Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton (92)

1921-01-15 - 2013-03-16 | Dulwich, London, England, UK

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.

On Movies

  • Run For Your Wife
  • Gosford Park
  • The Old Curiosity Shop
  • The BFG
  • The Taming of the Shrew
  • Red, White, and Zero
  • Ride of the Valkyrie
  • Are You Being Served? The Movie
  • Spanish Fly
  • Side by Side
  • Keep It Up, Jack!
  • The Three Musketeers
  • No Sex Please: We're British
  • Steptoe & Son Ride Again
  • Our Miss Fred
  • That's Your Funeral
  • Bless This House
  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
  • All the Way Up
  • Some Will, Some Won't
  • The Magic Christian
  • The Bed Sitting Room
  • Crooks and Coronets
  • The Assassination Bureau
  • Till Death Us Do Part
  • A Flea in Her Ear
  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
  • If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
  • 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
  • Lucy in London
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • Carry On Screaming!
  • Danny the Dragon
  • The Wild Affair
  • The Early Bird
  • Gonks Go Beat
  • The Big Job
  • The Tomb of Ligeia
  • The Comedy Man
  • It's Trad, Dad!
  • Doomsday at Eleven
  • Victim
  • The Impersonator
  • Cloak Without Dagger
  • Portrait of Alison
  • The Silent Witness
  • Radio Cab Murder
  • The Florentine Dagger
  • Cracked Nuts

On Series

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