Frank 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.

Known For

Flash Gordon

6 April, 1936

Mannequin

21 January, 1938

End of the Trail

10 October, 1936

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

3 March, 1940

The Texas Rangers

28 August, 1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island

28 February, 1936

The Phantom

24 December, 1943

The Night of Nights

1 December, 1939

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

21 March, 1938

Purple Death from Outer Space

1 January, 1966

Blondes at Work

5 February, 1938

Boomerang Bill

15 January, 1922

Torchy Runs for Mayor

13 May, 1939

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

12 August, 1939

Wildcat Bus

23 August, 1940

Black Gold

19 January, 1936

Woman in the Dark

8 November, 1934

Federal Fugitives

29 March, 1941

A Burglar to the Rescue

7 September, 1931

Rawhide Rangers

18 July, 1941

Ever Since Eve

15 July, 1937

Next Time I Marry

9 December, 1938

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

11 January, 1936

Men Without Names

29 June, 1935

Union Pacific

5 May, 1939

The Ship That Died

19 February, 1938

Rocket Ship

5 March, 1938

You Can't Take It with You

1 September, 1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

7 May, 1938

The Eagle's Brood

25 October, 1935

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

2 February, 1939

Emergency Squad

5 January, 1940

Brigham Young

27 September, 1940

The Return of Frank James

10 August, 1940

The Phantom

24 December, 1943

A Dispatch from Reuters

19 October, 1940

The Prisoner of Zenda

18 February, 1913

Road Gang

28 March, 1936

Over the Wall

2 April, 1938

The Bride's Play

22 January, 1922

Mars Attacks the World

7 November, 1938

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

26 June, 1942

The Secret Code

4 September, 1942

Icebound

2 March, 1924

The Perfect Set-Up

1 February, 1936

The Adventurous Blonde

13 November, 1937

Torchy Gets Her Man

12 November, 1938

Batman

16 July, 1943

Rulers of the Sea

8 November, 1939

'G' Men

4 May, 1935

Spaceship to the Unknown

1 January, 1966

The Pace That Kills

1 December, 1935

A Dangerous Profession

10 December, 1949

Monsieur Beaucaire

11 August, 1924

Crack-Up

6 September, 1946

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

21 March, 1938

Perjury

14 August, 1921