Frank Shannon
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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
Credits
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Mac (uncredited)
'G' Men (1935)
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
Road Gang (1936)
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Brigham Young (1940)
as Second Man with California Gold News
Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
as Dr. Zarkov
Batman (1943)
as Dr. Hayden
Union Pacific (1939)
as Old Man (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James (1940)
as Sheriff
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as Mr. Holt
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Actor
Flash Gordon (1936)
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
End of the Trail (1936)
as Sheriff Anderson
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Senator (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers (1936)
as Captain Stafford
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
as Dr. Zarkov
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
as Dr. Zarkov
The Night of Nights (1939)
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
Crack-Up (1946)
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
The Bride's Play (1922)
as Sir John Mansfield
A Burglar to the Rescue (1931)
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
as Police Capt. McTavish
Mars Attacks the World (1938)
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Woman in the Dark (1934)
as Prison Warden
The Phantom (1943)
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
The Eagle's Brood (1935)
as Mike
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
as Dr. Zarkov
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
as Captain McTavish
The Pace That Kills (1935)
as Mr. Farley
Black Gold (1936)
as Dan O'Reilly
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)
as Detchard
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
as Captain McTavish
The Ship That Died (1938)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Mannequin (1938)
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
as Inspector McTavish
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
as Captain McTavish
Ever Since Eve (1937)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
as Police Sergeant
Emergency Squad (1940)
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
Next Time I Marry (1938)
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Rocket Ship (1938)
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
as Badger
Boomerang Bill (1922)
as Terrence O'Malley
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (1966)
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
The Secret Code (1942)
as Police Commissioner
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Perjury (1921)
as Phil Rourke
Blondes at Work (1938)
as Capt. McTavish
Men Without Names (1935)
as Agent Joe
Rawhide Rangers (1941)
as McDowell
Icebound (1924)
as Judge Bradford
Federal Fugitives (1941)
as Hammond
Over the Wall (1938)
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
Wildcat Bus (1940)
as Sweeney