Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

🎂 26th October 1866 (159 yrs) 📍 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.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

🎬 Movies Featuring Frank McGlynn Sr.

Hollywood Barn Dance

Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)

as Hiram Tubb
Trail Street

Trail Street (1947)

as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
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
Syncopation

Syncopation (1942)

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Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941)

as Hoffman
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town (1941)

as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Sergeant York

Sergeant York (1941)

as Mountaineer (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

as Panky Pankington
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

as Judge Holman (uncredited)
Boom Town

Boom Town (1940)

as Deacon
Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver (1940)

as Abraham Lincoln
The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress (1939)

as President Abraham Lincoln
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle (1939)

as Lincolnesque Actor
Love Affair

Love Affair (1939)

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House (1939)

as Abraham Lincoln
Strange Glory

Strange Glory (1938)

as Abraham Lincoln
Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West (1938)

as Pete - Gambler
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (1938)

as Abraham Lincoln
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo (1937)

as Lincoln
Sudden Bill Dorn

Sudden Bill Dorn (1937)

as Cap Jinks
Western Gold

Western Gold (1937)

as Abraham Lincoln
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy (1937)

as Sheriff
Parnell

Parnell (1937)

as Pat Hogan
The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier (1937)

as Sir John Macdonald
Career Woman

Career Woman (1936)

as Sheriff Duncan
The Plainsman

The Plainsman (1936)

as Abraham Lincoln
North of Nome

North of Nome (1936)

as U. S. Marshal
King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted (1936)

as Henry Dundas
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

as Gamut
For the Service

For the Service (1936)

as Jim, a Scout
These Three

These Three (1936)

as Judge (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

as Abraham Lincoln
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel (1935)

as President Abraham Lincoln
Captain Blood

Captain Blood (1935)

as Reverend Ogle
Outlawed Guns

Outlawed Guns (1935)

as Jingle
The Roaring West

The Roaring West (1935)

as Jinglebob Morgan
It's A Small World

It's A Small World (1935)

as Snake Brown Jr.
Folies Bergère

Folies Bergère (1935)

as Joseph
Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)

as Colonel Worthington
Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized? (1934)

as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker (1934)

as Doc Chesley
Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty (1934)

as Rev. Rankin
Massacre

Massacre (1934)

as Missionary
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)

as Amos Winterslip
Unknown Valley

Unknown Valley (1933)

as Head Elder
Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody! (1933)

as Jonathan Reed
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny (1933)

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade (1932)

as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn (1931)

as Second teacher (uncredited)
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The Silent Partner (1931)

The Secret Six

The Secret Six (1931)

as Judge
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
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Abraham Lincoln (1924)

as Abraham Lincoln
The ABC of Love

The ABC of Love (1919)

as The Innkeeper
The Caillaux Case

The Caillaux Case (1918)

as Emperor William of Germany
Why America Will Win

Why America Will Win (1918)

as John F. Pershing
Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready (1918)

as The Siwash
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)

as The Plumber
The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case (1917)

as John Argyle
Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance (1916)

as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair (1915)

as Captain William Dobbin
Across the Great Divide

Across the Great Divide (1915)

as The Bandit
Through Turbulent Waters

Through Turbulent Waters (1915)

as Bill Ford
The Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1915)

as Abraham Lincoln
Alexia's Strategy

Alexia's Strategy (1913)

as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
By Fire and Water

By Fire and Water (1913)

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Who Will Marry Mary? (1913)

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The Bells (1913)

as Leo Noakes
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Two Men (1912)