Frank Shannon
Known for Acting
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
Union Pacific
1939
as Old Man (uncredited)
'G' Men
1935
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mac (uncredited)
Brigham Young
1940
as Second Man with California Gold News
Road Gang
1936
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Batman
1943
as Dr. Hayden
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Sheriff
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Mannequin
1938
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession
1949
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Police Capt. McTavish
Blondes at Work
1938
as Capt. McTavish
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Inspector McTavish
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
as Police Sergeant
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Senator (uncredited)
Woman in the Dark
1934
as Prison Warden
Over the Wall
1938
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant