Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

Birthday: 1921-01-15

Deathday: 2013-03-16

Place of birth: Dulwich, London, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0861530

Biography:

Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.

Played in movies:

Crooks and Coronets

Score: 8.3

The Taming of the Shrew

Score: 7.8

The Early Bird

Score: 7.6

Victim

Score: 7.5

Cloak Without Dagger

Score: 7.2

Till Death Us Do Part

Score: 7.2

Cracked Nuts

Score: 7.0

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Score: 7.0

The Comedy Man

Score: 6.9

Gosford Park

Score: 6.8

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Score: 6.8

The Three Musketeers

Score: 6.8

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Score: 6.8

The Big Job

Score: 6.7

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Score: 6.7

The Assassination Bureau

Score: 6.6

Side by Side

Score: 6.5

Carry On Screaming!

Score: 6.5

Our Miss Fred

Score: 6.4

The BFG

Score: 6.4

Bless This House

Score: 6.3

The Old Curiosity Shop

Score: 6.3

Portrait of Alison

Score: 6.3

The Tomb of Ligeia

Score: 6.2

A Flea in Her Ear

Score: 6.2

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Score: 6.1

All the Way Up

Score: 6.0

Lucy in London

Score: 6.0

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Score: 6.0

The Bed Sitting Room

Score: 5.9

The Magic Christian

Score: 5.7

The Florentine Dagger

Score: 5.7

The Impersonator

Score: 5.6

It's Trad, Dad!

Score: 5.6

Radio Cab Murder

Score: 5.4

The Wild Affair

Score: 5.4

No Sex Please: We're British

Score: 5.1

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

Score: 5.0

Red, White, and Zero

Score: 5.0

Johnny, You're Wanted

Score: 5.0

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Score: 4.8

Some Will, Some Won't

Score: 4.8

Spanish Fly

Score: 4.7

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Score: 4.6

Run For Your Wife

Score: 4.4

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Score: 4.2

Ride of the Valkyrie

Score: 4.0

Keep It Up, Jack!

Score: 3.6

Gonks Go Beat

Score: 2.8

That's Your Funeral

Score: 2.3

Operation Stogie

Score: 2.0

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Score: 0.0

Doomsday at Eleven

Score: 0.0

We Love Are You Being Served?

Score: 0.0

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Score: 0.0

Dannicaforilithermidor

Score: 0.0

Danny the Dragon

Score: 0.0

That Sinking Feeling

Score: 0.0

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

Score: 0.0

The Silent Witness

Score: 0.0

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Grace & Favour

Score: 8.2

The Avengers

Score: 7.7

The Goodies

Score: 7.5

The Goodies

Score: 7.5

Hancock's Half Hour

Score: 7.3

Are You Being Served?

Score: 7.3

Last of the Summer Wine

Score: 7.1

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Score: 7.0

The New Avengers

Score: 7.0

The Gentle Touch

Score: 6.9

Fall of Eagles

Score: 6.9

The Four Just Men

Score: 6.5

Sykes

Score: 6.4

The Adventures of William Tell

Score: 6.3

The Adventures of William Tell

Score: 6.3

Great Expectations

Score: 6.3

Casualty

Score: 6.1

The Champions

Score: 6.1

The Sooty Show

Score: 6.0

The Sooty Show

Score: 6.0

Suspense

Score: 5.5

From a Bird's Eye View

Score: 5.5

Coronation Street

Score: 5.4

Crown Court

Score: 5.4

The Man in Room 17

Score: 5.3

Dixon of Dock Green

Score: 5.3

Blankety Blank

Score: 4.6

Sunday Night Theatre

Score: 3.5

Pebble Mill

Score: 3.1

Richard & Judy

Score: 2.9

The World of Beachcomber

Score: 0.0

Ben Travers Farces

Score: 0.0

The Dickie Henderson Show

Score: 0.0

The Cheaters

Score: 0.0

HMS Paradise

Score: 0.0

It's a Square World

Score: 0.0