Frank McGlynn Sr.
Known for
Acting
Life
1866 – 1951 (aged 84)
Born in
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
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Biography
Gaunt-looking American character actor Frank McGlynn Sr. is best remembered for his many portrayals in 1930s and 1940s historical films of US President Abraham Lincoln. McGlynn began performing on stage in 1896. Prior to that, he had been a practicing lawyer, a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Known For
Captain Blood
26 Dec 1935
Sergeant York
27 Sep 1941
Love Affair
07 Apr 1939
Boom Town
30 Aug 1940
The Prisoner of Shark Island
28 Feb 1936
These Three
18 Mar 1936
The Last of the Mohicans
02 Jul 1936
The Plainsman
16 Nov 1936
Filmography
1947
- Hollywood Barn Danceas Hiram Tubb
- Trail Streetas Tim McKeon (uncredited)
1944
- Rogues' Galleryas Blake
- Delinquent Daughtersas Judge Craig
1942
- March On, America!as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
- In Old Californiaas Undetermined Minor Role
- Syncopation
1941
- Marry the Boss's Daughteras Hoffman
- Three Girls About Townas Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
- Sergeant Yorkas Mountaineer (uncredited)
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gobas Panky Pankington
1940
- Third Finger, Left Handas Judge Holman (uncredited)
- Boom Townas Deacon
- Hi-Yo Silveras Abraham Lincoln
1939
- The Mad Empressas President Abraham Lincoln
- The Honeymoon's Overas Thin Man
- Second Fiddleas Lincolnesque Actor
- Love Affairas Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
- Lincoln in the White Houseas Abraham Lincoln
1938
- Strange Gloryas Abraham Lincoln
- Joaquin Murrietaas Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- The Girl of the Golden Westas Pete - Gambler
- The Lone Rangeras Abraham Lincoln
1937
- Wells Fargoas Lincoln
- Sudden Bill Dornas Cap Jinks
- Western Goldas Abraham Lincoln
- Broadway Melody of 1938as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
- Sing and Be Happyas Sheriff
- Parnellas Pat Hogan
- The Great Barrieras Sir John Macdonald
1936
- Career Womanas Sheriff Duncan
- The Plainsmanas Abraham Lincoln
- North of Nomeas U. S. Marshal
- King of the Royal Mountedas Henry Dundas
- The Last of the Mohicansas Gamut
- For the Serviceas Jim, a Scout
- These Threeas Judge (uncredited)
- The Prisoner of Shark Islandas Abraham Lincoln
1935
- The Littlest Rebelas Abraham Lincoln
- Captain Bloodas Reverend Ogle
- Outlawed Gunsas Jingle
- The Roaring Westas Jinglebob Morgan
- It's A Small Worldas Snake Brown Jr.
- Folies Bergère de Parisas Joseph
1934
- Lost in the Stratosphereas Colonel Worthington
- Are We Civilized?as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
- Little Miss Markeras Doc Chesley
- Search for Beautyas Rev. Rankin
- Massacreas Missionary
1933
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Caseas Amos Winterslip
- Unknown Valleyas Head Elder
- Hello, Everybody!as Jonathan Reed
- Frisco Jennyas Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
1932
- The Wet Paradeas Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
1931
- Huckleberry Finnas Second teacher (uncredited)
- The Silent Partner
- The Secret Sixas Judge
1930
- Min and Billas Mr. Southard
- The Jazz Cinderellaas Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
- Good Newsas Professor Kenyon
1924
- Abraham Lincolnas Abraham Lincoln
1919
- The ABC of Loveas The Innkeeper
1918
- The Caillaux Caseas Emperor William of Germany
- Why America Will Winas John F. Pershing
- The Accidental Honeymoonas Farmer Perkins
- Rough and Readyas The Siwash
1917
- The Poor Little Rich Girlas The Plumber
- The Argyle Caseas John Argyle
1916
- Gloria's Romanceas Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
1915
- Vanity Fairas Captain William Dobbin
- Across the Great Divideas The Bandit
- Through Turbulent Watersas Bill Ford
- The Life of Abraham Lincolnas Abraham Lincoln
1913
- Alexia's Strategyas Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
- By Fire and Water
- Who Will Marry Mary?
- The Bellsas Leo Noakes