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)
Batman
as Dr. Hayden
(1943)
The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
(1943)
The Phantom
as Professor Davidson
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
(1941)
Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
(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.. Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
(1939)
The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant
(1938)
Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1938)
Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
(1938)
Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
(1938)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
(1938)
Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1938)
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain 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 Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
(1936)
End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
(1936)
Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Police Sergeant
(1936)
Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)
(1936)
The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
(1935)
'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
(1935)
Men Without Names
as Leahy
(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)
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Badger
(1924)
Icebound
as Judge Bradford
(1922)
Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'Malley
(1922)
The Bride's Play
as Sir John Mansfield
(1921)
Perjury
as Phil Rourke
(1913)
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Detchard