Frank Shannon

Actor

Born: July 27, 1874 (84 years old)

Died: February 1, 1959

Place of birth: Ireland

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 (31)

• Flash Gordon (1936, ★ 6.4)
• Mannequin (1938, ★ 5.9)
• Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940, ★ 5.8)
• The Texas Rangers (1936, ★ 6.4)
• The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936, ★ 6.8)
• The Phantom (1943, ★ 6.2)
• Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938, ★ 6.2)
• Blondes at Work (1938, ★ 6.1)
• Next Time I Marry (1938, ★ 7)
• Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939, ★ 5.7)
• Woman in the Dark (1934, ★ 5.9)
• Union Pacific (1939, ★ 6.6)
• You Can't Take It with You (1938, ★ 7.5)
• Ever Since Eve (1937, ★ 5.5)
• The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936, ★ 5.6)
• The Return of Frank James (1940, ★ 6.3)
• Batman (1943, ★ 6.2)
• 'G' Men (1935, ★ 6.6)
• Purple Death from Outer Space (1966, ★ 5.2)
• Wildcat Bus (1940, ★ 4.9)
• Torchy Blane in Panama (1938, ★ 5.3)
• A Dispatch from Reuters (1940, ★ 6.1)
• Brigham Young (1940, ★ 4.4)
• The Bride's Play (1922, ★ 4.9)
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942, ★ 5.8)
• The Adventurous Blonde (1937, ★ 5)
• Torchy Gets Her Man (1938, ★ 5.6)
• A Dangerous Profession (1949, ★ 5.6)
• Monsieur Beaucaire (1924, ★ 5.2)
• Crack-Up (1946, ★ 5.6)