Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

Born:
1866-10-26
Died:
1951-05-18
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA

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

Hollywood Barn Dance

Hollywood Barn Dance

5.01947Hiram Tubb
Movie
Trail Street

Trail Street

6.51947Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Movie
Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

5.91944Blake
Movie
Delinquent Daughters

Delinquent Daughters

5.41944Judge Craig
Movie
March On, America!

March On, America!

5.51942Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
In Old California

In Old California

5.31942Undetermined Minor Role
Movie
Syncopation

Syncopation

6.81942
Movie
Marry the Boss's Daughter

Marry the Boss's Daughter

9.01941Hoffman
Movie
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

6.51941Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Movie
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

7.21941Mountaineer (uncredited)
Movie
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

5.51941Panky Pankington
Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

7.01940Judge Holman (uncredited)
Movie
Boom Town

Boom Town

7.01940Deacon
Movie
Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver

7.01940Abraham Lincoln
Movie
The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress

5.81939President Abraham Lincoln
Movie
The Honeymoon's Over

The Honeymoon's Over

8.01939Thin Man
Movie
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

5.11939Lincolnesque Actor
Movie
Love Affair

Love Affair

7.01939Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Movie
Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House

7.01939Abraham Lincoln
Movie
Strange Glory

Strange Glory

6.01938Abraham Lincoln
Movie
Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta

7.31938Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Movie
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

5.31938Pete - Gambler
Movie
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

7.01938Abraham Lincoln
Movie
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

5.51937Lincoln
Movie
Sudden Bill Dorn

Sudden Bill Dorn

9.01937Cap Jinks
Movie
Western Gold

Western Gold

9.01937Abraham Lincoln
Movie
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

6.61937Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Movie
Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy

10.01937Sheriff
Movie
Parnell

Parnell

4.61937Pat Hogan
Movie
The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier

7.51937Sir John Macdonald
Movie
Career Woman

Career Woman

6.01936Sheriff Duncan
Movie
The Plainsman

The Plainsman

6.51936Abraham Lincoln
Movie
North of Nome

North of Nome

8.01936U. S. Marshal
Movie
King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted

7.01936Henry Dundas
Movie
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

6.41936Gamut
Movie
For the Service

For the Service

10.01936Jim, a Scout
Movie
These Three

These Three

7.11936Judge (uncredited)
Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

6.81936Abraham Lincoln
Movie
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

6.31935Abraham Lincoln
Movie
Captain Blood

Captain Blood

7.31935Reverend Ogle
Movie
Outlawed Guns

Outlawed Guns

8.01935Jingle
Movie
The Roaring West

The Roaring West

10.01935Jinglebob Morgan
Movie
It's A Small World

It's A Small World

6.01935Snake Brown Jr.
Movie
Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

6.01935Joseph
Movie
Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

4.91934Colonel Worthington
Movie
Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

6.01934Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Movie
Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

6.51934Doc Chesley
Movie
Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

5.51934Rev. Rankin
Movie
Massacre

Massacre

5.51934Missionary
Movie
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

8.01933Amos Winterslip
Movie
Unknown Valley

Unknown Valley

6.81933Head Elder
Movie
Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

7.01933Jonathan Reed
Movie
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

6.71933Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
Movie
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

6.21932Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Movie
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

7.01931Second teacher (uncredited)
Movie
The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1931
Movie
The Secret Six

The Secret Six

5.61931Judge
Movie
Min and Bill

Min and Bill

6.21930Mr. Southard
Movie
The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

8.01930Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
Movie
Good News

Good News

6.21930Professor Kenyon
Movie