Frank Shannon
Born: 1874-07-27 in Ireland
Died: 1959-02-01
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1966
- Spaceship to the Unknown as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
- Purple Death from Outer Space as Dr. Zarkov
- Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
- Peril from the Planet Mongo as Dr. Zarkov
1946
- Crack-Up as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
1943
- Batman as Dr. Hayden
- The Phantom as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
1942
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Senator (uncredited)
- The Secret Code as Police Commissioner
1941
- Rawhide Rangers as McDowell
- Federal Fugitives as Hammond
1940
- The Return of Frank James as Sheriff
- Brigham Young as Second Man with California Gold News
- Emergency Squad as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
- Wildcat Bus as Sweeney
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Dr. Zarkov
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1939
- Union Pacific as Old Man (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Police Capt. McTavish
- Torchy Runs for Mayor as Captain McTavish
- Rulers of the Sea as Kelsey (Uncredited)
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite as Inspector McTavish
- The Night of Nights as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
1938
- You Can't Take It with You as Mac (uncredited)
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars as Dr. Zarkov
- Mannequin as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
- Mars Attacks the World as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
- Rocket Ship as Dr. Hans Zarkov
- Blondes at Work as Capt. McTavish
- Next Time I Marry as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane in Panama as Captain McTavish
- Torchy Gets Her Man as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
- The Ship That Died as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Over the Wall as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
1937
- Ever Since Eve as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Adventurous Blonde as Captain McTavish
1936
- Flash Gordon as Dr. Hans Zarkov
- The Prisoner of Shark Island as Mr. Holt
- The Texas Rangers as Captain Stafford
- Road Gang as Chaplain (uncredited)
- The Murder of Dr. Harrigan as Police Sergeant
- End of the Trail as Sheriff Anderson
- The Perfect Set-Up as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
- Black Gold as Dan O'Reilly
1935
- 'G' Men as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
- The Eagle's Brood as Mike
- Men Without Names as Agent Joe
- 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
- Monsieur Beaucaire as Badger
1922
- Boomerang Bill as Terrence O'Malley
- The Bride's Play as Sir John Mansfield
1921
- Perjury as Phil Rourke
1913
- The Prisoner of Zenda as Detchard