'Sailor Boy' Hansen — San Quentin Character Profile

About 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Violent hardened criminal who fights Red on his first day. Orchestrates a breakout by using a flat tire ruse to retrieve hidden guns. Takes a guard hostage, crashes during the escape, and dies.

Character Facts

Played by

Joe Sawyer

Appears in

San Quentin (1937)

Role

Supporting

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