Frank Shannon
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff 1940
Batman
as Dr. Hayden 1943
'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited) 1935
Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited) 1939
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. Holt 1936
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov 1936
Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited) 1946
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov 1940
Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited) 1938
The Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford 1936
Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden 1934
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov 1938
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News 1940
A Dangerous Profession
1949
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) 1940
The Pace That Kills
as Mr. Farley 1935