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Frank McGlynn Sr.

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Frank McGlynn Sr.

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Born: October 26, 1866
Died: May 18, 1951
From: San Francisco, California, USA

Also known as

Frank McGlynn · Franklyn McGlynn

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

The Poor Little Rich Girl

Love Affair

The Littlest Rebel

The Plainsman

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Sergeant York

The Last of the Mohicans

Filmography

32 displayed · 79 matching · 79 total

1947

Hollywood Barn Dance

Acting (Hiram Tubb)

Trail Street

Acting (Tim McKeon (uncredited))

1944

Rogues' Gallery

Acting (Blake)

Delinquent Daughters

Acting (Judge Craig)

1942

March On, America!

Acting (Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited))

In Old California

Acting (Undetermined Minor Role)

Syncopation

1941

Marry the Boss's Daughter

Acting (Hoffman)

Three Girls About Town

Acting (Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician)

Sergeant York

Acting (Mountaineer (uncredited))

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Acting (Panky Pankington)

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

Acting (Judge Holman (uncredited))

Acting (Deacon)

Hi-Yo Silver

Acting (Abraham Lincoln)

1939

The Mad Empress

Acting (President Abraham Lincoln)

The Honeymoon's Over

Acting (Thin Man)

Second Fiddle

Acting (Lincolnesque Actor)

Love Affair

Acting (Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited))

Lincoln in the White House

Acting (Abraham Lincoln)

1938

Strange Glory

Acting (Abraham Lincoln)

Joaquin Murrieta

Acting (Justice of the Peace (uncredited))

The Girl of the Golden West

Acting (Pete - Gambler)

The Lone Ranger

Acting (Abraham Lincoln)

1937

Wells Fargo

Acting (Lincoln)

Sudden Bill Dorn

Acting (Cap Jinks)

Western Gold

Acting (Abraham Lincoln)

Broadway Melody of 1938

Acting (Boarding House Resident (uncredited))

Sing and Be Happy

Acting (Sheriff)

Acting (Pat Hogan)

The Great Barrier

Acting (Sir John Macdonald)

1936

Career Woman

Acting (Sheriff Duncan)

The Plainsman

Acting (Abraham Lincoln)