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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 26, 1866
Died May 18, 1951 (84)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 19, 2024
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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 Califor ... nia, Hastings College of the Law.

Known For

Filmography

Hollywood Barn Dance

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947

as Hiram Tubb

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

1944

as Blake

Delinquent Daughters

Delinquent Daughters

1944

as Judge Craig

March On, America!

March On, America!

1942

as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)

In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Undetermined Minor Role

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

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

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Judge Holman (uncredited)

Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

as Abraham Lincoln

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

as Deacon

Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House

1939

as Abraham Lincoln

The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress

1939

as President Abraham Lincoln

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Orphanage Superintendent

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Lincolnesque Actor

Strange Glory

Strange Glory

1938

as Abraham Lincoln

Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1938

as Abraham Lincoln

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Pete - Gambler

Western Gold

Western Gold

1937

as Abraham Lincoln

Sudden Bill Dorn

Sudden Bill Dorn

1937

as Cap Jinks

Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy

1937

as Sheriff

The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier

1937

as Sir John Macdonald

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Lincoln

For the Service

For the Service

1936

as Jim, a Scout

North of Nome

North of Nome

1936

as U. S. Marshal

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Gamut

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

as Sheriff Duncan

These Three

These Three

1936

as Judge (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

Outlawed Guns

Outlawed Guns

1935

as Jingle

The Roaring West

The Roaring West

1935

as Jinglebob Morgan

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

as President Abraham Lincoln

It's A Small World

It's A Small World

1935

as Snake Brown Jr.

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Reverend Ogle

Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

1934

as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner

Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

as Colonel Worthington

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

1934

as Rev. Rankin

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1934

as Doc Chesley

Massacre

Massacre

1934

as Missionary

Unknown Valley

Unknown Valley

1933

as Head Elder

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

as Amos Winterslip

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933

as Jonathan Reed

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)

The Secret Six

The Secret Six

1931

as Judge

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

as Second teacher (uncredited)

Min and Bill

Min and Bill

1930

as Mr. Southard

The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)

Good News

Good News

1930

as Professor Kenyon

The ABC of Love

The ABC of Love

1919

as The Innkeeper

Why America Will Win

Why America Will Win

1918

as John F. Pershing

Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

1918

as The Siwash

The Caillaux Case

The Caillaux Case

1918

as Emperor William of Germany

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1917

as John Argyle

The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

as The Plumber

Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance

1916

as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)

Across the Great Divide

Across the Great Divide

1915

as The Bandit

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

as Captain William Dobbin

Through Turbulent Waters

Through Turbulent Waters

1915

as Bill Ford

Alexia's Strategy

Alexia's Strategy

1913

as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)

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The Truth About Helen

The Truth About Helen

1915

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