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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 26, 1866 (Died at 85)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Career Span1930 – 1951
Known Credits70 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Also known as:Frank McGlynnFranklyn McGlynn
Total Works

70

70 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Captain Blood
7.3
Captain Blood
1935•movie
as Reverend Ogle
Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Love Affair
7.0
Love Affair
1939•movie
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Boom Town
7.0
Boom Town
1940•movie
as Deacon

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 70 titles featuring Frank McGlynn Sr.

Captain Blood
7.3
Captain Blood
1935•movie

as Reverend Ogle

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Love Affair
7.0
Love Affair
1939•movie

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

Boom Town
7.0
Boom Town
1940•movie

as Deacon

The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.8

as Abraham Lincoln

These Three
7.1
These Three
1936•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

The Last of the Mohicans
6.4

as Gamut

The Plainsman
6.5
The Plainsman
1936•movie

as Abraham Lincoln

The Poor Little Rich Girl
5.7

as The Plumber

In Old California
5.3
In Old California
1942•movie

as Undetermined Minor Role

The Littlest Rebel
6.4
The Littlest Rebel
1935•movie

as Abraham Lincoln

Min and Bill
6.2
Min and Bill
1930•movie

as Mr. Southard

Little Miss Marker
6.5
Little Miss Marker
1934•movie

as Doc Chesley

Frisco Jenny
6.7
Frisco Jenny
1933•movie

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)

The Secret Six
5.6
The Secret Six
1931•movie

as Judge

Broadway Melody of 1938
6.6

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Lincoln

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

as Judge Holman (uncredited)

Trail Street
6.5
Trail Street
1947•movie

as Tim McKeon (uncredited)

Search for Beauty
5.5
Search for Beauty
1934•movie

as Rev. Rankin

Massacre
5.5
Massacre
1934•movie

as Missionary

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as Pat Hogan

Folies Bergère de Paris
6.0

as Joseph

Second Fiddle
5.1
Second Fiddle
1939•movie

as Lincolnesque Actor

The Mad Empress
5.8
The Mad Empress
1939•movie

as President Abraham Lincoln

Lost in the Stratosphere
4.9

as Colonel Worthington

Syncopation
6.8
Syncopation
1942•movie
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

as Panky Pankington

March On, America!
5.5
March On, America!
1942•movie

as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wet Parade
6.2
The Wet Parade
1932•movie

as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)

The Girl of the Golden West
5.3

as Pete - Gambler

Rogues' Gallery
5.9
Rogues' Gallery
1944•movie

as Blake

The ABC of Love
5.6
The ABC of Love
1919•movie

as The Innkeeper

Delinquent Daughters
5.4

as Judge Craig

Three Girls About Town
6.5

as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

Strange Glory
6.0
Strange Glory
1938•movie

as Abraham Lincoln

Good News
6.2
Good News
1930•movie

as Professor Kenyon

Unknown Valley
6.8
Unknown Valley
1933•movie

as Head Elder

Huckleberry Finn
7.0
Huckleberry Finn
1931•movie

as Second teacher (uncredited)

Career Woman
6.0
Career Woman
1936•movie

as Sheriff Duncan

The Lone Ranger
7.0
The Lone Ranger
1938•movie

as Abraham Lincoln

It's A Small World
6.0
It's A Small World
1935•movie

as Snake Brown Jr.

Hollywood Barn Dance
5.0

as Hiram Tubb

Joaquin Murrieta
7.3
Joaquin Murrieta
1938•movie

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Are We Civilized?
6.0
Are We Civilized?
1934•movie

as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner

Hello, Everybody!
7.0
Hello, Everybody!
1933•movie

as Jonathan Reed

Lincoln in the White House
7.0

as Abraham Lincoln

Hi-Yo Silver
7.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940•movie

as Abraham Lincoln

North of Nome
8.0
North of Nome
1936•movie

as U. S. Marshal

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
8.0

as Amos Winterslip

The Great Barrier
7.5
The Great Barrier
1937•movie

as Sir John Macdonald

Gloria's Romance
6.0
Gloria's Romance
1916•movie

as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)

The Jazz Cinderella
8.0

as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)

King of the Royal Mounted
7.0

as Henry Dundas

Sudden Bill Dorn
9.0
Sudden Bill Dorn
1937•movie

as Cap Jinks

Why America Will Win
10.0

as John F. Pershing

Western Gold
9.0
Western Gold
1937•movie

as Abraham Lincoln

Outlawed Guns
8.0
Outlawed Guns
1935•movie

as Jingle

For the Service
10.0
For the Service
1936•movie

as Jim, a Scout

Sing and Be Happy
10.0
Sing and Be Happy
1937•movie

as Sheriff

The Roaring West
10.0
The Roaring West
1935•movie

as Jinglebob Morgan

Alexia's Strategy
10.0
Alexia's Strategy
1913•movie

as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)

The Honeymoon's Over
8.0

as Thin Man

Through Turbulent Waters

as Bill Ford

Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
1918•movie

as The Siwash

The Caillaux Case
The Caillaux Case
1918•movie

as Emperor William of Germany

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1915•movie

as Captain William Dobbin

The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case
1917•movie

as John Argyle

The Accidental Honeymoon

as Farmer Perkins

The Truth About Helen

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