Joaquin Shannon (played by Barton MacLane) is a protagonist in Prison Break.
Protagonist and fisherman who takes the fall for his brother-in-law Chris Nelson. Sentenced to prison, he battles the real killer Red Kincaid, helps stop a prison break, and is released. After facing employment discrimination, he is coerced into smuggling Red but ultimately knocks him out to clear his name and reunite with his girlfriend Jean. Jean Fenderson (played by Glenda Farrell) is a protagonist in Prison Break.
Joe Fenderson's sister and Joaquin's girlfriend. She agrees to wait for Joaquin during his imprisonment. After his release, she reunites with him but faces social shunning. Soapy reveals Joaquin's innocence on his deathbed, prompting Joaquin to fight Red and clear his name. Soapy (played by Paul Hurst) appears in Prison Break.
A fellow ex-convict Joaquin meets at a bar. He manipulates Joaquin into navigating a boat to smuggle the escaped Red Kincaid. After being shot by police, his dying words reveal the truth to Jean that Red murdered Joe, directly driving the climax. Joe Fenderson (played by Edward Pawley) appears in Prison Break.
The victim whose death sets the plot in motion. Initially believed to have been accidentally killed by Chris Nelson in a drunken brawl, he actually died from injuries sustained during a mugging by Red Kincaid. His sister Jean is Joaquin's girlfriend. Chris Nelson (played by Edmund MacDonald) appears in Prison Break.
Joaquin's brother-in-law. Joaquin believes Chris accidentally killed Joe Fenderson during a drunken brawl, leading Joaquin to take the blame and serve a prison sentence in his stead.
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Characters
Joaquin Shannon
(played by Barton MacLane) — protagonist
Protagonist and fisherman who takes the fall for his brother-in-law Chris Nelson. Sentenced to prison, he battles the real killer Red Kincaid, helps stop a prison break, and is released. After facing...
Jean Fenderson
(played by Glenda Farrell) — protagonist
Joe Fenderson's sister and Joaquin's girlfriend. She agrees to wait for Joaquin during his imprisonment. After his release, she reunites with him but faces social shunning. Soapy reveals Joaquin's inn...
Soapy
(played by Paul Hurst) — supporting
A fellow ex-convict Joaquin meets at a bar. He manipulates Joaquin into navigating a boat to smuggle the escaped Red Kincaid. After being shot by police, his dying words reveal the truth to Jean that...
Joe Fenderson
(played by Edward Pawley) — supporting
The victim whose death sets the plot in motion. Initially believed to have been accidentally killed by Chris Nelson in a drunken brawl, he actually died from injuries sustained during a mugging by Red...
Chris Nelson
(played by Edmund MacDonald) — supporting
Joaquin's brother-in-law. Joaquin believes Chris accidentally killed Joe Fenderson during a drunken brawl, leading Joaquin to take the blame and serve a prison sentence in his stead.
