Frank Shannon

Francis Connolly Shannon (27 July 1874 – 1 February 1959) was an Irish actor and writer.

Career

A stage actor and silent film pioneer, Shannon made his screen debut in 1913's The Artist's Joke. He later appeared in dozens of films through the mid-1920s, including The Prisoner of Zenda (1913) and Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). Shannon then returned to the stage until beckoned back to Hollywood in 1931 and played a few substantial supporting parts, including Captain McTavish in Warner Bros.' Torchy Blaine series from 1937 to 1939, but he is most fondly remembered as the brilliant scientist Dr. Alexis Zarkov in the three Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe between 1936 and 1940. He worked afterwards as a writer for the TV-series Tales of the Texas Rangers between 1955 and 1958.

Death

Shannon died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at the age of 84. He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Frank Shannon at IMDb
• Frank Shannon at AllMovie
• Frank Shannon at Find a Grave

1. Frank Shannon (basketball)
2. Flash Gordon (serial)
3. Frank Shannon (baseball)
4. Claude Shannon
5. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
6. Shannon Briggs
7. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
8. Michael Shannon
9. Jensen–Shannon divergence
10. Shannon (surname)
11. Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
12. The Return of Frank James
13. Lost (2004 TV series)
14. The Eagle's Brood
15. Death on the Border
16. Frank & Lola
17. Shannon–Weaver model
18. Phantom (character)
19. Shannon Miller
20. Hans Zarkov