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:
- 51
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Prisoner of Zenda 1913-02-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Spaceship to the Unknown 1966-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Spaceship to the Unknown | Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage) | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | Purple Death from Outer Space | Dr. Zarkov | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Profession | 1949-12-10 | |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Train Station Gateman (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | The Phantom | Prof. Davidson (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Batman | Dr. Hayden | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Senator (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | The Secret Code | Police Commissioner | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Rawhide Rangers | McDowell | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Federal Fugitives | Hammond | 1941-03-29 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Dr. Zarkov | 1940-03-03 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Sheriff | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | Construction Supervisor at Elevator | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Wildcat Bus | Sweeney | 1940-08-23 |
| 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 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Police Capt. McTavish | 1939-02-02 |
| Movie | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Captain McTavish | 1939-05-13 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Old Man (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Rulers of the Sea | Kelsey (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Inspector McTavish | 1939-08-12 |
| Movie | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Dr. Zarkov | 1938-03-21 |
| Movie | Rocket Ship | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1938-03-05 |
| Movie | The Ship That Died | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1938-02-19 |
| Movie | Blondes at Work | Capt. McTavish | 1938-02-05 |
| Movie | Over the Wall | Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant | 1938-04-02 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane in Panama | Captain McTavish | 1938-05-07 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Mac (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Next Time I Marry | Police Lieutenant | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | Torchy Gets Her Man | Police Captain McTavish (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
| 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 | Black Gold | Dan O'Reilly | 1936-01-19 |
| Movie | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Police Sergeant | 1936-01-11 |
| 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 | A Burglar to the Rescue | The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning | 1931-09-07 |
| Movie | Monsieur Beaucaire | Badger | 1924-08-11 |
| Movie | Icebound | Judge Bradford | 1924-03-02 |
| Movie | The Bride's Play | Sir John Mansfield | 1922-01-22 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Zenda | Detchard | 1913-02-18 |