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