Frank Shannon
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.
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Mr. HoltAfter healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of...
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Batman
as Dr. HaydenJapanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham...
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You Can't Take It with You
as Mac (uncredited)Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...
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The Return of Frank James
as SheriffFarmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords. Preserved by...
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Flash Gordon
as Dr. Hans ZarkovDisaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into...
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Union Pacific
as Old Man (uncredited)One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad...
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Crack-Up
as Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up,...
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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Dr. ZarkovA mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his...
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'G' Men
as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has...
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Rulers of the Sea
as Kelsey (Uncredited)The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all...
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Emergency Squad
as Construction Supervisor at ElevatorBetty Bryant is an ambitious newspaper reporter in love with Dan Barton, a member of a big-city...
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Woman in the Dark
as Prison WardenA recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back...
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Rocket Ship
as Dr. Hans ZarkovA heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon,...
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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Police SergeantA young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a...
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A Dangerous Profession
as uncreditedA cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.
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Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Dr. ZarkovWhen a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle...
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Brigham Young
as Second Man with California Gold NewsBased on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to...
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The Pace That Kills
as Mr. FarleyA drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother, and turns...
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Mannequin
as Police Sergeant at Jail (Uncredited)Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only...
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The Secret Code
as Police CommissionerA superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and...
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Torchy Blane in Panama
as Captain McTavishTorchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling...
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military...
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A Dispatch from Reuters
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news...
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The Texas Rangers
as Captain StaffordTwo down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned...
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Over the Wall
as Duke Slattery - Policeman with WarrantWhen a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his...
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Men Without Names
as LeahyA G-man woos a newswoman and corners bank robbers with a hostage in a factory.
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End of the Trail
as Sheriff AndersonIn this western, a Spanish-American war veteran cannot find gainful employment. In desperation,...
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Police Capt. McTavishTorchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of...
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The Eagle's Brood
as MikeWhen the outlaw El Toro saves Hoppy's life, Hoppy agrees to find his missing grandson.
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The Phantom
as Prof. Davidson (uncredited)Two expeditions are trying to reach the Lost City of Zoloz -- one headed by Professor Davidson,...
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The Phantom
as Professor DavidsonTwo expeditions are trying to reach the Lost City of Zoloz -- one headed by Professor Davidson,...
Movie pageThe Ship That Died
as Minor Role (uncredited)This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship...
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Ever Since Eve
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)Madge Winton (Marion Davies), a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid...
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Next Time I Marry
as Police LieutenantHeiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain...
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The Bride's Play
as Sir John MansfieldA sweet-natured young Irish woman is courted by a romantic poet and a local country gentleman....
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The Perfect Set-Up
as Detective Hewitt (uncredited)In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life...
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Monsieur Beaucaire
as BadgerThe Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do...
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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Inspector McTavishTorchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
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Federal Fugitives
as HammondA government agent goes undercover in order to apprehend a saboteur who caused a plane crash.
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Purple Death from Outer Space
as Dr. ZarkovEdited version of the 1940 Universal serial "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe", released in a...
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Spaceship to the Unknown
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an...
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The Adventurous Blonde
as Captain McTavishThe third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton...
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Mars Attacks the World
as Dr. Alexis ZarkovFeature version of the 1938 film serial FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS. Flash Gordon fights Ming...
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Road Gang
as Chaplain (uncredited)A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed...
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Blondes at Work
as Capt. McTavishWhen a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between...
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Wildcat Bus
as SweeneyA broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line.
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Torchy Gets Her Man
as Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to...
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The Night of Nights
as Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having...
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Rawhide Rangers
as McDowellA group of frontier businessmen set up a protective organization for the purpose of extorting...
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Black Gold
as Dan O'ReillyWildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when...
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Boomerang Bill
as Terrence O'MalleyWhen New York City police officer O'Malley learns of a young man who is about to embark on a...
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Icebound
as Judge BradfordBen Jordan runs away after accidentally setting fire to a barn in his small New England...
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A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack DunningHe is working on the books to cover his crimes, when a visitor arrives with a gun. In the...
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Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Captain McTavishTorchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform...
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