Frank McGlynn Sr.
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1866-10-26
- Died
- 1951-05-18
- Place of birth
- 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
Movies (78)
Sergeant York
1941
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
The Plainsman
1936
as Abraham Lincoln
Trail Street
1947
as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Parnell
1937
as Pat Hogan
Captain Blood
1935
as Reverend Ogle
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Lincoln
Western Gold
1937
as Abraham Lincoln
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
In Old California
1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
Second Fiddle
1939
as Lincolnesque Actor
Good News
1930
as Professor Kenyon
The Secret Six
1931
as Judge
Boom Town
1940
as Deacon
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
as Gamut
Who Will Marry Mary?
1913
Vanity Fair
1915
as Captain William Dobbin
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Abraham Lincoln
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Abraham Lincoln
Love Affair
1939
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
The Littlest Rebel
1935
as President Abraham Lincoln
These Three
1936
as Judge (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
1931
as Second teacher (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932
as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted
1936
as Henry Dundas
Syncopation
1942
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Judge Holman (uncredited)
It's A Small World
1935
as Snake Brown Jr.
Unknown Valley
1933
as Head Elder
Massacre
1934
as Missionary
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
as Amos Winterslip
Career Woman
1936
as Sheriff Duncan
For the Service
1936
as Jim, a Scout
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Abraham Lincoln
Little Miss Marker
1934
as Doc Chesley
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Joseph
Hello, Everybody!
1933
as Jonathan Reed
The Argyle Case
1917
as John Argyle
Gloria's Romance
1916
as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Pete - Gambler
Are We Civilized?
1934
as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Outlawed Guns
1935
as Jingle
Strange Glory
1938
as Abraham Lincoln
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934
as Colonel Worthington
Delinquent Daughters
1944
as Judge Craig
Min and Bill
1930
as Mr. Southard
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Panky Pankington
Search for Beauty
1934
as Rev. Rankin
North of Nome
1936
as U. S. Marshal
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917
as The Plumber
Lincoln in the White House
1939
as Abraham Lincoln
Rogues' Gallery
1944
as Blake
The Great Barrier
1937
as Sir John Macdonald
Hollywood Barn Dance
1947
as Hiram Tubb
Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Abraham Lincoln
The Mad Empress
1939
as President Abraham Lincoln
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
as Hoffman
The Accidental Honeymoon
1918
as Farmer Perkins
Sudden Bill Dorn
1937
as Cap Jinks
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
as Thin Man
Rough and Ready
1918
as The Siwash
The Jazz Cinderella
1930
as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
The Roaring West
1935
as Jinglebob Morgan
The Silent Partner
1931
Sing and Be Happy
1937
as Sheriff
March On, America!
1942
as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alexia's Strategy
1913
as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
By Fire and Water
1913
Through Turbulent Waters
1915
as Bill Ford
The Caillaux Case
1918
as Emperor William of Germany
The ABC of Love
1919
as The Innkeeper
Why America Will Win
1918
as John F. Pershing
Two Men
1912
The Bells
1913
as Leo Noakes
Across the Great Divide
1915
as The Bandit
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
1915
as Abraham Lincoln
About 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. With 78 credits spanning from 1912 to 1947, Frank McGlynn Sr. has appeared in 78 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank McGlynn Sr. Movies
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Mountaineer (uncredited)
- The Plainsman (1936) — as Abraham Lincoln
- Trail Street (1947) — as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
- Parnell (1937) — as Pat Hogan
- Captain Blood (1935) — as Reverend Ogle
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