Frank Thornton
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1921-01-15
Place of Birth: Dulwich, London, England, UK
Popularity: 0.5
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 Filmography
Coronation Street
1960
Casualty
1986
The Avengers
1961
Crown Court
1972
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Richard & Judy
2001
The Champions
1968No Photo
Pebble Mill
1991
Danger Man
1960
The Sooty Show
1955
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Are You Being Served?
1972
The Goodies
1970
Blankety Blank
1979
The New Avengers
1976
Sykes
1972
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
Fall of Eagles
1974
The Man in Room 17
1965
Gosford Park
2001
The Three Musketeers
1973
Not in Front of the Children
1967No Photo
The Dickie Henderson Show
1960
Grace & Favour
1992
From a Bird's Eye View
1970
Armchair Theatre
1956No Photo
HMS Paradise
1964
The Four Just Men
1959
Great Expectations
1989
The Cheaters
1960
The BFG
1990
It's a Square World
1961
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Victim
1961
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
The Assassination Bureau
1969No Photo
The World of Beachcomber
1968
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
Carry On Screaming!
1966
Our Miss Fred
1972
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977No Photo
Ben Travers Farces
1970
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
The Big Job
1965
The Magic Christian
1969
Run For Your Wife
2012
Crooks and Coronets
1969
Battle of the V-1
1958No Photo
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
The Comedy Man
1964
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
It's Trad, Dad!
1962
The Early Bird
1965
Till Death Us Do Part
1969
All the Way Up
1970
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022
Red, White, and Zero
1968
A Flea in Her Ear
1968
The Wild Affair
1965
Spanish Fly
1976
Bless This House
1972
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968
The Taming of the Shrew
1980
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974
The Florentine Dagger
1935
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970No Photo
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
1969
The Silent Witness
1954
Portrait of Alison
1955No Photo
That Sinking Feeling
1973
Lucy in London
1966
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Up the Chastity Belt
1972No Photo
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
Cracked Nuts
1931
What's a Carry On?
1998
The Impersonator
1961
Radio Cab Murder
1954
That's Your Funeral
1972
Side by Side
1975
Operation Stogie
1962No Photo
Doomsday at Eleven
1962
We Love Are You Being Served?
2020
Danny the Dragon
1966
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
Gonks Go Beat
1965No Photo
Dannicaforilithermidor
1966
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022
Cloak Without Dagger
1956