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Frank McGlynn Sr.
Acting

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

26 Oct 1866

Age

160 Years

Born In

San Francisco, California, USA

Total Projects

78

Years Active

35 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.9 ★

Overview

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.

Filmography

Hollywood Barn Dance

movie

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947

Hollywood Barn Dance

as Hiram Tubb

Trail Street

movie

Trail Street

1947

Trail Street

as Tim McKeon (uncredited)

Rogues' Gallery

movie

Rogues' Gallery

1944

Rogues' Gallery

as Blake

Delinquent Daughters

movie

Delinquent Daughters

1944

Delinquent Daughters

as Judge Craig

March On, America!

movie

March On, America!

1942

March On, America!

as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)

In Old California

movie

In Old California

1942

In Old California

as Undetermined Minor Role

Syncopation

movie

Syncopation

1942

Syncopation

CineRaya

movie

Marry the Boss's Daughter

1941

Marry the Boss's Daughter

as Hoffman

Three Girls About Town

movie

Three Girls About Town

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

Sergeant York

movie

Sergeant York

1941

Sergeant York

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

movie

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as Panky Pankington

Third Finger, Left Hand

movie

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as Judge Holman (uncredited)

Boom Town

movie

Boom Town

1940

Boom Town

as Deacon

Hi-Yo Silver

movie

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

Hi-Yo Silver

as Abraham Lincoln

The Mad Empress

movie

The Mad Empress

1939

The Mad Empress

as President Abraham Lincoln

The Honeymoon's Over

movie

The Honeymoon's Over

1939

The Honeymoon's Over

as Thin Man

Second Fiddle

movie

Second Fiddle

1939

Second Fiddle

as Lincolnesque Actor

Love Affair

movie

Love Affair

1939

Love Affair

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

Lincoln in the White House

movie

Lincoln in the White House

1939

Lincoln in the White House

as Abraham Lincoln

Strange Glory

movie

Strange Glory

1938

Strange Glory

as Abraham Lincoln

Joaquin Murrieta

movie

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

Joaquin Murrieta

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Girl of the Golden West

movie

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

as Pete - Gambler

The Lone Ranger

movie

The Lone Ranger

1938

The Lone Ranger

as Abraham Lincoln

Wells Fargo

movie

Wells Fargo

1937

Wells Fargo

as Lincoln

Sudden Bill Dorn

movie

Sudden Bill Dorn

1937

Sudden Bill Dorn

as Cap Jinks

Western Gold

movie

Western Gold

1937

Western Gold

as Abraham Lincoln

Broadway Melody of 1938

movie

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Sing and Be Happy

movie

Sing and Be Happy

1937

Sing and Be Happy

as Sheriff

Parnell

movie

Parnell

1937

Parnell

as Pat Hogan

The Great Barrier

movie

The Great Barrier

1937

The Great Barrier

as Sir John Macdonald

Career Woman

movie

Career Woman

1936

Career Woman

as Sheriff Duncan

The Plainsman

movie

The Plainsman

1936

The Plainsman

as Abraham Lincoln

North of Nome

movie

North of Nome

1936

North of Nome

as U. S. Marshal

King of the Royal Mounted

movie

King of the Royal Mounted

1936

King of the Royal Mounted

as Henry Dundas

The Last of the Mohicans

movie

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

The Last of the Mohicans

as Gamut

For the Service

movie

For the Service

1936

For the Service

as Jim, a Scout

These Three

movie

These Three

1936

These Three

as Judge (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

movie

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island

as Abraham Lincoln

The Littlest Rebel

movie

The Littlest Rebel

1935

The Littlest Rebel

as President Abraham Lincoln

Captain Blood

movie

Captain Blood

1935

Captain Blood

as Reverend Ogle

Outlawed Guns

movie

Outlawed Guns

1935

Outlawed Guns

as Jingle

The Roaring West

movie

The Roaring West

1935

The Roaring West

as Jinglebob Morgan

It's A Small World

movie

It's A Small World

1935

It's A Small World

as Snake Brown Jr.

Folies Bergère de Paris

movie

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

Folies Bergère de Paris

as Joseph

Lost in the Stratosphere

movie

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Lost in the Stratosphere

as Colonel Worthington

Are We Civilized?

movie

Are We Civilized?

1934

Are We Civilized?

as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner

Little Miss Marker

movie

Little Miss Marker

1934

Little Miss Marker

as Doc Chesley

Search for Beauty

movie

Search for Beauty

1934

Search for Beauty

as Rev. Rankin

Massacre

movie

Massacre

1934

Massacre

as Missionary

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

movie

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

as Amos Winterslip

Unknown Valley

movie

Unknown Valley

1933

Unknown Valley

as Head Elder

Hello, Everybody!

movie

Hello, Everybody!

1933

Hello, Everybody!

as Jonathan Reed

Frisco Jenny

movie

Frisco Jenny

1933

Frisco Jenny

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)

The Wet Parade

movie

The Wet Parade

1932

The Wet Parade

as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)

Huckleberry Finn

movie

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Huckleberry Finn

as Second teacher (uncredited)

CineRaya

movie

The Silent Partner

1931

The Silent Partner

The Secret Six

movie

The Secret Six

1931

The Secret Six

as Judge

Min and Bill

movie

Min and Bill

1930

Min and Bill

as Mr. Southard

The Jazz Cinderella

movie

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

The Jazz Cinderella

as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)

Good News

movie

Good News

1930

Good News

as Professor Kenyon

CineRaya

movie

Abraham Lincoln

1924

Abraham Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

The ABC of Love

movie

The ABC of Love

1919

The ABC of Love

as The Innkeeper

The Caillaux Case

movie

The Caillaux Case

1918

The Caillaux Case

as Emperor William of Germany

Why America Will Win

movie

Why America Will Win

1918

Why America Will Win

as John F. Pershing

The Accidental Honeymoon

movie

The Accidental Honeymoon

1918

The Accidental Honeymoon

as Farmer Perkins

Rough and Ready

movie

Rough and Ready

1918

Rough and Ready

as The Siwash

The Poor Little Rich Girl

movie

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

The Poor Little Rich Girl

as The Plumber

The Argyle Case

movie

The Argyle Case

1917

The Argyle Case

as John Argyle

Gloria's Romance

movie

Gloria's Romance

1916

Gloria's Romance

as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)

Vanity Fair

movie

Vanity Fair

1915

Vanity Fair

as Captain William Dobbin

Across the Great Divide

movie

Across the Great Divide

1915

Across the Great Divide

as The Bandit

Through Turbulent Waters

movie

Through Turbulent Waters

1915

Through Turbulent Waters

as Bill Ford

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

movie

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

1915

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

Alexia's Strategy

movie

Alexia's Strategy

1913

Alexia's Strategy

as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)

By Fire and Water

movie

By Fire and Water

1913

By Fire and Water

CineRaya

movie

Who Will Marry Mary?

1913

Who Will Marry Mary?

CineRaya

movie

The Bells

1913

The Bells

as Leo Noakes

CineRaya

movie

Two Men

1912

Two Men

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