Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Acting
Born Jul 27, 1874
From Ireland
Died Feb 01, 1959

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

Filmography — Acting

You Can't Take It with You
7.5
1938

You Can't Take It with You

Mac (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
6.3
1940

The Return of Frank James

Sheriff

Union Pacific
6.6
1939

Union Pacific

Old Man (uncredited)

'G' Men
6.6
1935

'G' Men

Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)

Batman
6.2
1943

Batman

Dr. Hayden

Mannequin
5.9
1938

Mannequin

Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
5.8
1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Dr. Zarkov

Flash Gordon
6.4
1936

Flash Gordon

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Crack-Up
5.6
1946

Crack-Up

Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)

Woman in the Dark
5.9
1934

Woman in the Dark

Prison Warden

Over the Wall
5.0
1938

Over the Wall

Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant

The Texas Rangers
6.4
1936

The Texas Rangers

Captain Stafford

A Dispatch from Reuters
6.1
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.8
1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Mr. Holt

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
6.0
1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Inspector McTavish

Next Time I Marry
7.0
1938

Next Time I Marry

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

A Dangerous Profession
5.6
1949

A Dangerous Profession

Icebound
1924

Icebound

Judge Bradford

Rulers of the Sea
6.5
1939

Rulers of the Sea

Kelsey (Uncredited)

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
5.8
1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Senator (uncredited)

Brigham Young
4.4
1940

Brigham Young

Second Man with California Gold News

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
6.0
1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Police Capt. McTavish

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
5.6
1936

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

Police Sergeant

Road Gang
6.5
1936

Road Gang

Chaplain (uncredited)

Spaceship to the Unknown
6.0
1966

Spaceship to the Unknown

Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
6.2
1938

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

Dr. Zarkov

Blondes at Work
6.1
1938

Blondes at Work

Capt. McTavish

Ever Since Eve
5.5
1937

Ever Since Eve

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Mars Attacks the World
6.0
1938

Mars Attacks the World

Dr. Alexis Zarkov

Emergency Squad
5.0
1940

Emergency Squad

Construction Supervisor at Elevator

Wildcat Bus
4.9
1940

Wildcat Bus

Sweeney

The Phantom
6.2
1943

The Phantom

Prof. Davidson (uncredited)

The Bride's Play
4.9
1922

The Bride's Play

Sir John Mansfield

The Pace That Kills
2.8
1935

The Pace That Kills

Mr. Farley

Torchy Runs for Mayor
5.7
1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Captain McTavish

End of the Trail
8.0
1936

End of the Trail

Sheriff Anderson

Rocket Ship
5.4
1938

Rocket Ship

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Torchy Gets Her Man
5.6
1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde
5.0
1937

The Adventurous Blonde

Captain McTavish

The Secret Code
5.1
1942

The Secret Code

Police Commissioner

Monsieur Beaucaire
5.2
1924

Monsieur Beaucaire

Badger

Torchy Blane in Panama
5.3
1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

Captain McTavish

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
10.0
1966

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

Dr. Alexis Zarkov

Boomerang Bill
2.0
1922

Boomerang Bill

Terrence O'Malley

Purple Death from Outer Space
5.2
1966

Purple Death from Outer Space

Dr. Zarkov

The Eagle's Brood
4.8
1935

The Eagle's Brood

Mike

Rawhide Rangers
5.0
1941

Rawhide Rangers

McDowell

Black Gold
4.0
1936

Black Gold

Dan O'Reilly

Federal Fugitives
5.4
1941

Federal Fugitives

Hammond

Men Without Names
6.0
1935

Men Without Names

Agent Joe

The Perfect Set-Up
6.0
1936

The Perfect Set-Up

Detective Hewitt (uncredited)

The Ship That Died
5.8
1938

The Ship That Died

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Night of Nights
1939

The Night of Nights

Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)

Peril from the Planet Mongo
6.0
1966

Peril from the Planet Mongo

Dr. Zarkov

A Burglar to the Rescue
8.0
1931

A Burglar to the Rescue

The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning

Perjury
1921

Perjury

Phil Rourke

The Prisoner of Zenda
3.5
1913

The Prisoner of Zenda

Detchard