Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 26, 1866

died

May 18, 1951

place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

also known as

Frank McGlynn · Franklyn McGlynn

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Sergeant York
7.2

Sergeant York

1941as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Captain Blood
7.2

Captain Blood

1935as Reverend Ogle
In Old California
5.3

In Old California

1942as Undetermined Minor Role
Love Affair
7.0

Love Affair

1939as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans
6.3

The Last of the Mohicans

1936as Gamut
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.9

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936as Abraham Lincoln
Boom Town
6.9

Boom Town

1940as Deacon
Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
The Littlest Rebel
6.4

The Littlest Rebel

1935as President Abraham Lincoln
Parnell
4.6

Parnell

1937as Pat Hogan
The Plainsman
6.5

The Plainsman

1936as Abraham Lincoln
Wells Fargo
5.5

Wells Fargo

1937as Lincoln
These Three
7.2

These Three

1936as Judge (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
7.0

Huckleberry Finn

1931as Second teacher (uncredited)
The Secret Six
5.6

The Secret Six

1931as Judge
Three Girls About Town
6.5

Three Girls About Town

1941as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940as Judge Holman (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
6.6

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
For the Service
10.0

For the Service

1936as Jim, a Scout
The Lone Ranger
7.5

The Lone Ranger

1938as Abraham Lincoln
Second Fiddle
5.1

Second Fiddle

1939as Lincolnesque Actor
Little Miss Marker
6.5

Little Miss Marker

1934as Doc Chesley
Good News
6.3

Good News

1930as Professor Kenyon
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
8.0

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933as Amos Winterslip
March On, America!
5.4

March On, America!

1942as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
6.7

Frisco Jenny

1933as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
6.2

The Wet Parade

1932as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Syncopation
6.8

Syncopation

1942
Delinquent Daughters
5.4

Delinquent Daughters

1944as Judge Craig
Folies Bergère de Paris
6.0

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935as Joseph
Outlawed Guns
8.0

Outlawed Guns

1935as Jingle
Hi-Yo Silver
7.0

Hi-Yo Silver

1940as Abraham Lincoln
Hello, Everybody!
7.0

Hello, Everybody!

1933as Jonathan Reed
The Girl of the Golden West
5.3

The Girl of the Golden West

1938as Pete - Gambler
Sing and Be Happy
10.0

Sing and Be Happy

1937as Sheriff
Min and Bill
6.2

Min and Bill

1930as Mr. Southard
Western Gold
9.0

Western Gold

1937as Abraham Lincoln
It's A Small World
6.0

It's A Small World

1935as Snake Brown Jr.
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941as Panky Pankington
Career Woman
6.0

Career Woman

1936as Sheriff Duncan
Strange Glory
6.5

Strange Glory

1938as Abraham Lincoln
Massacre
5.5

Massacre

1934as Missionary
The Poor Little Rich Girl
5.7

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917as The Plumber
Rogues' Gallery
5.9

Rogues' Gallery

1944as Blake
The Honeymoon's Over
8.0

The Honeymoon's Over

1939as Thin Man
Lost in the Stratosphere
4.9

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934as Colonel Worthington
Unknown Valley
6.8

Unknown Valley

1933as Head Elder
Gloria's Romance
6.0

Gloria's Romance

1916as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
North of Nome
8.0

North of Nome

1936as U. S. Marshal
Lincoln in the White House
7.0

Lincoln in the White House

1939as Abraham Lincoln