Cast
Frank Shannon
Acting
Cast
Frank Shannon
Known for
Acting
Born
1874-07-27
From
Ireland
Died
1959-02-01
Also known as Frank Connolly Shannon, Francis Shannon
Biography
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.
'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
Batman
as Dr. Hayden
Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
The Phantom
as Professor Davidson
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
A Dangerous Profession
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. Holt
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
The Adventurous Blonde
as Captain McTavish
Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain McTavish
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
The Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)
The Eagle's Brood
as Mike
Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
The Pace That Kills
as Mr. Farley
The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
Icebound
as Judge Bradford
Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden
Men Without Names
as Agent Joe
The Ship That Died
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Police Sergeant
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Badger
Perjury
as Phil Rourke
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Dr. Zarkov
Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'Malley
The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Detchard
The Bride's Play
as Sir John Mansfield