Acting
Frank Shannon
Also Known As: Frank Connolly Shannon, Francis Shannon
Birth Date
July 27, 1874
Death Date
February 1, 1959
(passed away at 84)
Place of Birth
Ireland
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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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You Can't Take It with You
Mac (uncredited)
1938
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Mr. Holt
1936
Union Pacific
Old Man (uncredited)
1939
Batman
Dr. Hayden
1943
The Return of Frank James
Sheriff
1940
'G' Men
Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
1935
Flash Gordon
Dr. Hans Zarkov
1936
Brigham Young
Second Man with California Gold News
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Dr. Zarkov
1940
Peril from the Planet Mongo
Dr. Zarkov
1966
A Dangerous Profession
1949
End of the Trail
Sheriff Anderson
1936
A Dispatch from Reuters
Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940
Next Time I Marry
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1938
Woman in the Dark
Prison Warden
1934
Spaceship to the Unknown
Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
1966
Rulers of the Sea
Kelsey (Uncredited)
1939
The Texas Rangers
Captain Stafford
1936
Torchy Gets Her Man
Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
1938
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Dr. Zarkov
1938