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Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.

Et billede af Frank Thornton

Actor

1931

[ ] Cracked Nuts (Revolutionary)

1935

[ ] The Florentine Dagger ((uncredited))

1954

[ ] The Silent Witness (The Barman (uncredited))
[ ] Radio Cab Murder (Inspector Finch)

1955

[ ] Portrait of Alison (Police Photographer)

1956

[ ] Johnny, You're Wanted (Police Inspector)
[ ] Cloak Without Dagger (False James Markley)

1958

[ ] Battle of the V-1 (British Scientist (uncredited))

1961

[ ] Victim (George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited))
[ ] The Impersonator (Police Sargeant)

1962

[ ] It's Trad, Dad! (TV Director)
[ ] Doomsday at Eleven (BBC Announcer)
[ ] Operation Stogie (Hotel receptionist (uncredited))

1964

[ ] The Comedy Man (Producer)
[ ] The Tomb of Ligeia (Peperel)

1965

[ ] The Wild Affair (Wine Shop Manager)
[ ] The Big Job (Bank Official)
[ ] Gonks Go Beat (Mr. A&R)
[ ] The Early Bird (Drunken Doctor)

1966

[ ] Danny the Dragon (????)
[ ] Dannicaforilithermidor (Sergeant Bull)
[ ] Carry On Screaming! (Mr. Jones)
[ ] A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Slave Driver)
[ ] Lucy in London (Passport Officer)

1968

[ ] 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (Registrar)
[ ] If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (The Undertaker)
[ ] A Flea in Her Ear (Charles, the Butler)
[ ] Red, White, and Zero (????)
[ ] The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (Factory Manager)

1969

[ 7/10 ] The Bed Sitting Room (The BBC)
[ ] Till Death Us Do Part (Valuation Officer)
[ ] The Assassination Bureau (Elevator victim (uncredited))
[ ] Crooks and Coronets (Cyril)
[ ] The Magic Christian (Police Inspector)

1970

[ ] The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Porter)
[ ] All the Way Up (Mr Driver)
[ ] Some Will, Some Won't (Purvis)
[ ] The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (Tom Stoddart)

1972

[ ] Bless This House (Mr. Jones)
[ ] Our Miss Fred (British Colonel)
[ ] That's Your Funeral (Town Clerk)
[ ] Up the Chastity Belt (Master of Ceremonies)

1973

[ ] The Three Musketeers (Man in Small Carriage (uncredited))
[ ] That Sinking Feeling (Arthur)
[ ] No Sex Please - We're British (Glass Shop Manager)
[ ] Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (Estate Agent)
[ 5/10 ] Steptoe & Son Ride Again (Mr. Russell)

1974

[ ] Keep It Up, Jack! (Mr. Clarke)

1975

[ ] Side by Side (Inspector Crumb)

1976

[ ] Spanish Fly (Dr. Johnson)
[ ] The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (Whitlow)

1977

[ ] Are You Being Served? The Movie (Captain Stephen Peacock)
[ ] Ride of the Valkyrie (????)

1980

[ ] The Taming of the Shrew (Gremio)

1984

[ ] Royal Variety Performance 1984 (????)

1990

[ ] The BFG (Mr. Tibbs (voice))

1995

[ ] The Old Curiosity Shop (????)

1998

[ ] What's a Carry On? (Self (uncredited))

2001

[ ] Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (Self)
[ ] Gosford Park (Mr. Burkett)

2002

[ ] The Making of Gosford Park (Self (uncredited))

2012

[ ] Run For Your Wife (Man on Bus)

2020

[ ] We Love Are You Being Served? (????)

2022

[ ] Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (Self (archive))
[ ] Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals (Archive Footage)