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Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon
  • Name: Frank Shannon
  • Birthday: 1874-07-27
  • Also known as: Frank Connolly Shannon,Francis Shannon
  • Place of birth: Ireland
  • Popularity: 4.21
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.

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Movies:

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