Frank Shannon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-07-27
Day of Death
1959-02-01 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Ireland
Frank Shannon
Biography
Frank Shannon was an Irish-born stage and screen performer. He had his film debut in The Prisoner of Zenda (1913). He is most fondly remembered as the brilliant Dr. Zarkov in the three Flash Gordon serials.
Known For
Acting
(1966)
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
(1966)
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
(1949)
(1946)
Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
(1943)
Batman
as Dr. Hayden
(1943)
The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
(1943)
The Phantom
as Professor Davidson
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
(1941)
Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
(1940)
Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
(1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
(1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
(1939)
The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
(1938)
Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)
(1938)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
(1938)
Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
(1938)
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant
(1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain McTavish
(1938)
Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1938)
Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
(1938)
The Ship That Died
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Captain McTavish
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. Holt
(1936)
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Police Sergeant
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
(1936)
Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)
(1936)
Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
(1936)
End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
(1936)
The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
(1935)
'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
(1935)
The Pace That Kills
as Mr. Farley
(1935)
Men Without Names
as Leahy
(1935)
The Eagle's Brood
as Mike
(1934)
Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden
(1931)
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
(1924)
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Badger
(1924)
Icebound
as Judge Bradford
(1922)
The Bride's Play
as Sir John Mansfield
(1922)
Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'Malley
(1921)
Perjury
as Phil Rourke
(1913)
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Detchard