1874-07-27 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.
Spaceship to the Unknown | Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage) | 1966-01-01 | |
Purple Death from Outer Space | Dr. Zarkov | 1966-01-01 | |
A Dangerous Profession | 1949-12-10 | ||
Crack-Up | Train Station Gateman (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 | |
The Phantom | Professor Davidson | 1943-12-24 | |
The Phantom | Prof. Davidson (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 | |
Batman | Dr. Hayden | 1943-07-16 | |
Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Senator (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 | |
The Secret Code | Police Commissioner | 1942-09-04 | |
Federal Fugitives | Hammond | 1941-03-29 | |
Rawhide Rangers | McDowell | 1941-07-18 | |
Brigham Young | Second Man with California Gold News | 1940-09-27 | |
The Return of Frank James | Sheriff | 1940-08-10 | |
A Dispatch from Reuters | Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 | |
Emergency Squad | Construction Supervisor at Elevator | 1940-01-05 | |
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Dr. Zarkov | 1940-03-03 | |
Wildcat Bus | Sweeney | 1940-08-23 | |
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Inspector McTavish | 1939-08-12 | |
Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Police Capt. McTavish | 1939-02-02 | |
Rulers of the Sea | Kelsey (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 | |
The Night of Nights | Frank, the Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 | |
Torchy Runs for Mayor | Captain McTavish | 1939-05-13 | |
Union Pacific | Old Man (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 | |
Mars Attacks the World | Dr. Alexis Zarkov | 1938-11-07 | |
Torchy Gets Her Man | Police Captain McTavish (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 | |
Mannequin | Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited) | 1938-01-21 | |
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Dr. Zarkov | 1938-03-21 | |
Blondes at Work | Capt. McTavish | 1938-02-05 | |
Over the Wall | Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant | 1938-04-02 | |
Rocket Ship | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1938-03-05 | |
You Can't Take It with You | Mac (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 | |
The Ship That Died | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1938-02-19 | |
Next Time I Marry | Police Lieutenant | 1938-12-09 | |
Torchy Blane in Panama | Captain McTavish | 1938-05-07 | |
Ever Since Eve | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 | |
The Adventurous Blonde | Captain McTavish | 1937-11-13 | |
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Police Sergeant | 1936-01-11 | |
Road Gang | Chaplain (uncredited) | 1936-03-28 | |
The Texas Rangers | Captain Stafford | 1936-08-28 | |
The Prisoner of Shark Island | Mr. Holt | 1936-02-28 | |
The Perfect Set-Up | Detective Hewitt (uncredited) | 1936-02-01 | |
Black Gold | Dan O'Reilly | 1936-01-19 | |
Flash Gordon | Dr. Hans Zarkov | 1936-04-06 | |
End of the Trail | Sheriff Anderson | 1936-10-10 | |
The Pace That Kills | Mr. Farley | 1935-12-01 | |
'G' Men | Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited) | 1935-05-04 | |
Men Without Names | Leahy | 1935-06-29 | |
The Eagle's Brood | Mike | 1935-10-25 | |
Woman in the Dark | Prison Warden | 1934-11-08 | |
A Burglar to the Rescue | The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning | 1931-09-07 | |
Monsieur Beaucaire | Badger | 1924-08-11 | |
Icebound | Judge Bradford | 1924-03-02 | |
Boomerang Bill | Terrence O'Malley | 1922-01-15 | |
The Bride's Play | Sir John Mansfield | 1922-01-22 | |
The Prisoner of Zenda | Detchard | 1913-02-18 |