logo
home/actors/

Frank McGlynn Sr.

placeholder

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 26, 1866 (159 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

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

Acting
1947Hollywood Barn DanceHiram Tubb
1947Trail StreetTim McKeon (uncredited)
1944Rogues' GalleryBlake
1944Delinquent DaughtersJudge Craig
1942Syncopation
1942In Old CaliforniaUndetermined Minor Role
1942March On, America!Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941Three Girls About TownJosephus Wiegal, senior mortician
1941Marry the Boss's DaughterHoffman
1941Sergeant YorkMountaineer (uncredited)
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobPanky Pankington
1940Third Finger, Left HandJudge Holman (uncredited)
1940Boom TownDeacon
1940Hi-Yo SilverAbraham Lincoln
1939Love AffairOrphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
1939Second FiddleLincolnesque Actor
1939Lincoln in the White HouseAbraham Lincoln
1939The Mad EmpressPresident Abraham Lincoln
1939The Honeymoon's OverThin Man
1938The Girl of the Golden WestPete - Gambler
1938Strange GloryAbraham Lincoln
1938The Lone RangerAbraham Lincoln
1938Joaquin MurrietaJustice of the Peace (uncredited)
1937Broadway Melody of 1938Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
1937Sudden Bill DornCap Jinks
1937Western GoldAbraham Lincoln
1937Wells FargoLincoln
1937Sing and Be HappySheriff
1937The Great BarrierSir John Macdonald
1937ParnellPat Hogan
1936The Last of the MohicansGamut
1936King of the Royal MountedHenry Dundas
1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandAbraham Lincoln
1936Career WomanSheriff Duncan
1936The PlainsmanAbraham Lincoln
1936For the ServiceJim, a Scout
1936North of NomeU. S. Marshal
1936These ThreeJudge (uncredited)
1935The Littlest RebelPresident Abraham Lincoln
1935Captain BloodReverend Ogle
1935Folies Bergère de ParisJoseph
1935Outlawed GunsJingle
1935It's A Small WorldSnake Brown Jr.
1935The Roaring WestJinglebob Morgan
1934Little Miss MarkerDoc Chesley
1934Are We Civilized?Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
1934Search for BeautyRev. Rankin
1934MassacreMissionary
1934Lost in the StratosphereColonel Worthington
1933Hello, Everybody!Jonathan Reed
1933Unknown ValleyHead Elder
1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseAmos Winterslip
1933Frisco JennyGood Book Charlie (uncredited)
1932The Wet ParadeFood Control Speaker (uncredited)
1931The Secret SixJudge
1931Huckleberry FinnSecond teacher (uncredited)
1931The Silent Partner
1930The Jazz CinderellaHenry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
1930Good NewsProfessor Kenyon
1930Min and BillMr. Southard
1924Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
1919The ABC of LoveThe Innkeeper
1918Rough and ReadyThe Siwash
1918Why America Will WinJohn F. Pershing
1918The Caillaux CaseEmperor William of Germany
1918The Accidental HoneymoonFarmer Perkins
1917The Poor Little Rich GirlThe Plumber
1917The Argyle CaseJohn Argyle
1916Gloria's RomanceGideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
1915Through Turbulent WatersBill Ford
1915The Life of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
1915Vanity FairCaptain William Dobbin
1915Across the Great DivideThe Bandit
1913By Fire and Water
1913Alexia's StrategyUsakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
1913Who Will Marry Mary?
1913The BellsLeo Noakes
1912Two Men
Directing
1915The Truth About HelenDirector