
Acting
Born July 27, 1874 · Ireland
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.

Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966

Purple Death from Outer Space
1966

Spaceship to the Unknown
1966

A Dangerous Profession
1949

Crack-Up
1946

The Phantom
1943

Batman
1943

The Secret Code
1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942

Rawhide Rangers
1941

Federal Fugitives
1941

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940

Brigham Young
1940

Wildcat Bus
1940

The Return of Frank James
1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940

Emergency Squad
1940

The Night of Nights
1939

Rulers of the Sea
1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939

Union Pacific
1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939

Next Time I Marry
1938

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938

Mars Attacks the World
1938

You Can't Take It with You
1938

Torchy Blane in Panama
1938

Over the Wall
1938

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938

Rocket Ship
1938

The Ship That Died
1938

Blondes at Work
1938

Mannequin
1938

The Adventurous Blonde
1937

Ever Since Eve
1937

End of the Trail
1936

The Texas Rangers
1936

Flash Gordon
1936

Road Gang
1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936

The Perfect Set-Up
1936

Black Gold
1936

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936

The Pace That Kills
1935

The Eagle's Brood
1935

Men Without Names
1935

'G' Men
1935

Woman in the Dark
1934

A Burglar to the Rescue
1931

Monsieur Beaucaire
1924

Icebound
1924

The Bride's Play
1922

Boomerang Bill
1922

Perjury
1921

The Prisoner of Zenda
1913