Actor
Frank Shannon
Born 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.
Acting
You Can't Take It with You
Mac (uncredited) · 1938
The Return of Frank James
Sheriff · 1940
'G' Men
Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited) · 1935
Batman
Dr. Hayden · 1943
Union Pacific
Old Man (uncredited) · 1939
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Mr. Holt · 1936
Flash Gordon
Dr. Hans Zarkov · 1936
Perjury
Phil Rourke · 1921
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Dr. Alexis Zarkov · 1966
The Texas Rangers
Captain Stafford · 1936
End of the Trail
Sheriff Anderson · 1936
Crack-Up
Train Station Gateman (Uncredited) · 1946
Icebound
Judge Bradford · 1924
Next Time I Marry
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) · 1938
Mannequin
Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited) · 1938
Woman in the Dark
Prison Warden · 1934
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Dr. Zarkov · 1938
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Dr. Zarkov · 1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) · 1940
The Phantom
Prof. Davidson (uncredited) · 1943
The Night of Nights
Frank, the Bartender (uncredited) · 1939
Road Gang
Chaplain (uncredited) · 1936
Blondes at Work
Capt. McTavish · 1938
Spaceship to the Unknown
Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage) · 1966