
1938Knight of the Plains as Henchman
1938The Feud Maker as Tex's Pal / Settler
1938Thunder in the Desert as Henchman
1938Paroled - To Die as Henchman Matson
1937The Fighting Deputy as Henchman Buck
1937Where Trails Divide as Henchman Spade
1937God's Country and the Man as Pete (Red's Henchman)
1937Riders of the Dawn as Henchman Pinto
1937Whistling Bullets as Henchman Sam (as Sherry Tansey)
1937History Is Made at Night as Unknown
1937The Silver Trail as Tex
1936Trailin' West as Passenger (uncredited)
1936The Speed Reporter as Henchman Gat
1936Ridin' On as Jail Defender (uncredited)
1935The Law of 45's as Henchman Toral
1935Courage of the North as The Hawk, Mordant Henchman (as Jim Sheridan)
1935Paradise Canyon as Pete
1935Big Calibre as Barfly / Man at Dance
1935The Phantom Cowboy as Jack Rogers
1934West of the Law as Henchman Spider aka Jones
1934The Way of the West as Henchman 'Skipy' (as Jim Sheridan)
1934The Lone Rider as Henchman Wilson
1934Pals of the West as Henchman Pete
1934Carrying the Mail as Chuck
1934Sundown Trail as Wolfer
1934Pals of the Prairie as Henchman
1930Romance of the West as Unknown
1927Code of the Cow Country as Ted Calhoun
1926General Custer at the Little Big Horn as Soldier that stabs Gall
1924Fools Highway as Ole Larsen (as Sherry Tansey)
1922The Headless Horseman as Jethro Martling ('Sheridan Tansey')
1920Over the Hill to the Poorhouse as Child Isaac (as Sheridan Tansey)
1918The Power and the Glory as Milo Consadine
1918Conquered Hearts as Reddy Carrigan
1916The Foolish Virgin as Jim (as Sheridan Tansey)
1915Destruction as Josine's Brother (as Master Tansey)