Frank Shannon

Known for: Acting

Born: 1874-07-27 – 1959-02-01 (aged 84)

From: Ireland

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.

Filmography (57)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
as Dr. Zarkov
MOVIE★ 10.0
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
MOVIE★ 5.8
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
as Dr. Zarkov
MOVIE★ 7.3
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
A Dangerous Profession
1949
MOVIE★ 5.8
Crack-Up
1946
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Phantom
1943
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Batman
1943
as Dr. Hayden
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Secret Code
1942
as Police Commissioner
MOVIE★ 6.4
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Senator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Rawhide Rangers
1941
as McDowell
MOVIE★ 6.3
Federal Fugitives
1941
as Hammond
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.6
Brigham Young
1940
as Second Man with California Gold News
MOVIE★ 5.5
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Sweeney
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 5.8
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Dr. Zarkov
MOVIE★ 7.0
Emergency Squad
1940
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Night of Nights
1939
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Inspector McTavish
MOVIE★ 5.9
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Captain McTavish
MOVIE★ 6.7
Union Pacific
1939
as Old Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Police Capt. McTavish
MOVIE★ 7.2
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mars Attacks the World
1938
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
MOVIE★ 7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mac (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Captain McTavish
MOVIE★ 5.7
Over the Wall
1938
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
MOVIE★ 6.3
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Dr. Zarkov
MOVIE★ 6.3
Rocket Ship
1938
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Ship That Died
1938
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Blondes at Work
1938
as Capt. McTavish
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mannequin
1938
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Captain McTavish
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.7
End of the Trail
1936
as Sheriff Anderson
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936
as Captain Stafford
MOVIE★ 6.4
Flash Gordon
1936
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
MOVIE★ 7.0
Road Gang
1936
as Chaplain (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Mr. Holt
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Perfect Set-Up
1936
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Black Gold
1936
as Dan O'Reilly
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
as Police Sergeant
MOVIE★ 3.2
The Pace That Kills
1935
as Mr. Farley
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as Mike
MOVIE★ 6.3
Men Without Names
1935
as Agent Joe
MOVIE★ 6.6
'G' Men
1935
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Woman in the Dark
1934
as Prison Warden
MOVIE★ 7.5
A Burglar to the Rescue
1931
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
MOVIE★ 5.6
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
as Badger
MOVIE★ 9.0
Icebound
1924
as Judge Bradford
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Bride's Play
1922
as Sir John Mansfield
MOVIE★ 4.5
Boomerang Bill
1922
as Terrence O'Malley
MOVIE★ 10.0
Perjury
1921
as Phil Rourke
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Prisoner of Zenda
1913
as Detchard