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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

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.

Born

Oct 26, 1866

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

May 18, 1951

Known For

Acting

Movies

78 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Reverend Ogle
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 • as Reverend Ogle
★ 7.3
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 • as Mountaineer (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Parnell
Parnell
1937 • as Pat Hogan
★ 4.6
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 • as Deacon
★ 7.0
movie
Abraham Lincoln
1924 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 9.0
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.8
Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!
1933 • as Jonathan Reed
★ 7.0
Strange Glory
Strange Glory
1938 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.0
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933 • as Amos Winterslip
★ 8.0
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1915 • as Captain William Dobbin
Love Affair
Love Affair
1939 • as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
★ 7.0
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted
1936 • as Henry Dundas
★ 7.0
Sing and Be Happy
Sing and Be Happy
1937 • as Sheriff
★ 10.0
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1936 • as Gamut
★ 6.4
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
1934 • as Doc Chesley
★ 6.5
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
1939 • as Thin Man
★ 8.0
In Old California
In Old California
1942 • as Undetermined Minor Role
★ 5.3
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 • as Pete - Gambler
★ 5.3
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 • as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
★ 6.6
movie
Who Will Marry Mary?
1913
movie
Two Men
1912
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 • as Lincoln
★ 5.5
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 • as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 • as Joseph
★ 6.0
Hollywood Barn Dance
Hollywood Barn Dance
1947 • as Hiram Tubb
★ 5.0
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 • as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.5
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 • as Lincolnesque Actor
★ 5.1
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 • as Judge Holman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
The Bells
1913 • as Leo Noakes
★ 7.5
Through Turbulent Waters
Through Turbulent Waters
1915 • as Bill Ford
Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
1918 • as The Siwash
These Three
These Three
1936 • as Judge (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 • as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
★ 6.5
The Secret Six
The Secret Six
1931 • as Judge
★ 5.6
The Caillaux Case
The Caillaux Case
1918 • as Emperor William of Germany
movie
Across the Great Divide
1915 • as The Bandit
★ 7.5
movie
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
1915 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 5.0
The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel
1935 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.3
The Great Barrier
The Great Barrier
1937 • as Sir John Macdonald
★ 7.5
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917 • as The Plumber
★ 5.7
The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case
1917 • as John Argyle
Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
1944 • as Blake
★ 5.9
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 • as Panky Pankington
★ 5.5
Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny
1933 • as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Min and Bill
Min and Bill
1930 • as Mr. Southard
★ 6.2
It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935 • as Snake Brown Jr.
★ 6.0
movie
By Fire and Water
1913
★ 7.5
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1938 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 7.0
The Accidental Honeymoon
The Accidental Honeymoon
1918 • as Farmer Perkins
Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 • as Colonel Worthington
★ 4.9
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942
★ 6.8
Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 7.0
Delinquent Daughters
Delinquent Daughters
1944 • as Judge Craig
★ 5.4
Lincoln in the White House
Lincoln in the White House
1939 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 7.0
The ABC of Love
The ABC of Love
1919 • as The Innkeeper
★ 5.6
Unknown Valley
Unknown Valley
1933 • as Head Elder
★ 6.8
North of Nome
North of Nome
1936 • as U. S. Marshal
★ 8.0
Massacre
Massacre
1934 • as Missionary
★ 5.5
Good News
Good News
1930 • as Professor Kenyon
★ 6.2
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1931 • as Second teacher (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941 • as Hoffman
★ 9.0
Are We Civilized?
Are We Civilized?
1934 • as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
★ 6.0
Western Gold
Western Gold
1937 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 9.0
Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 • as Sheriff Duncan
★ 6.0
March On, America!
March On, America!
1942 • as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
1930 • as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
★ 8.0
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 • as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Mad Empress
The Mad Empress
1939 • as President Abraham Lincoln
★ 5.8
Outlawed Guns
Outlawed Guns
1935 • as Jingle
★ 8.0
Sudden Bill Dorn
Sudden Bill Dorn
1937 • as Cap Jinks
★ 9.0
The Roaring West
The Roaring West
1935 • as Jinglebob Morgan
★ 10.0
Why America Will Win
Why America Will Win
1918 • as John F. Pershing
★ 10.0
For the Service
For the Service
1936 • as Jim, a Scout
★ 10.0
movie
The Silent Partner
1931
Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty
1934 • as Rev. Rankin
★ 5.5
Gloria's Romance
Gloria's Romance
1916 • as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
★ 6.0
Alexia's Strategy
Alexia's Strategy
1913 • as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
★ 10.0