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)
The Return of Frank James (1940)
as Sheriff
'G' Men (1935)
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939)
as Old Man (uncredited)
Batman (1943)
as Dr. Hayden
Brigham Young (1940)
as Second Man with California Gold News
Flash Gordon (1936)
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as Mr. Holt
The Texas Rangers (1936)
as Captain Stafford
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Actor
Rocket Ship (1938)
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
as Dr. Zarkov
Road Gang (1936)
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Crack-Up (1946)
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Senator (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Woman in the Dark (1934)
as Prison Warden
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
as Police Sergeant
End of the Trail (1936)
as Sheriff Anderson
Mannequin (1938)
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
Emergency Squad (1940)
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
as Dr. Zarkov
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
as Inspector McTavish
The Phantom (1943)
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
as Dr. Zarkov
The Bride's Play (1922)
as Sir John Mansfield
Next Time I Marry (1938)
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
as Police Capt. McTavish
Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
as Badger
The Eagle's Brood (1935)
as Mike
Wildcat Bus (1940)
as Sweeney
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
Over the Wall (1938)
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
The Night of Nights (1939)
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
The Secret Code (1942)
as Police Commissioner
Men Without Names (1935)
as Agent Joe
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
as Captain McTavish
The Pace That Kills (1935)
as Mr. Farley
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Mars Attacks the World (1938)
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
The Ship That Died (1938)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
as Captain McTavish
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
as Captain McTavish
Ever Since Eve (1937)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Boomerang Bill (1922)
as Terrence O'Malley
Icebound (1924)
as Judge Bradford
Blondes at Work (1938)
as Capt. McTavish
Rawhide Rangers (1941)
as McDowell
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
as Dr. Zarkov
Federal Fugitives (1941)
as Hammond
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (1966)
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Black Gold (1936)
as Dan O'Reilly
Perjury (1921)
as Phil Rourke
The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)
as Detchard
A Burglar to the Rescue (1931)
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning