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Actor
Frank McGlynn Sr.
- Born October 26, 1866 in San Francisco, California, USA
- Died May 18, 1951
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 Blood1935
Sergeant York1941
Love Affair1939
Boom Town1940
The Prisoner of Shark Island1936
These Three1936
The Last of the Mohicans1936
The Plainsman1936
Filmography
- 1947Trail StreetFilmTim McKeon (uncredited)
- 1947Hollywood Barn DanceFilmHiram Tubb
- 1944Rogues' GalleryFilmBlake
- 1944Delinquent DaughtersFilmJudge Craig
- 1942In Old CaliforniaFilmUndetermined Minor Role
- 1942SyncopationFilm
- 1942March On, America!FilmAbraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941Sergeant YorkFilmMountaineer (uncredited)
- 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobFilmPanky Pankington
- 1941Three Girls About TownFilmJosephus Wiegal, senior mortician
- 1941Marry the Boss's DaughterFilmHoffman
- 1940Boom TownFilmDeacon
- 1940Third Finger, Left HandFilmJudge Holman (uncredited)
- 1940Hi-Yo SilverFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1939Love AffairFilmOrphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
- 1939Second FiddleFilmLincolnesque Actor
- 1939The Mad EmpressFilmPresident Abraham Lincoln
- 1939Lincoln in the White HouseFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1939The Honeymoon's OverFilmThin Man
- 1938The Girl of the Golden WestFilmPete - Gambler
- 1938Strange GloryFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1938The Lone RangerFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1938Joaquin MurrietaFilmJustice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1937Broadway Melody of 1938FilmBoarding House Resident (uncredited)
- 1937Wells FargoFilmLincoln
- 1937ParnellFilmPat Hogan
- 1937The Great BarrierFilmSir John Macdonald
- 1937Sudden Bill DornFilmCap Jinks
- 1937Western GoldFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1937Sing and Be HappyFilmSheriff
- 1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1936These ThreeFilmJudge (uncredited)
- 1936The Last of the MohicansFilmGamut
- 1936The PlainsmanFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1936Career WomanFilmSheriff Duncan
- 1936North of NomeFilmU. S. Marshal
- 1936King of the Royal MountedFilmHenry Dundas
- 1936For the ServiceFilmJim, a Scout
- 1935Captain BloodFilmReverend Ogle
- 1935The Littlest RebelFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1935Folies Bergère de ParisFilmJoseph
- 1935It's A Small WorldFilmSnake Brown Jr.
- 1935Outlawed GunsFilmJingle
- 1935The Roaring WestFilmJinglebob Morgan
- 1934Little Miss MarkerFilmDoc Chesley
- 1934Search for BeautyFilmRev. Rankin
- 1934MassacreFilmMissionary
- 1934Lost in the StratosphereFilmColonel Worthington
- 1934Are We Civilized?FilmAbraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
- 1933Frisco JennyFilmGood Book Charlie (uncredited)
- 1933Unknown ValleyFilmHead Elder
- 1933Hello, Everybody!FilmJonathan Reed
- 1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseFilmAmos Winterslip
- 1932The Wet ParadeFilmFood Control Speaker (uncredited)
- 1931The Secret SixFilmJudge
- 1931Huckleberry FinnFilmSecond teacher (uncredited)
- 1931The Silent PartnerFilm
- 1930Min and BillFilmMr. Southard
- 1930Good NewsFilmProfessor Kenyon
- 1930The Jazz CinderellaFilmHenry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
- 1924Abraham LincolnFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1919The ABC of LoveFilmThe Innkeeper
- 1918Why America Will WinFilmJohn F. Pershing
- 1918Rough and ReadyFilmThe Siwash
- 1918The Caillaux CaseFilmEmperor William of Germany
- 1918The Accidental HoneymoonFilmFarmer Perkins
- 1917The Poor Little Rich GirlFilmThe Plumber
- 1917The Argyle CaseFilmJohn Argyle
- 1916Gloria's RomanceFilmGideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
- 1915Across the Great DivideFilmThe Bandit
- 1915The Life of Abraham LincolnFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1915Through Turbulent WatersFilmBill Ford
- 1915Vanity FairFilmCaptain William Dobbin
- 1915The Truth About HelenFilmDirector
- 1913By Fire and WaterFilm
- 1913The BellsFilmLeo Noakes
- 1913Alexia's StrategyFilmUsakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
- 1913Who Will Marry Mary?Film
- 1912Two MenFilm