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.

Actor

1912

[ ] Two Men (????)

1913

[ ] By Fire and Water (????)
[ ] Alexia's Strategy (Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn))
[ ] Who Will Marry Mary? (????)
[ ] The Bells (Leo Noakes)

1915

[ ] Through Turbulent Waters (Bill Ford)
[ ] The Life of Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] Vanity Fair (Captain William Dobbin)
[ ] Across the Great Divide (The Bandit)

1916

[ ] Gloria's Romance (Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn))

1917

[ ] The Poor Little Rich Girl (The Plumber)
[ ] The Argyle Case (John Argyle)

1918

[ ] Rough and Ready (The Siwash)
[ ] Why America Will Win (John F. Pershing)
[ ] The Caillaux Case (Emperor William of Germany)

1919

[ ] The ABC of Love (The Innkeeper)

1924

[ ] Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln)

1930

[ ] The Jazz Cinderella (Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn))
[ ] Good News (Professor Kenyon)
[ ] Min and Bill (Mr. Southard)

1931

[ ] The Secret Six (Judge)
[ ] Huckleberry Finn (Second teacher (uncredited))
[ ] The Silent Partner (????)

1932

[ ] The Wet Parade (Food Control Speaker (uncredited))

1933

[ ] Hello, Everybody! (Jonathan Reed)
[ ] Unknown Valley (Head Elder)
[ ] Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (Amos Winterslip)
[ ] Frisco Jenny (Good Book Charlie (uncredited))

1934

[ ] Little Miss Marker (Doc Chesley)
[ ] Are We Civilized? (Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner)
[ ] Search for Beauty (Rev. Rankin)
[ ] Massacre (Missionary)
[ ] Lost in the Stratosphere (Colonel Worthington)

1935

[ ] The Littlest Rebel (President Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] Captain Blood (Reverend Ogle)
[ ] Folies Bergère (Joseph)
[ ] Outlawed Guns (Jingle)
[ ] It's A Small World (Snake Brown Jr.)
[ ] The Roaring West (Jinglebob Morgan)

1936

[ ] The Last of the Mohicans (Gamut)
[ ] King of the Royal Mounted (Henry Dundas)
[ ] The Prisoner of Shark Island (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] Career Woman (Sheriff Duncan)
[ ] The Plainsman (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] For the Service (Jim, a Scout)
[ ] North of Nome (U. S. Marshal)
[ ] These Three (Judge (uncredited))

1937

[ ] Broadway Melody of 1938 (Boarding House Resident (uncredited))
[ ] Sudden Bill Dorn (Cap Jinks)
[ ] Western Gold (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] Wells Fargo (Lincoln)
[ ] Sing and Be Happy (Sheriff)
[ ] The Great Barrier (Sir John Macdonald)
[ ] Parnell (Pat Hogan)

1938

[ ] The Girl of the Golden West (Pete - Gambler)
[ ] Strange Glory (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] The Lone Ranger (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] Joaquin Murrieta (Justice of the Peace (uncredited))

1939

[ ] Love Affair (Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited))
[ ] Second Fiddle (Lincolnesque Actor)
[ ] Lincoln in the White House (Abraham Lincoln)
[ ] The Mad Empress (President Abraham Lincoln)

1940

[ ] Third Finger, Left Hand (Judge Holman (uncredited))
[ ] Boom Town (Deacon)
[ ] Hi-Yo Silver (Abraham Lincoln)

1941

[ ] Three Girls About Town (Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician)
[ ] Marry the Boss's Daughter (Hoffman)
[ 6/10 ] Sergeant York (Mountaineer (uncredited))
[ ] A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (Panky Pankington)

1942

[ ] Syncopation (????)
[ ] In Old California (Undetermined Minor Role)
[ ] March On, America! (Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited))

1944

[ ] Rogues' Gallery (Blake)
[ ] Delinquent Daughters (Judge Craig)

1947

[ ] Hollywood Barn Dance (Hiram Tubb)
[ ] Trail Street (Tim McKeon (uncredited))

Directing

1915

[ ] The Truth About Helen (Director)