Acting credits
57
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Frank Shannon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 57Series: 0
TMDB ID: 33362
IMDb ID: nm0788284
Known for: Acting
Born: July 27, 1874
Died: February 1, 1959
Age: 84
Place of birth: Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1913 - 1966
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q165375
Also known as
Frank Connolly Shannon • Francis 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Frank Shannon.
6.0
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Dr. Zarkov
1966 Movie
5.2
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
1966 Movie
6.0
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
1966 Movie
5.6
A Dangerous Profession
1949 Movie
5.6
Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
1946 Movie
6.2
The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
1943 Movie
6.4
Batman
as Dr. Hayden
1943 Movie
5.1
The Secret Code
as Police Commissioner
1942 Movie
5.8
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
1942 Movie
5.0
Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
1941 Movie
5.4
Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
1941 Movie
6.1
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940 Movie
4.4
Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold News
1940 Movie
4.9
Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
1940 Movie
6.3
The Return of Frank James
as Sheriff
1940 Movie
5.8
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
1940 Movie
5.0
Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
1940 Movie
The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.5
Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.0
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
1939 Movie
5.7
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
1939 Movie
6.6
Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.0
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavish
1939 Movie
7.0
Next Time I Marry
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1938 Movie