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