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