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Frank McGlynn Sr.

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.


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Born:
Oct 26, 1866 In San Francisco, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
66
First Appeared:
In the movie By Fire and Water 1913-08-08
Latest Project:
Movie Hollywood Barn Dance 1947-06-21
Known For
Poster of Western Gold
Poster of Across the Great Divide
Poster of The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Poster of By Fire and Water
Filmography
Movie Hollywood Barn Dance Hiram Tubb 1947-06-21
Movie Delinquent Daughters Judge Craig 1944-07-15
Movie Rogues' Gallery Blake 1944-12-06
Movie Syncopation 1942-05-22
Movie March On, America! Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited) 1942-06-20
Movie In Old California Undetermined Minor Role 1942-05-31
Movie A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Panky Pankington 1941-03-14
Movie Sergeant York Mountaineer (uncredited) 1941-09-27
Movie Three Girls About Town Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician 1941-10-23
Movie Marry the Boss's Daughter Hoffman 1941-11-28
Movie Hi-Yo Silver Abraham Lincoln 1940-04-10
Movie Boom Town Deacon 1940-08-30
Movie Third Finger, Left Hand Judge Holman (uncredited) 1940-10-11
Movie Lincoln in the White House Abraham Lincoln 1939-02-11
Movie Love Affair Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited) 1939-04-07
Movie The Mad Empress President Abraham Lincoln 1939-12-16
Movie Second Fiddle Lincolnesque Actor 1939-06-30
Movie The Lone Ranger Abraham Lincoln 1938-02-13
Movie The Girl of the Golden West Pete - Gambler 1938-03-18
Movie Strange Glory Abraham Lincoln 1938-07-01
Movie The Great Barrier Sir John Macdonald 1937-01-02
Movie Sing and Be Happy Sheriff 1937-06-25
Movie Western Gold Abraham Lincoln 1937-08-27
Movie Broadway Melody of 1938 Boarding House Resident (uncredited) 1937-08-20
Movie Wells Fargo Lincoln 1937-12-31
Movie For the Service Jim, a Scout 1936-06-01
Movie The Last of the Mohicans Gamut 1936-07-02
Movie These Three Judge (uncredited) 1936-03-18
Movie The Prisoner of Shark Island Abraham Lincoln 1936-02-28
Movie King of the Royal Mounted Henry Dundas 1936-09-11
Movie Career Woman Sheriff Duncan 1936-12-18
Movie The Plainsman Abraham Lincoln 1936-11-16
Movie North of Nome U. S. Marshal 1936-11-14
Movie Folies Bergère Joseph 1935-02-22
Movie The Roaring West Jinglebob Morgan 1935-07-08
Movie It's A Small World Snake Brown Jr. 1935-04-12
Movie Outlawed Guns Jingle 1935-07-29
Movie The Littlest Rebel President Abraham Lincoln 1935-12-27
Movie Captain Blood Reverend Ogle 1935-12-26
Movie Search for Beauty Rev. Rankin 1934-02-02
Movie Massacre Missionary 1934-01-20
Movie Little Miss Marker Doc Chesley 1934-06-01
Movie Are We Civilized? Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner 1934-06-05
Movie Lost in the Stratosphere Colonel Worthington 1934-11-14
Movie Hello, Everybody! Jonathan Reed 1933-02-17
Movie Charlie Chan's Greatest Case Amos Winterslip 1933-09-14
Movie Unknown Valley Head Elder 1933-05-05
Movie The Wet Parade Food Control Speaker (uncredited) 1932-03-26
Movie Huckleberry Finn Second teacher (uncredited) 1931-08-07
Movie The Secret Six Judge 1931-04-18
Movie Good News Professor Kenyon 1930-08-22
Movie The Jazz Cinderella Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn) 1930-09-01
Movie Min and Bill Mr. Southard 1930-11-29
Movie The ABC of Love The Innkeeper 1919-12-14
Movie Why America Will Win John F. Pershing 1918-09-08
Movie Rough and Ready The Siwash 1918-03-24
Movie The Caillaux Case Emperor William of Germany 1918-09-15
Movie The Argyle Case John Argyle 1917-02-06
Movie The Poor Little Rich Girl The Plumber 1917-03-05
Movie Gloria's Romance Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn) 1916-05-22
Movie The Life of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 1915-02-26
Movie Through Turbulent Waters Bill Ford 1915-06-25
Movie Vanity Fair Captain William Dobbin 1915-10-05
Movie Across the Great Divide The Bandit 1915-09-03
Movie By Fire and Water 1913-08-08
Movie Alexia's Strategy Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn) 1913-12-06