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Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

15/01/1921

Day of Death

16/03/2013
(92) years old

Place of Birth

Dulwich, London, England, UK

Frank Thornton

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.

Known For

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

The Wild Affair

The Wild Affair

The Big Job

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

Spanish Fly

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Filmography

Cast

2022

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

as Archive Footage

2022

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Lau...

as Self (archive)

2020

We Love Are You Being Served?

2012

Run For Your Wife

as Man on Bus

2002

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

as Self (uncredited)

2001

Gosford Park

as Mr. Burkett

2001

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

1995

The Old Curiosity Shop

1989

The BFG

as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

1980

The Taming of the Shrew

as Gremio

1979

Red, White, and Zero

1977

Ride of the Valkyrie

1977

Are You Being Served? The Movie

as Captain Stephen Peacock

1976

Spanish Fly

as Dr. Johnson

1975

Side by Side

1974

Keep It Up, Jack!

as Mr. Clarke

1973

The Three Musketeers

as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

1973

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

as Estate Agent

1973

That Sinking Feeling

as Arthur

1973

No Sex Please: We're British

as Glass Shop Manager

1973

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Mr. Russell

1972

Our Miss Fred

as British Colonel

1972

That's Your Funeral

as Town Clerk

1972

Bless This House

as Mr. Jones

1970

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Tom Stoddart

1970

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Porter

1970

All the Way Up

as Mr Driver

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as Purvis

1969

The Magic Christian

as Police Inspector

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as The BBC

1969

Crooks and Coronets

as Cyril

1969

The Assassination Bureau

as Elevator victim (uncredited)

1969

Till Death Us Do Part

as Valuation Officer

1968

A Flea in Her Ear

as Charles, the Butler

1968

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Factory Manager

1968

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have t...

1968

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

as Registrar

1966

Lucy in London

as Passport Officer

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the...

as Slave Driver

1966

Carry On Screaming!

as Mr. Jones

1966

Danny the Dragon

1966

Dannicaforilithermidor

as Sergeant Bull

1965

The Wild Affair

as Wine Shop Manager

1965

The Early Bird

as Drunken Doctor

1965

Gonks Go Beat

as Mr. A&R

1965

The Big Job

as Bank Official

1964

The Tomb of Ligeia

as Peperel

1964

The Comedy Man

as Producer

1962

It's Trad, Dad!

as TV Director

1962

Operation Stogie

as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

1962

Doomsday at Eleven

as BBC Announcer

1961

Victim

as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

1961

The Impersonator

as Police Sargeant

1956

Cloak Without Dagger

as False James Markley

1956

Johnny, You're Wanted

as Police Inspector

1955

Portrait of Alison

as Police Photographer

1954

The Silent Witness

as The Barman (uncredited)

1954

Radio Cab Murder

as Inspector Finch

1935

The Florentine Dagger

as (uncredited)

1931

Cracked Nuts

as Revolutionary