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Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Birthday: 1874-07-27 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1966
Purple Death from Outer Space

as    Dr. Zarkov

1941
Federal Fugitives

as    Hammond

1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as    Dr. Zarkov

1940
Wildcat Bus

as    Sweeney

1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor

as    Captain McTavish

1939
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

as    Inspector McTavish

1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as    Police Capt. McTavish

1938
Blondes at Work

as    Capt. McTavish

1938
Rocket Ship

as    Dr. Hans Zarkov

1938
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

as    Dr. Zarkov

1936
The Texas Rangers

as    Captain Stafford

1936
Flash Gordon

as    Dr. Hans Zarkov

1935
The Eagle's Brood

as    Mike

1934
Woman in the Dark

as    Prison Warden

1931
A Burglar to the Rescue

as    The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning

1913
The Prisoner of Zenda

as    Detchard