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)
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
(1966)
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
(1949)
(1946)
Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
(1943)
The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
(1943)
The Phantom
as Professor Davidson
(1943)
Batman
as Dr. Hayden
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
(1941)
Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
(1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
(1940)
Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
(1939)
The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
(1938)
Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1938)
Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
(1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain McTavish
(1938)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
(1938)
Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
(1938)
Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant
(1938)
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(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 Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
(1936)
The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (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)
Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
(1936)
Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)
(1936)
End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
(1935)
Men Without Names
as Leahy
(1935)
'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
(1935)
The Eagle's Brood
as Mike
(1935)
The Pace That Kills
as Mr. Farley
(1934)
Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden
(1931)
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
(1924)
Icebound
as Judge Bradford
(1924)
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Badger
(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