Frank Shannon
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.
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- Born:
- Jul 27, 1874 In Ireland
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 54
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Prisoner of Zenda 1913-02-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Spaceship to the Unknown 1966-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Spaceship to the Unknown | Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage) | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | Purple Death from Outer Space | Dr. Zarkov | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Profession | 1949-12-10 | |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Train Station Gateman (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | Batman | Dr. Hayden | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | The Phantom | Prof. Davidson (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Senator (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | The Secret Code | Police Commissioner | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Federal Fugitives | Hammond | 1941-03-29 |
| Movie | Rawhide Rangers | McDowell | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | Construction Supervisor at Elevator | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Dr. Zarkov | 1940-03-03 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Sheriff | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | A Dispatch from Reuters | Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
| Movie | Brigham Young | Second Man with California Gold News | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Wildcat Bus | Sweeney | 1940-08-23 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Police Capt. McTavish | 1939-02-02 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Old Man (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Captain McTavish | 1939-05-13 |
| Movie | The Night of Nights | Frank, the Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Rulers of the Sea | Kelsey (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Inspector McTavish | 1939-08-12 |
| Movie | Rocket Ship | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1938-03-05 |
| Movie | The Ship That Died | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1938-02-19 |
| Movie | Mannequin | Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited) | 1938-01-21 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Dr. Zarkov | 1938-03-21 |
| Movie | Blondes at Work | Capt. McTavish | 1938-02-05 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane in Panama | Captain McTavish | 1938-05-07 |
| Movie | Over the Wall | Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant | 1938-04-02 |
| Movie | Torchy Gets Her Man | Police Captain McTavish (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
| Movie | Next Time I Marry | Police Lieutenant | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Mac (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Mars Attacks the World | Dr. Alexis Zarkov | 1938-11-07 |
| Movie | Ever Since Eve | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
| Movie | The Adventurous Blonde | Captain McTavish | 1937-11-13 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Mr. Holt | 1936-02-28 |
| Movie | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Police Sergeant | 1936-01-11 |
| Movie | Black Gold | Dan O'Reilly | 1936-01-19 |
| Movie | The Perfect Set-Up | Detective Hewitt (uncredited) | 1936-02-01 |
| Movie | Road Gang | Chaplain (uncredited) | 1936-03-28 |
| Movie | End of the Trail | Sheriff Anderson | 1936-10-10 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers | Captain Stafford | 1936-08-28 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1936-04-06 |
| Movie | Men Without Names | Leahy | 1935-06-29 |
| Movie | 'G' Men | Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited) | 1935-05-04 |
| Movie | The Pace That Kills | Mr. Farley | 1935-12-01 |
| Movie | The Eagle's Brood | Mike | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Woman in the Dark | Prison Warden | 1934-11-08 |
| Movie | A Burglar to the Rescue | The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning | 1931-09-07 |
| Movie | Icebound | Judge Bradford | 1924-03-02 |
| Movie | Monsieur Beaucaire | Badger | 1924-08-11 |
| Movie | The Bride's Play | Sir John Mansfield | 1922-01-22 |
| Movie | Boomerang Bill | Terrence O'Malley | 1922-01-15 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Zenda | Detchard | 1913-02-18 |