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Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

ActingBorn July 27, 1874Ireland 57 movies

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.

Frank Shannon filmography

Batman poster
6.2
Batman
1943 · Dr. Hayden
You Can't Take It with You poster
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Mac (uncredited)
Brigham Young poster
4.6
Brigham Young
1940 · Second Man with California Gold News
Union Pacific poster
6.7
Union Pacific
1939 · Old Man (uncredited)
Flash Gordon poster
6.4
Flash Gordon
1936 · Dr. Hans Zarkov
'G' Men poster
6.6
'G' Men
1935 · Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island poster
6.9
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Mr. Holt
The Return of Frank James poster
6.3
The Return of Frank James
1940 · Sheriff
Road Gang poster
7.0
Road Gang
1936 · Chaplain (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers poster
6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Captain Stafford
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe poster
5.8
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 · Dr. Zarkov
Crack-Up poster
5.8
Crack-Up
1946 · Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession poster
5.7
A Dangerous Profession
1949
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite poster
6.8
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 · Inspector McTavish
Men Without Names poster
6.3
Men Without Names
1935 · Agent Joe
Wildcat Bus poster
5.5
Wildcat Bus
1940 · Sweeney
Torchy Runs for Mayor poster
5.9
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 · Captain McTavish
The Phantom poster
6.6
The Phantom
1943 · Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
Over the Wall poster
5.7
Over the Wall
1938 · Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
Torchy Blane in Panama poster
5.8
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 · Captain McTavish
Mannequin poster
6.0
Mannequin
1938 · Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
Emergency Squad poster
7.0
Emergency Squad
1940 · Construction Supervisor at Elevator
Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster
6.4
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Senator (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea poster
6.7
Rulers of the Sea
1939 · Kelsey (Uncredited)
The Secret Code poster
5.9
The Secret Code
1942 · Police Commissioner
Torchy Gets Her Man poster
5.9
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 · Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
Peril from the Planet Mongo poster
7.0
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966 · Dr. Zarkov
Next Time I Marry poster
7.2
Next Time I Marry
1938 · Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Blondes at Work poster
6.3
Blondes at Work
1938 · Capt. McTavish
Torchy Blane in Chinatown poster
6.8
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · Police Capt. McTavish
A Dispatch from Reuters poster
6.3
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 · Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan poster
5.8
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936 · Police Sergeant
The Eagle's Brood poster
5.8
The Eagle's Brood
1935 · Mike
The Night of Nights poster
8.0
The Night of Nights
1939 · Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
End of the Trail poster
8.7
End of the Trail
1936 · Sheriff Anderson
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars poster
6.3
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938 · Dr. Zarkov
Spaceship to the Unknown poster
7.3
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966 · Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
The Adventurous Blonde poster
5.3
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Captain McTavish
Woman in the Dark poster
6.1
Woman in the Dark
1934 · Prison Warden
Rocket Ship poster
6.3
Rocket Ship
1938 · Dr. Hans Zarkov
Mars Attacks the World poster
6.5
Mars Attacks the World
1938 · Dr. Alexis Zarkov
The Ship That Died poster
5.9
The Ship That Died
1938 · Minor Role (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve poster
5.8
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Black Gold poster
5.3
Black Gold
1936 · Dan O'Reilly
Federal Fugitives poster
6.3
Federal Fugitives
1941 · Hammond
Monsieur Beaucaire poster
5.6
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924 · Badger
A Burglar to the Rescue poster
7.5
A Burglar to the Rescue
1931 · The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
The Pace That Kills poster
3.1
The Pace That Kills
1935 · Mr. Farley
The Bride's Play poster
5.2
The Bride's Play
1922 · Sir John Mansfield
Icebound poster
9.0
Icebound
1924 · Judge Bradford
Purple Death from Outer Space poster
5.8
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966 · Dr. Zarkov
Boomerang Bill poster
4.5
Boomerang Bill
1922 · Terrence O'Malley
The Perfect Set-Up poster
6.5
The Perfect Set-Up
1936 · Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Rawhide Rangers poster
6.7
Rawhide Rangers
1941 · McDowell
The Prisoner of Zenda poster
3.5
The Prisoner of Zenda
1913 · Detchard
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars poster
10.0
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966 · Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Perjury poster
10.0
Perjury
1921 · Phil Rourke