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Frank McGlynn Sr.
Actor 1866 - 1951

Frank McGlynn Sr.

San Francisco, California, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Abraham Lincoln
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Character Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Delinquent Daughters No snapshots yet
Character Judge Craig
In Old California No snapshots yet
Character Undetermined Minor Role
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Character Mountaineer (uncredited)
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Character Deacon

Boom Town

1940

Title screen of Love Affair No snapshots yet
Character Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Title screen of Second Fiddle No snapshots yet
Character Lincolnesque Actor
Broadway Melody of 1938 No snapshots yet
Character Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Title screen of Western Gold No snapshots yet
Character Abraham Lincoln
Title screen of The Last of the Mohicans No snapshots yet
Character Gamut
Title screen of The Plainsman No snapshots yet
Character Abraham Lincoln
These Three No snapshots yet
Character Judge (uncredited)
Title screen of Captain Blood No snapshots yet
Character Reverend Ogle
Folies Bergère de Paris No snapshots yet
Character Joseph
The Littlest Rebel No snapshots yet
Character Abraham Lincoln
Title screen of Little Miss Marker No snapshots yet
Character Doc Chesley
Lost in the Stratosphere No snapshots yet
Character Colonel Worthington

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

22 titles
Trail Street
Trail Street 1947
Delinquent Daughters
Delinquent Daughters 1944
In Old California
In Old California 1942
Sergeant York
Sergeant York 1941
Boom Town
Boom Town 1940
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle 1939
Love Affair
Love Affair 1939
Western Gold
Western Gold 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 1937
These Three
These Three 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
The Plainsman
The Plainsman 1936
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1936
The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel 1935
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris 1935
Captain Blood
Captain Blood 1935
Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty 1934
Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere 1934
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker 1934
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1933
Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny 1932
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl 1917

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