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Director
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 134868
IMDb ID: nm0569466
Known for: Acting
Born: October 26, 1866
Died: May 18, 1951
Age: 84
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1913 - 1947
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q5488304
Also known as
Frank McGlynn • Franklyn McGlynn
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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 California, Hastings College of the Law.
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4.1
Parnell
as Pat Hogan
1937 Movie
Vanity Fair
as Captain William Dobbin
1915 Movie
6.0
Hello, Everybody!
as Jonathan Reed
1933 Movie
4.0
Strange Glory
as Abraham Lincoln
1938 Movie
5.6
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Joseph
1935 Movie
7.2
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941 Movie
7.2
Captain Blood
as Reverend Ogle
1935 Movie
6.3
The Littlest Rebel
as President Abraham Lincoln
1935 Movie
7.0
Love Affair
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.4
Trail Street
as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
1947 Movie
6.3
The Plainsman
as Abraham Lincoln
1936 Movie
6.9
Boom Town
as Deacon
1940 Movie
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frank McGlynn Sr..
3.5
Hollywood Barn Dance
as Hiram Tubb
1947 Movie
6.4
Trail Street
as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
1947 Movie
4.9
Rogues' Gallery
as Blake
1944 Movie
4.0
Delinquent Daughters
as Judge Craig
1944 Movie
4.8
March On, America!
as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942 Movie
5.1
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
1942 Movie
6.2
Syncopation
1942 Movie
5.3
Three Girls About Town
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
1941 Movie
7.2
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941 Movie
4.8
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Panky Pankington
1941 Movie
6.8
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Judge Holman (uncredited)
1940 Movie
6.9
Boom Town
as Deacon
1940 Movie