Frank Shannon
Birthday
1874/07/27
Day of death
1959/02/01 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ireland
Also know as
Frank Connolly Shannon, Francis Shannon
Biography
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.
Acting
(1936) Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1938) Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
(1936) End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
(1940) Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
(1936) The Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
(1936) The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. Holt
(1943) The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
(1939) The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
(1938) Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
(1966) Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
(1938) Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
(1922) Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'Malley
(1939) Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
(1939) Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
(1940) Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
(1936) Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
(1934) Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden
(1941) Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
(1931) A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
(1941) Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
(1937) Ever Since Eve
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1938) Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant
(1936) The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Police Sergeant
(1935) Men Without Names
as Leahy
(1939) Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1938) The Ship That Died
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1938) Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
(1938) You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)
(1938) Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain McTavish
(1935) The Eagle's Brood
as Mike
(1939) Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
(1940) Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
(1940) Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
(1940) The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
(1943) The Phantom
as Professor Davidson
(1940) A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
(1913) The Prisoner of Zenda
as Detchard
(1936) Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)
(1938) Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
(1922) The Bride's Play
as Sir John Mansfield
(1938) Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1942) Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
(1942) The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
(1924) Icebound
as Judge Bradford
(1936) The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
(1937) The Adventurous Blonde
as Captain McTavish
(1938) Torchy Gets Her Man
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
(1943) Batman
as Dr. Hayden
(1939) Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
(1935) 'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
(1966) Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
(1935) The Pace That Kills
as Mr. Farley
(1949) A Dangerous Profession
as ---
(1924) Monsieur Beaucaire
as Badger
(1946) Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
(1938) Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
(1921) Perjury
as Phil Rourke