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 For
Filmography
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
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