Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

ActorDirector Oct 26 (died age 84) San Francisco, California, USA 1912–1947 (35 year career)
5.6 avg rating

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

Acting (78)

Movies (78)

Trail Street

Trail Street

1947

as Tim McKeon (uncredited)

6.4
Hollywood Barn Dance

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947

as Hiram Tubb

3.5
Delinquent Daughters

Delinquent Daughters

1944

as Judge Craig

4.0
Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

1944

as Blake

4.9
March On, America!

March On, America!

1942

as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.8
Syncopation

Syncopation

1942
6.2
In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Undetermined Minor Role

5.1
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

7.2
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

5.3
Marry the Boss's Daughter

Marry the Boss's Daughter

1941

as Hoffman

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Panky Pankington

4.7
Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

as Deacon

6.9
Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

as Abraham Lincoln

6.0
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Judge Holman (uncredited)

6.8
Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

7.0
Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House

1939

as Abraham Lincoln

6.0
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Lincolnesque Actor

4.9
The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress

1939

as President Abraham Lincoln

5.6
The Honeymoon's Over

The Honeymoon's Over

1939

as Thin Man

Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

6.0
Strange Glory

Strange Glory

1938

as Abraham Lincoln

4.0
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1938

as Abraham Lincoln

6.0
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Pete - Gambler

4.6
The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier

1937

as Sir John Macdonald

5.0
Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Pat Hogan

4.1
Western Gold

Western Gold

1937

as Abraham Lincoln

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Lincoln

5.2
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

6.2
Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy

1937

as Sheriff

Sudden Bill Dorn

Sudden Bill Dorn

1937

as Cap Jinks

For the Service

For the Service

1936

as Jim, a Scout

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Gamut

6.3
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

6.8
The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

6.4
These Three

These Three

1936

as Judge (uncredited)

7.1
North of Nome

North of Nome

1936

as U. S. Marshal

6.0
King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted

1936

as Henry Dundas

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

as Sheriff Duncan

6.0
It's A Small World

It's A Small World

1935

as Snake Brown Jr.

4.5
The Roaring West

The Roaring West

1935

as Jinglebob Morgan

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Reverend Ogle

7.2
Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

as Joseph

5.6
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

as President Abraham Lincoln

6.2
Outlawed Guns

Outlawed Guns

1935

as Jingle

Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

1934

as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner

4.0
Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

as Colonel Worthington

4.2
Massacre

Massacre

1934

as Missionary

5.4
Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1934

as Doc Chesley

6.4
Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

1934

as Rev. Rankin

5.3
Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933

as Jonathan Reed

6.0
Unknown Valley

Unknown Valley

1933

as Head Elder

6.3
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)

6.5
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

as Amos Winterslip

6.0
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)

5.8
The Secret Six

The Secret Six

1931

as Judge

5.5
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

as Second teacher (uncredited)

6.7
The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1931
The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)

Good News

Good News

1930

as Professor Kenyon

5.0
Min and Bill

Min and Bill

1930

as Mr. Southard

6.1
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1924

as Abraham Lincoln

The ABC of Love

The ABC of Love

1919

as The Innkeeper

5.6
Why America Will Win

Why America Will Win

1918

as John F. Pershing

The Caillaux Case

The Caillaux Case

1918

as Emperor William of Germany

Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

1918

as The Siwash

The Accidental Honeymoon

The Accidental Honeymoon

1918

as Farmer Perkins

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1917

as John Argyle

The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

as The Plumber

5.7
Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance

1916

as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)

6.0
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

as Captain William Dobbin

Through Turbulent Waters

Through Turbulent Waters

1915

as Bill Ford

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

1915

as Abraham Lincoln

5.0
Across the Great Divide

Across the Great Divide

1915

as The Bandit

5.0
By Fire and Water

By Fire and Water

1913
5.0
Alexia's Strategy

Alexia's Strategy

1913

as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)

Who Will Marry Mary?

Who Will Marry Mary?

1913
The Bells

The Bells

1913

as Leo Noakes

6.0
Two Men

Two Men

1912