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Frank Thornton

Acting
January 15, 1921
— March 16, 2013(92 years old)
Dulwich, London, England, UK
Popularity: 0
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Biography

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.

Known For

Coronation Street series poster (1960)
5.4

Coronation Street

Danny Roach

Casualty series poster (1986)
6.2

Casualty

Edward Gutheridge

The Avengers series poster (1961)
7.8

The Avengers

Crown Court series poster (1972)
5.7

Crown Court

Professor McIver

Last of the Summer Wine series poster (1973)
7.1

Last of the Summer Wine

Truly

Danger Man series poster (1960)
7.4

Danger Man

Police Captain

The Champions series poster (1968)
6.5

The Champions

Clerk

The New Avengers series poster (1976)
7.1

The New Avengers

Roland

Are You Being Served? series poster (1972)
7.3

Are You Being Served?

Captain Peacock

The Sooty Show series poster (1955)
6.4

The Sooty Show

Mr Wolfe

Sunday Night Theatre series poster (1950)
3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Sailor

The Goodies series poster (1970)
7.5

The Goodies

Waiter

Photos of Frank Thornton

Filmography

2020s

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs movie poster (2022)

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Self (archive)

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals movie poster (2022)
7.0

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Archive Footage

We Love Are You Being Served? movie poster (2020)

We Love Are You Being Served?

2010s

Run For Your Wife movie poster (2012)
4.4

Run For Your Wife

Man on Bus

2000s

The Making of Gosford Park movie poster (2002)
5.3

The Making of Gosford Park

Self (uncredited)

Gosford Park movie poster (2001)
6.8

Gosford Park

Mr. Burkett

1990s

What's a Carry On? movie poster (1998)
7.7

What's a Carry On?

Self (uncredited)

The Old Curiosity Shop movie poster (1995)
7.3

The Old Curiosity Shop

The BFG movie poster (1990)
6.4

The BFG

Mr. Tibbs (voice)

1980s

Royal Variety Performance 1984 movie poster (1984)

Royal Variety Performance 1984

The Taming of the Shrew movie poster (1980)
8.0

The Taming of the Shrew

Gremio

1970s

Are You Being Served? The Movie movie poster (1977)
4.9

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Captain Stephen Peacock

Ride of the Valkyrie movie poster (1977)
6.3

Ride of the Valkyrie

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones movie poster (1976)
3.5

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Whitlow

Spanish Fly movie poster (1976)
4.9

Spanish Fly

Dr. Johnson

Side by Side movie poster (1975)
6.7

Side by Side

Inspector Crumb

Keep It Up, Jack! movie poster (1974)
3.8

Keep It Up, Jack!

Mr. Clarke

The Three Musketeers movie poster (1973)
6.7

The Three Musketeers

Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

No Sex Please - We're British movie poster (1973)
5.2

No Sex Please - We're British

Glass Shop Manager

Steptoe & Son Ride Again movie poster (1973)
6.8

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Mr. Russell

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World movie poster (1973)
4.8

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Estate Agent

Bless This House movie poster (1972)
6.4

Bless This House

Mr. Jones

Up the Chastity Belt movie poster (1972)
4.1

Up the Chastity Belt

Master of Ceremonies

Our Miss Fred movie poster (1972)
6.1

Our Miss Fred

British Colonel

That's Your Funeral movie poster (1972)
4.3

That's Your Funeral

Town Clerk

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes movie poster (1970)
6.8

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Porter

Some Will, Some Won't movie poster (1970)
5.2

Some Will, Some Won't

Purvis

All the Way Up movie poster (1970)
7.0

All the Way Up

Mr Driver

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer movie poster (1970)
6.0

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Tom Stoddart

1960s

The Assassination Bureau movie poster (1969)
6.7

The Assassination Bureau

Elevator victim (uncredited)

The Bed Sitting Room movie poster (1969)
5.9

The Bed Sitting Room

The BBC

Crooks and Coronets movie poster (1969)
8.5

Crooks and Coronets

Cyril

The Magic Christian movie poster (1969)
5.8

The Magic Christian

Police Inspector

Till Death Us Do Part movie poster (1969)
7.6

Till Death Us Do Part

Valuation Officer

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom movie poster (1968)
6.8

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Factory Manager

A Flea in Her Ear movie poster (1968)
6.5

A Flea in Her Ear

Charles, the Butler

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! movie poster (1968)
5.4

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Registrar

Red, White, and Zero movie poster (1968)
5.0

Red, White, and Zero

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them movie poster (1968)
9.0

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

The Undertaker

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum movie poster (1966)
6.1

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Slave Driver

Carry On Screaming! movie poster (1966)
6.5

Carry On Screaming!

Mr. Jones

Lucy in London movie poster (1966)
6.5

Lucy in London

Passport Officer

Danny the Dragon movie poster (1966)
10.0

Danny the Dragon

The Early Bird movie poster (1965)
7.6

The Early Bird

Drunken Doctor

The Big Job movie poster (1965)
6.7

The Big Job

Bank Official

The Wild Affair movie poster (1965)
5.3

The Wild Affair

Wine Shop Manager

Gonks Go Beat movie poster (1965)
3.8

Gonks Go Beat

Mr. A&R

The Tomb of Ligeia movie poster (1964)
6.3

The Tomb of Ligeia

Peperel

The Comedy Man movie poster (1964)
7.1

The Comedy Man

Producer

It's Trad, Dad! movie poster (1962)
5.7

It's Trad, Dad!

TV Director

Operation Stogie movie poster (1962)
6.0

Operation Stogie

Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

Victim movie poster (1961)
7.4

Victim

George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

The Impersonator movie poster (1961)
6.1

The Impersonator

Police Sargeant

1950s

Battle of the V-1 movie poster (1958)
5.2

Battle of the V-1

British Scientist (uncredited)

Johnny, You're Wanted movie poster (1956)
7.0

Johnny, You're Wanted

Police Inspector

Cloak Without Dagger movie poster (1956)
7.6

Cloak Without Dagger

False James Markley

Portrait of Alison movie poster (1955)
6.3

Portrait of Alison

Police Photographer

The Silent Witness movie poster (1954)
7.0

The Silent Witness

The Barman (uncredited)

Radio Cab Murder movie poster (1954)
5.6

Radio Cab Murder

Inspector Finch

1930s

The Florentine Dagger movie poster (1935)
6.8

The Florentine Dagger

(uncredited)

Cracked Nuts movie poster (1931)
8.0

Cracked Nuts

Revolutionary