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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 27, 1874
Died
February 1, 1959
Place of Birth
Ireland
Also Known As
- Frank Connolly Shannon
- Francis Shannon
Frank Shannon
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.0
Dr. Zarkov
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
6.0
Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
5.2
Dr. Zarkov
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
5.6
A Dangerous Profession
1949
5.6
Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946
6.2
Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
The Phantom
1943
6.2
Professor Davidson
The Phantom
1943
6.4
Dr. Hayden
Batman
1943
5.1
Police Commissioner
The Secret Code
1942
5.8
Senator (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Credits
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Dr. Zarkov
1966
6.0
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
1966
6.0
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
1966
5.2
A Dangerous Profession
1949
5.6
Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
1946
5.6
The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
1943
6.2
The Phantom
as Professor Davidson
1943
6.2
Batman
as Dr. Hayden
1943
6.4
The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
1942
5.1
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
1942
5.8
Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
1941
5.0
Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
1941
5.4
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940
6.1
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
1940
4.4
Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
1940
4.9
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
1940
6.3
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
1940
5.8
Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
1940
5.0
The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
1939
0.0
Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
1939
6.5
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
1939
6.0
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
1939
5.7
Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
1939
6.0
Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1938
7.0
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
1938
5.6
Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
1938
6.0
You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)
1938
7.5
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain McTavish
1938
5.3
Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
1938
5.0
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
1938
6.2
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
1938
10.0
Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
1938
4.8
The Ship That Died
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
1938
6.1
Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
1938
5.9
The Adventurous Blonde
as Captain McTavish
1937
5.0
Ever Since Eve
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1937
5.5
End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
1936
8.0
The Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
1936
6.3
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
1936
6.4
Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)
1936
6.5
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. Holt
1936
6.8
The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
1936
6.0
Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
1936
5.0
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Police Sergeant
1936
5.6
The Pace That Kills
as Mr. Farley
1935
2.8
The Eagle's Brood
as Mike
1935
4.7
Men Without Names
as Agent Joe
1935
6.0
'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
1935
6.6
Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden
1934
6.0
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
1931
8.0
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Badger
1924
5.2
Icebound
as Judge Bradford
1924
0.0
The Bride's Play
as Sir John Mansfield
1922
4.9
Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'Malley
1922
2.0
Perjury
as Phil Rourke
1921
0.0
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Detchard
1913
3.5