Frank Shannon
Highest Rated: 88% Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Lowest Rated: 50% Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Birthday: Jul 27, 1874
Birthplace: Ireland
Frank Shannon was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Shannon's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Boomerang Bill" (1922), "Monsieur Beaucaire" (1924) and "The Eagle's Brood" (1935). He also appeared in "Flash Gordon" (1936) with Buster Crabbe, the Fred MacMurray western "The Texas Rangers" (1936) and "Affairs of Cappy Ricks" (1937). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Torchy Blane: The Adventurous Blonde" (1937), "Blondes at Work" (1938) and the Buster Crabbe sci-fi motion picture "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" (1938). He also appeared in "Torchy Blane in Panama" (1938), "Torchy Gets Her Man" (1938) and "Torchy Blane in Chinatown" (1939). In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in "Torchy Plays With Dynamite" (1939), "Torchy Runs For Mayor" (1939) and the sci-fi feature "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" (1940) with Buster Crabbe. He also appeared in "The Return of Frank James" (1940) with Henry Fonda and "The Phantom" (1944). Shannon more recently acted in the mystery "Crack-Up" (1946) with Pat O'Brien. Shannon passed away in February 1959 at the age of 85.
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Frank Shannon
Filmography
Movies
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Flash Gordon | Dr. Alexis Zarkov (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide Rangers | Ranger Captain McDowell (Character) | - | 1941 |
71% |
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The Return of Frank James | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1940 |
88% |
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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Dr. Zarkov (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wildcat Bus | Sweeney (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Torchy Blane Runs for Mayor | Captain McTavish (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Torchy Plays With Dynamite | Inspector McTavish (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondes at Work | Capt. McTavish (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Torchy Gets Her Man | Police Captain McTavish (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mars Attacks the World | Dr. Alexis Zarkov (Character) | - | 1938 |
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The Deadly Ray From Mars | Dr. Zarkov (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Torchy Blane in Panama | Captain McTavish (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Cocaine Fiends | Mr. Farley (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Gold | Dan O'Reilly (Character) | - | 1936 |
79% |
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The Texas Rangers | Capt. Stafford (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Set-Up | Detective Hewitt (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Eagle's Brood | Henchman Mike (Character) | - | 1935 |
50% |
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Rasputin and the Empress | Staff General (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boomerang Bill | Terrence O'Malley (Character) | - | 1922 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bride's Play | Sir John Mansfield (Character) | - | 1922 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Phantom | Prof. Davidson (Character) | 1943 |