Frank Shannon

Born: 1874-07-27, Ireland

Died: 1959-02-01

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

• 'G' Men (1935)
• You Can't Take It with You (1938)
• Brigham Young (1940)
• The Return of Frank James (1940)
• The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
• Road Gang (1936)
• Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
• A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
• Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
• A Dangerous Profession (1949)
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
• End of the Trail (1936)
• Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
• The Ship That Died (1938)
• Men Without Names (1935)
• The Eagle's Brood (1935)
• Rocket Ship (1938)
• The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
• Rulers of the Sea (1939)
• Over the Wall (1938)
• Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
• Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
• The Secret Code (1942)
• Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
• Woman in the Dark (1934)
• Icebound (1924)
• Wildcat Bus (1940)
• Ever Since Eve (1937)
• The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
• Emergency Squad (1940)