Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Born 26 October 1866 · San Francisco, California, USA · Died 18 May 1951 at 84

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

Highlights

Captain Blood1935 · Film · Reverend Ogle
Sergeant York1941 · Film · Mountaineer (uncredited)
Love Affair1939 · Film · Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Boom Town1940 · Film · Deacon
The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
These Three1936 · Film · Judge (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

69 films

Hollywood Barn Dance1947 · Film · Hiram Tubb
Trail Street1947 · Film · Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery1944 · Film · Blake
Delinquent Daughters1944 · Film · Judge Craig
In Old California1942 · Film · Undetermined Minor Role
Syncopation1942 · Film
Three Girls About Town1941 · Film · Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Sergeant York1941 · Film · Mountaineer (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · Film · Panky Pankington
Third Finger, Left Hand1940 · Film · Judge Holman (uncredited)
Boom Town1940 · Film · Deacon
Hi-Yo Silver1940 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
The Mad Empress1939 · Film · President Abraham Lincoln
The Honeymoon's Over1939 · Film · Thin Man
Second Fiddle1939 · Film · Lincolnesque Actor
Love Affair1939 · Film · Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House1939 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
Strange Glory1938 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
Joaquin Murrieta1938 · Film · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West1938 · Film · Pete - Gambler
The Lone Ranger1938 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
Wells Fargo1937 · Film · Lincoln
Sudden Bill Dorn1937 · Film · Cap Jinks
Western Gold1937 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
Broadway Melody of 19381937 · Film · Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Sing and Be Happy1937 · Film · Sheriff
Parnell1937 · Film · Pat Hogan
The Great Barrier1937 · Film · Sir John Macdonald
Career Woman1936 · Film · Sheriff Duncan
The Plainsman1936 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
North of Nome1936 · Film · U. S. Marshal
King of the Royal Mounted1936 · Film · Henry Dundas
The Last of the Mohicans1936 · Film · Gamut
For the Service1936 · Film · Jim, a Scout
These Three1936 · Film · Judge (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
The Littlest Rebel1935 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
Captain Blood1935 · Film · Reverend Ogle
Outlawed Guns1935 · Film · Jingle
The Roaring West1935 · Film · Jinglebob Morgan
It's A Small World1935 · Film · Snake Brown Jr.
Folies Bergère de Paris1935 · Film · Joseph
Lost in the Stratosphere1934 · Film · Colonel Worthington
Are We Civilized?1934 · Film · Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Little Miss Marker1934 · Film · Doc Chesley
Search for Beauty1934 · Film · Rev. Rankin
Massacre1934 · Film · Missionary
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case1933 · Film · Amos Winterslip
Unknown Valley1933 · Film · Head Elder
Hello, Everybody!1933 · Film · Jonathan Reed
Frisco Jenny1933 · Film · Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
The Wet Parade1932 · Film · Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn1931 · Film · Second teacher (uncredited)
The Secret Six1931 · Film · Judge
Min and Bill1930 · Film · Mr. Southard
The Jazz Cinderella1930 · Film · Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
Good News1930 · Film · Professor Kenyon
The ABC of Love1919 · Film · The Innkeeper
The Caillaux Case1918 · Film · Emperor William of Germany
Why America Will Win1918 · Film · John F. Pershing
The Accidental Honeymoon1918 · Film · Farmer Perkins
Rough and Ready1918 · Film · The Siwash
The Poor Little Rich Girl1917 · Film · The Plumber
The Argyle Case1917 · Film · John Argyle
Gloria's Romance1916 · Film · Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
The Truth About Helen1915 · Film · Director
Vanity Fair1915 · Film · Captain William Dobbin
Through Turbulent Waters1915 · Film · Bill Ford
Alexia's Strategy1913 · Film · Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)