6.5Acting
Frank McGlynn Sr.
- Born
- 1866-10-26
- Died
- 1951-05-18
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
79 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Hollywood Barn Dance
1947 · Movie
Hiram Tubb
Trail Street
1947 · Movie
Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Delinquent Daughters
1944 · Movie
Judge Craig
Rogues' Gallery
1944 · Movie
Blake
In Old California
1942 · Movie
Undetermined Minor Role
March On, America!
1942 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
Syncopation
1942 · Movie
Cast
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 · Movie
Panky Pankington
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941 · Movie
Hoffman
Sergeant York
1941 · Movie
Mountaineer (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941 · Movie
Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Boom Town
1940 · Movie
Deacon
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Movie
Judge Holman (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House
1939 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Love Affair
1939 · Movie
Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939 · Movie
Lincolnesque Actor
The Honeymoon's Over
1939 · Movie
Thin Man
The Mad Empress
1939 · Movie
President Abraham Lincoln
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 · Movie
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Strange Glory
1938 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Movie
Pete - Gambler
The Lone Ranger
1938 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Movie
Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Parnell
1937 · Movie
Pat Hogan
Sing and Be Happy
1937 · Movie
Sheriff
Sudden Bill Dorn
1937 · Movie
Cap Jinks
The Great Barrier
1937 · Movie
Sir John Macdonald
Wells Fargo
1937 · Movie
Lincoln
Western Gold
1937 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Career Woman
1936 · Movie
Sheriff Duncan
For the Service
1936 · Movie
Jim, a Scout
King of the Royal Mounted
1936 · Movie
Henry Dundas
North of Nome
1936 · Movie
U. S. Marshal
The Last of the Mohicans
1936 · Movie
Gamut
The Plainsman
1936 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
These Three
1936 · Movie
Judge (uncredited)
Captain Blood
1935 · Movie
Reverend Ogle
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 · Movie
Joseph
It's A Small World
1935 · Movie
Snake Brown Jr.
Outlawed Guns
1935 · Movie
Jingle
The Littlest Rebel
1935 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
The Roaring West
1935 · Movie
Jinglebob Morgan
Are We Civilized?
1934 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Little Miss Marker
1934 · Movie
Doc Chesley
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 · Movie
Colonel Worthington
Massacre
1934 · Movie
Missionary
Search for Beauty
1934 · Movie
Rev. Rankin
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933 · Movie
Amos Winterslip
Frisco Jenny
1933 · Movie
Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
Hello, Everybody!
1933 · Movie
Jonathan Reed
Unknown Valley
1933 · Movie
Head Elder
The Wet Parade
1932 · Movie
Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
1931 · Movie
Second teacher (uncredited)
The Secret Six
1931 · Movie
Judge
The Silent Partner
1931 · Movie
Cast
Good News
1930 · Movie
Professor Kenyon
Min and Bill
1930 · Movie
Mr. Southard
The Jazz Cinderella
1930 · Movie
Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
The ABC of Love
1919 · Movie
The Innkeeper
Rough and Ready
1918 · Movie
The Siwash
The Accidental Honeymoon
1918 · Movie
Farmer Perkins
The Caillaux Case
1918 · Movie
Emperor William of Germany
Why America Will Win
1918 · Movie
John F. Pershing
The Argyle Case
1917 · Movie
John Argyle
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917 · Movie
The Plumber
Gloria's Romance
1916 · Movie
Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
Across the Great Divide
1915 · Movie
The Bandit
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
1915 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
The Truth About Helen
1915 · Movie
Director
Through Turbulent Waters
1915 · Movie
Bill Ford
Vanity Fair
1915 · Movie
Captain William Dobbin
Alexia's Strategy
1913 · Movie
Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
By Fire and Water
1913 · Movie
Cast
The Bells
1913 · Movie
Leo Noakes
Who Will Marry Mary?
1913 · Movie
Cast
Two Men
1912 · Movie
Cast