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