Frank Shannon
Irish-Born stage and screen performer, he had his screen debut in "The Prisoner of Zenda." (1913) He is most fondly remembered as the brilliant 'Dr. Zarkov' in the three "Flash Gordon" serials.
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- Born:
- Jul 27, 1874
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 53
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Prisoner of Zenda 1913-02-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Purple Death from Outer Space 1966-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Purple Death from Outer Space | Dr. Zarkov | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | Spaceship to the Unknown | Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage) | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Profession | 1949-12-10 | |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Train Station Gateman (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | Batman | Dr. Hayden | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | The Phantom | Prof. Davidson (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Senator (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | The Secret Code | Police Commissioner | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Federal Fugitives | Hammond | 1941-03-29 |
| Movie | Rawhide Rangers | McDowell | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | Construction Supervisor at Elevator | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Dr. Zarkov | 1940-03-03 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Sheriff | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | A Dispatch from Reuters | Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
| Movie | Brigham Young | Second Man with California Gold News | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Wildcat Bus | Sweeney | 1940-08-23 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Police Capt. McTavish | 1939-02-02 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Old Man (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Captain McTavish | 1939-05-13 |
| Movie | The Night of Nights | Frank, the Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Rulers of the Sea | Kelsey (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Inspector McTavish | 1939-08-12 |
| Movie | Rocket Ship | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1938-03-05 |
| Movie | The Ship That Died | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1938-02-19 |
| Movie | Mannequin | Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited) | 1938-01-21 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Dr. Zarkov | 1938-03-21 |
| Movie | Blondes at Work | Capt. McTavish | 1938-02-05 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane in Panama | Captain McTavish | 1938-05-07 |
| Movie | Over the Wall | Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant | 1938-04-02 |
| Movie | Torchy Gets Her Man | Police Captain McTavish (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
| Movie | Next Time I Marry | Police Lieutenant | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Mac (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Mars Attacks the World | Dr. Alexis Zarkov | 1938-11-07 |
| Movie | Ever Since Eve | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
| Movie | The Adventurous Blonde | Captain McTavish | 1937-11-13 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Mr. Holt | 1936-02-28 |
| Movie | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Police Sergeant | 1936-01-11 |
| Movie | Black Gold | Dan O'Reilly | 1936-01-19 |
| Movie | The Perfect Set-Up | Detective Hewitt (uncredited) | 1936-02-01 |
| Movie | End of the Trail | Sheriff Anderson | 1936-10-10 |
| Movie | Road Gang | Chaplain (uncredited) | 1936-03-28 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers | Captain Stafford | 1936-08-28 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1936-04-06 |
| Movie | 'G' Men | Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited) | 1935-05-04 |
| Movie | Men Without Names | Leahy | 1935-06-29 |
| Movie | The Eagle's Brood | Mike | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | The Pace That Kills | Mr. Farley | 1935-12-01 |
| Movie | Woman in the Dark | Prison Warden | 1934-11-08 |
| Movie | Icebound | Judge Bradford | 1924-03-02 |
| Movie | Monsieur Beaucaire | Badger | 1924-08-11 |
| Movie | The Bride's Play | Sir John Mansfield | 1922-01-22 |
| Movie | Boomerang Bill | Terrence O'Malley | 1922-01-15 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Zenda | Detchard | 1913-02-18 |