Frank Shannon and Buster Crabbe in Flash Gordon (1936).

Frank Connolly Shannon (July 27, 1874 - February 1, 1959) was an actor and writer. He was born in Ireland. Image File history File links Flash_Gordon_&_Dr._Zarkov. ... Image File history File links Flash_Gordon_&_Dr._Zarkov. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

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 Karkov in the three Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe between 1936 and 1940. After that, he collaborated as a writer for the TV-Series Tales of the Texas Rangers between 1955 and 1958. Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. ... Monsieur Beaucaire is a 1924 silent film drama based on the Booth Tarkington novel. ... ... Warner Bros. ... Torchy Blaine is a fictional female newsperson who appeared in a series of Warner Brothers B films during the 1930s. ... Dr. Hans Zarkov is a fictional character appearing in the Flash Gordon comic strip. ... Flash Gordon is a 1936 film serial which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American athlete turned actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s. ... Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. ...

Shannon died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 84. Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...

Selected filmography

• The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)
• Perjury (1921)
• Monsieur Beaucaire, as Badger (1924)
• Rasputin and the Empress, as Professor Propotkin (1932)
• 'G' Men, as Police Chief (1935)
• Flash Gordon, as Dr. Zarkov (1936)
• Road Gang, as Chaplain (1936)
• The Texas Rangers, as Captain Stafford (1936)
• The Adventurous Blonde, as Cap. McTavish (1937)
• Blondes at Work, as Cap. McTavish (1938)
• Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, as Dr. Zarkov (1938)
• Torchy Gets Her Man, as Cap. McTavish (1938)
• Torchy Blane in Chinatown, as Cap. McTavish (1939)
• Torchy Runs for Mayor, as Cap. McTavish (1939)
• Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite, as Cap. McTavish (1939)
• Union Pacific, as Old Man (1939)
• Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, as Dr. Zarkov (1940)
• The Desert Hawk (1944)

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External links

• All Movie Guide
• Flash Gordon Web Site
• IMDb entry