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Frank Shannon (I) (1874–1959)

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Frank Connolly Shannon
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(age 84) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1949 A Dangerous Profession
Barman (uncredited)
 
1946 Crack-Up
Train Station Gateman (uncredited)
 
1945 Man Alive
Show Boat Character (uncredited)
 
1944 The Desert Hawk (uncredited)
 
1943 The Phantom
Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
 
1943 The Iron Major
Pa Cavanaugh (uncredited)
 
1943 Batman
Dr. Hayden (uncredited)
 
1942 The Secret Code
Police Commissioner [Ch.1]
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Senator (uncredited)
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Captain in Café (uncredited)
 
1941 Unfinished Business
Groom's Father (uncredited)
 
1941 Rawhide Rangers
Ranger Captain McDowell
 
1941 Federal Fugitives
Col. Hammond
 
1941 Rage in Heaven
Workers' Delegate (uncredited)
 
1940 Dancing on a Dime
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
 
1940 Brigham Young
Second Man with California Gold News (uncredited)
 
1940 Wildcat Bus
Sweeney
 
1940 The Return of Frank James
Sheriff
 
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Dr. Zarkov
 
1940 Emergency Squad
Construction Supervisor at Elevator (uncredited)
 
1939 The Night of Nights
Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
 
1939 Rulers of the Sea
Kelsey (uncredited)
 
1939 Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Inspector McTavish
 
1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor
Captain McTavish
 
1939 Union Pacific
Old Man (uncredited)
 
1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Police Capt. McTavish
 
1938 Next Time I Marry
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1938 Torchy Gets Her Man
Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Mac (uncredited)
 
1938 Holiday
Farmer (scenes deleted)
 
1938 Torchy Blane in Panama
Police Captain McTavish
 
1938 Accidents Will Happen
Man on Crutches (uncredited)
 
1938 Over the Wall
Duke Slattery - Policeman with Warrant (uncredited)
 
1938 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Dr. Zarkov
 
1938 The Ship That Died (short)
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1938 Blondes at Work
Capt. McTavish
 
1937 Mannequin
Police Sergeant at Jail (uncredited)
 
1937 Outlaws of the Prairie
Dart Collins Sr. (uncredited)
 
1937 The Adventurous Blonde
Police Captain McTavish
 
1937 Roll Along, Cowboy
Fred Morgan (uncredited)
 
1937 Sophie Lang Goes West
Detective
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome
Peter's Man (uncredited)
 
1937 Ever Since Eve
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1937 This Is My Affair
Root (uncredited)
 
1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Capt. Braddock
 
1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1917 Warden (uncredited)
 
1936 End of the Trail
Sheriff Anderson
 
1936 The Texas Rangers
Capt. Stafford
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
Maj. Domo (uncredited)
 
1936/I Flash Gordon
Dr. Alexis Zarkov
 
1936 Road Gang
Chaplain (uncredited)
 
1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt
 
1936 The Perfect Set-Up (short)
Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
 
1936 Black Gold
Dan O'Reilly
 
1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1935 The Pace That Kills
Mr. Farley
 
1935 The Eagle's Brood
Henchman Mike
 
1935 Men Without Names
Leahy
 
1935 'G' Men
Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)
 
1934 Woman in the Dark
Prison Warden
 
1932 Rasputin and the Empress
Staff General (uncredited)
 
1931 A Burgular to the Rescue (short)
The Burglar, Holtz aka Jack Dunning
 
1924 Monsieur Beaucaire
Badger
 
1924 Icebound
Judge Bradford
 
1922 Bride's Play
Sir John Mansfield
 
1922 Boomerang Bill
Terrence O'Malley
 
1921 Perjury
Phil Rourke
 
1913 The Prisoner of Zenda
Detchard
 
1912 The Artist's Joke (short) (as Francis Shannon)
 
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1955-1958 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
– Jace and Clay (1958) (writer)
– Trail Herd (1957) (written by)
– A Texas Million (1957) (writer)
– Blazing Across the Pecos (1955) (teleplay)
 
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1966 Deadly Ray from Mars (TV movie)
Dr. Zarkov
 
1966 Peril from the Planet Mongo (TV movie)
Dr. Zarkov
 
1966 Purple Death from Outer Space (TV movie)
Dr. Zarkov
 
1966 Spaceship to the Unknown (TV movie)
Dr. Hans Zarkov
 
1938 Mars Attacks the World
Dr. Alexis Zarkov
 
1936 Flash Gordon
Dr. Hans Zarkov
 

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(1909- 1934). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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Alternate Names:

Francis Shannon
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Star Sign:

Leo