Frank Shannon


About

Also Known As
Frank C. Shannon
Born
July 27, 1874

Biography

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 p...

Biography

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.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Hired Killer (1967)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Barman
Crack-Up (1946)
Gateman
Man Alive (1945)
Show boat character
The Iron Major (1943)
Pa Cavanaugh
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Senator
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Captain in the coffee shop
Unfinished Business (1941)
Groom's father
Rawhide Rangers (1941)
Captain [McDowell]
Federal Fugitives (1941)
Colonel Hammond
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Delegate
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
Purser
Brigham Young--Frontiersman (1940)
Wildcat Bus (1940)
Sweeney
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Sheriff
Emergency Squad (1940)
Boss
Dancing on a Dime (1940)
Policeman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Kelsey
The Night of Nights (1939)
Torchy Blane...Playing with Dynamite (1939)
Inspector McTavish
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
Captain McTavish
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Captain McTavish
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Captain McTavish
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
Captain McTavish
Blondes at Work (1938)
Capt. McTavish
Rocket Ship (1938)
Doctor Zarkov
Mars Attacks the World (1938)
Doctor Zarkov
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Man on crutches
Over the Wall (1938)
Duke
Holiday (1938)
Farmer
Mannequin (1937)
Sergeant
This Is My Affair (1937)
Root
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
Peter's man
Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
Detective
Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)
Captain Braddock
Outlaws of the Prairie (1937)
Dart Collins, Sr.
Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (1937)
Captain McTavish
Off to the Races (1937)
2d man at track
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
1917 warden
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Major domo
End of the Trail (1936)
Sheriff Anderson
The Texas Rangers (1936)
Capt. Stafford
Black Gold (1936)
Dan O'Reilly
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
Police sergeant
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Mr. Holt
Road Gang (1936)
Chaplain
The Pace That Kills (1935)
The Eagle's Brood (1935)
Mike
Men Without Names (1935)
Leahy
'G' Men (1935)
Chief
Woman in the Dark (1934)
Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
Badger
Icebound (1924)
Judge Bradford
The Bride's Play (1922)
Sir John Mansfield
Boomerang Bill (1922)
Terrence O'Malley
Perjury (1921)
Phil Rourke
The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)

Writer (Feature Film)

The Hired Killer (1967)
Screenwriter

Cast (Short)

The Ship That Died (1938)
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)

Life Events

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