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Frank Shannon

Actor / Screenwriter | * 07/27/1874 († 84, 02/01/1959) | Ireland (Ireland)
Francis Connolly Shannon (27 July 1874 – 1 February 1959) was an Irish actor and writer. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action

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When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride dete ...

Blondes at Work

NR

1938 | 3.1/5 | 1h 3min
Crime
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Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner. ...

Torchy Runs for Mayor

NR

1939 | 3.0/5 | 1h
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Three earthlings visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless. ...

Flash Gordon

NR

1936 | 3.2/5 | 4h 5min
Action, Science Fiction
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Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of Chinese grave tablets taken and sold to a collector and death-threats written in Chinese characters. ...

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

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1939 | 3.0/5 | 58min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Movies with Frank Shannon as Actor(53)

as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)1966 Spaceship To The Unknown
as Dr. Zarkov1966 Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. Hans Zarkov1950 Rocket Ship
1949 A Dangerous Profession
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)1946 Crack-Up
as Professor Davidson1943 The Phantom
as Dr. Hayden1943 Batman
as Police Commissioner1942 The Secret Code
as Senator (uncredited)1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as McDowell1941 Rawhide Rangers
as Hammond1941 Federal Fugitives
as Dr. Zarkov1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Sweeney1940 Wildcat Bus
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
as Construction Supervisor at Elevator1940 Emergency Squad
as Second Man with California Gold News1940 Brigham Young
as Sheriff1940 The Return of Frank James
as Kelsey (Uncredited)1939 Rulers of the Sea
as Old Man (uncredited)1939 Union Pacific
as Police Capt. McTavish1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Captain McTavish1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Inspector McTavish1939 Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Minor Role (uncredited)1938 The Ship That Died
as Dr. Zarkov1938 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Mac (uncredited)1938 You Can't Take It with You
as Dr. Alexis Zarkov1938 Mars Attacks the World
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant1938 Over the Wall
as Capt. McTavish1938 Blondes at Work
as Captain McTavish1938 Torchy Blane in Panama
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)1938 Torchy Gets Her Man
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)1938 Mannequin
as Police Lieutenant1938 Next Time I Marry
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1937 Ever Since Eve
as Captain McTavish1937 The Adventurous Blonde
as Police Sergeant1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Dr. Hans Zarkov1936 Flash Gordon
as Dan O'Reilly1936 Black Gold
as Captain Stafford1936 The Texas Rangers
as Sheriff Anderson1936 End of the Trail
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)1936 The Perfect Set-Up
as Chaplain (uncredited)1936 Road Gang
as Mr. Holt1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)1935 'G' Men
as Mike1935 The Eagle's Brood
as Leahy1935 Men Without Names
as Mr. Farley1935 The Pace That Kills
as Prison Warden1934 Woman in the Dark
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning1931 A Burglar to the Rescue
as Judge Bradford1924 Icebound
as Badger1924 Monsieur Beaucaire
as Sir John Mansfield1922 The Bride's Play
as Terrence O'Malley1922 Boomerang Bill
as Detchard1913 The Prisoner of Zenda

Full Name: Frank Shannon
Born: Monday, 07/27 1874 (July) in Ireland (Ireland)
Died: Sunday, 02/01 1959 (February) in Hollywood (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Frank Shannon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Frank Connolly Shannon"
"Francis Shannon"
Frank Shannon frequently works together with these people:
Charles Middleton (10x, Actor)
Hal B. Wallis (10x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (9x, Crew)
Stuart Holmes (8x, Actor)
Howard Shoup (8x, Crew)
Howard Jackson (8x, Crew)
Bryan Foy (8x, Crew)
John Harron (8x, Actor)
Jack Wise (8x, Actor)
Richard Alexander (7x, Actor)
Buster Crabbe (7x, Actor)
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