Frank Shannon

Born

7/27/1874

Ireland

Frank 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.

Known For58 Movies

You Can't Take It with You
1938
★7.5
'G' Men
1935
★6.6
The Return of Frank James
1940
★6.3
Batman
1943
★6.2
Union Pacific
1939
★6.7
Flash Gordon
1936
★6.4
Brigham Young
1940
★4.6
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
★6.9
Road Gang
1936
★7.0
Rocket Ship
1938
★6.3
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
★5.8
A Dangerous Profession
1949
★5.7
Crack-Up
1946
★5.8
The Texas Rangers
1936
★6.6
End of the Trail
1936
★8.7
Mannequin
1938
★6.0
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
★6.3
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
★5.6
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
★6.4
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
★5.8
Emergency Squad
1940
★7.0
The Eagle's Brood
1935
★5.8
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
★5.9
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
★7.0
The Phantom
1943
★6.6
The Phantom
1943
★6.6
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
★7.3
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
★5.9
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
★6.8
Wildcat Bus
1940
★5.5
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
★6.3
Men Without Names
1935
★6.3
The Bride's Play
1922
★5.2
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
★5.8
Boomerang Bill
1922
★4.5
Woman in the Dark
1934
★6.1
The Secret Code
1942
★5.9
Rulers of the Sea
1939
★6.7
The Pace That Kills
1935
★3.1
Next Time I Marry
1938
★7.2
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
★6.8
Ever Since Eve
1937
★5.8
Blondes at Work
1938
★6.3
Over the Wall
1938
★5.7
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
★5.3
Black Gold
1936
★5.3
The Ship That Died
1938
★5.9
Icebound
1924
★9.0
The Prisoner of Zenda
1913
★3.5
Mars Attacks the World
1938
★6.5
The Night of Nights
1939
★8.0
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
★5.8
Federal Fugitives
1941
★6.3
The Perfect Set-Up
1936
★6.5
Rawhide Rangers
1941
★6.7
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966
★10.0
A Burglar to the Rescue
1931
★7.5
Perjury
1921
★10.0