
Frank Shannon
Born: 1874-07-27
Place of Birth: Ireland
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

Mars Attacks the World
1938★ 6.0

The Perfect Set-Up
1936★ 6.0

The Phantom
1943★ 6.2

The Phantom
1943★ 6.2

A Burglar to the Rescue
1931★ 8.0

Federal Fugitives
1941★ 5.4

'G' Men
1935★ 6.6

Road Gang
1936★ 6.5

Brigham Young
1940★ 4.4

Blondes at Work
1938★ 6.1

Mannequin
1938★ 5.9

Rawhide Rangers
1941★ 5.0

You Can't Take It with You
1938★ 7.5

Icebound
1924★ 0.0

Black Gold
1936★ 5.0

The Prisoner of Zenda
1913★ 3.5

Flash Gordon
1936★ 6.4

The Texas Rangers
1936★ 6.3

Perjury
1921★ 0.0

Ever Since Eve
1937★ 5.5

Monsieur Beaucaire
1924★ 5.2

End of the Trail
1936★ 8.0

Batman
1943★ 6.4

Rulers of the Sea
1939★ 6.5

Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966★ 6.0

The Adventurous Blonde
1937★ 5.0

The Return of Frank James
1940★ 6.3

Men Without Names
1935★ 6.0

Union Pacific
1939★ 6.6

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940★ 5.8

The Bride's Play
1922★ 4.9

Over the Wall
1938★ 5.0

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936★ 6.8

A Dangerous Profession
1949★ 5.6

The Secret Code
1942★ 5.1

Crack-Up
1946★ 5.6

Spaceship to the Unknown
1966★ 6.0

The Night of Nights
1939★ 0.0

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938★ 6.2

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942★ 5.8

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938★ 5.6

Emergency Squad
1940★ 5.0

Boomerang Bill
1922★ 2.0

The Pace That Kills
1935★ 2.8

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940★ 6.1

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936★ 5.6

Wildcat Bus
1940★ 4.9

Rocket Ship
1938★ 4.8

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939★ 6.0

Torchy Blane in Panama
1938★ 5.3

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939★ 6.0

Purple Death from Outer Space
1966★ 5.2

Woman in the Dark
1934★ 5.9

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939★ 5.7

Next Time I Marry
1938★ 7.0

The Ship That Died
1938★ 5.8

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1938★ 10.0

The Eagle's Brood
1935★ 4.8