Actor

Frank Shannon

Birthday: July 27, 1874

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966) as Dr. Zarkov
Age: 92
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966) as Dr. Zarkov
Age: 91
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
Age: 91
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Age: 75
Crack-Up (1946) as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)
Age: 72
The Phantom (1943) as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
Age: 69
Batman (1943) as Dr. Hayden
Age: 68
The Secret Code (1942) as Police Commissioner
Age: 68
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) as Senator (uncredited)
Age: 67
Rawhide Rangers (1941) as McDowell
Age: 66
Federal Fugitives (1941) as Hammond
Age: 66
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Age: 66
Brigham Young (1940) as Second Man with California Gold News
Age: 66
Wildcat Bus (1940) as Sweeney
Age: 66
The Return of Frank James (1940) as Sheriff
Age: 66
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) as Dr. Zarkov
Age: 65
Emergency Squad (1940) as Construction Supervisor at Elevator
Age: 65
The Night of Nights (1939) as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 65
Rulers of the Sea (1939) as Kelsey (Uncredited)
Age: 65
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) as Inspector McTavish
Age: 65
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939) as Captain McTavish
Age: 64
Union Pacific (1939) as Old Man (uncredited)
Age: 64
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) as Police Capt. McTavish
Age: 64
Next Time I Marry (1938) as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age: 64
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938) as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
Age: 64
Mars Attacks the World (1938) as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Age: 64
You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Mac (uncredited)
Age: 64
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) as Captain McTavish
Age: 63
Over the Wall (1938) as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant
Age: 63
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) as Dr. Zarkov
Age: 63
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (1938) as Dr. Alexis Zarkov
Age: 63
Rocket Ship (1938) as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Age: 63
The Ship That Died (1938) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age: 63
Blondes at Work (1938) as Capt. McTavish
Age: 63
Mannequin (1938) as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)
Age: 63
The Adventurous Blonde (1937) as Captain McTavish
Age: 63
Ever Since Eve (1937) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Age: 62
End of the Trail (1936) as Sheriff Anderson
Age: 62
The Texas Rangers (1936) as Captain Stafford
Age: 62
Flash Gordon (1936) as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Age: 61
Road Gang (1936) as Chaplain (uncredited)
Age: 61
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) as Mr. Holt
Age: 61
The Perfect Set-Up (1936) as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Age: 61
Black Gold (1936) as Dan O'Reilly
Age: 61
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) as Police Sergeant
Age: 61
The Pace That Kills (1935) as Mr. Farley
Age: 61
The Eagle's Brood (1935) as Mike
Age: 61
Men Without Names (1935) as Agent Joe
Age: 60
'G' Men (1935) as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
Age: 60
Woman in the Dark (1934) as Prison Warden
Age: 60
A Burglar to the Rescue (1931) as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
Age: 57
Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) as Badger
Age: 50
Icebound (1924) as Judge Bradford
Age: 49
The Bride's Play (1922) as Sir John Mansfield
Age: 47
Boomerang Bill (1922) as Terrence O'Malley
Age: 47
Perjury (1921) as Phil Rourke
Age: 47
The Prisoner of Zenda (1913) as Detchard
Age: 38