
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
1936

Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
1938

End of the Trail
as Sheriff Anderson
1936

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. Zarkov
1940

The Texas Rangers
as Captain Stafford
1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. Holt
1936

The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
1943

The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
1939

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. Zarkov
1938

Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Zarkov
1966

Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavish
1938

Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'Malley
1922

Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavish
1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavish
1939

Wildcat Bus
as Sweeney
1940

Black Gold
as Dan O'Reilly
1936

Woman in the Dark
as Prison Warden
1934

Federal Fugitives
as Hammond
1941

A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
1931

Rawhide Rangers
as McDowell
1941