Frank McGlynn Sr.

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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting October 26, 1866

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 be…

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Captain Blood

Captain Blood

7.2 1935 Movie
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

7.2 1941 Movie
Love Affair

Love Affair

7.0 1939 Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

6.9 1936 Movie
Boom Town

Boom Town

7.0 1940 Movie
The Plainsman

The Plainsman

6.5 1936 Movie
These Three

These Three

7.1 1936 Movie
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

6.3 1936 Movie
In Old California

In Old California

5.3 1942 Movie
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

5.7 1917 Movie
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

6.4 1935 Movie
Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

6.5 1934 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1947
    Hollywood Barn Dance

    Movie Hiram Tubb

  2. 1947
    Trail Street

    Movie Tim McKeon (uncredited)

  3. 1944
    Rogues' Gallery

    Movie Blake

  4. 1944
    Delinquent Daughters

    Movie Judge Craig

  5. 1942
    March On, America!

    Movie Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)

  6. 1942
    In Old California

    Movie Undetermined Minor Role

  7. 1942
    Syncopation

    Movie

  8. 1941
    Marry the Boss's Daughter

    Movie Hoffman

  9. 1941
    Three Girls About Town

    Movie Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

  10. 1941
    Sergeant York

    Movie Mountaineer (uncredited)

  11. 1941
    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    Movie Panky Pankington

  12. 1940
    Third Finger, Left Hand

    Movie Judge Holman (uncredited)

  13. 1940
    Boom Town

    Movie Deacon

  14. 1940
    Hi-Yo Silver

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  15. 1939
    The Mad Empress

    Movie President Abraham Lincoln

  16. 1939
    The Honeymoon's Over

    Movie Thin Man

More credits
  1. 1939
    Second Fiddle

    Movie Lincolnesque Actor

  2. 1939
    Love Affair

    Movie Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

  3. 1939
    Lincoln in the White House

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  4. 1938
    Strange Glory

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  5. 1938
    Joaquin Murrieta

    Movie Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

  6. 1938
    The Girl of the Golden West

    Movie Pete - Gambler

  7. 1938
    The Lone Ranger

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  8. 1937
    Wells Fargo

    Movie Lincoln

  9. 1937
    Sudden Bill Dorn

    Movie Cap Jinks

  10. 1937
    Western Gold

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  11. 1937
    Broadway Melody of 1938

    Movie Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

  12. 1937
    Sing and Be Happy

    Movie Sheriff

  13. 1937
    Parnell

    Movie Pat Hogan

  14. 1937
    The Great Barrier

    Movie Sir John Macdonald

  15. 1936
    Career Woman

    Movie Sheriff Duncan

  16. 1936
    The Plainsman

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  17. 1936
    North of Nome

    Movie U. S. Marshal

  18. 1936
    King of the Royal Mounted

    Movie Henry Dundas

  19. 1936
    The Last of the Mohicans

    Movie Gamut

  20. 1936
    For the Service

    Movie Jim, a Scout

  21. 1936
    These Three

    Movie Judge (uncredited)

  22. 1936
    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  23. 1935
    The Littlest Rebel

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  24. 1935
    Captain Blood

    Movie Reverend Ogle