
Frank Thornton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1921
- Died
- March 16, 2013 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Dulwich, London, England, UK
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
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Filmography

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Movie · as Self (archive)

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Movie · as Archive Footage

We Love Are You Being Served?
Movie

Run For Your Wife
Movie · as Man on Bus
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Self

The Making of Gosford Park
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Movie · as Self

Gosford Park
Movie · as Mr. Burkett

Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Captain Stephen Peacock (archive footage)

Richard & Judy
TV · as Self · 1 ep

What's a Carry On?
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

The Old Curiosity Shop
Movie

Grace & Favour
TV · as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex) · 12 eps
Pebble Mill
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The BFG
Movie · as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

Great Expectations
TV · as Mr Trabb · 2 eps

Casualty
TV · as Edward Gutheridge · 1 ep

Royal Variety Performance 1984
Movie

The Kenny Everett Television Show
TV · as Various · 2 eps

The Taming of the Shrew
Movie · as Gremio

Blankety Blank
TV · 1 ep

Are You Being Served? The Movie
Movie · as Captain Stephen Peacock

Ride of the Valkyrie
Movie

Spanish Fly
Movie · as Dr. Johnson

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Movie · as Whitlow

The New Avengers
TV · as Roland · 1 ep

Side by Side
Movie · as Inspector Crumb
The Boundary
Movie

Keep It Up, Jack!
Movie · as Mr. Clarke

Vampira
Movie · as Mr. King

Fall of Eagles
TV · as Prince Albert · 1 ep

The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
That Sinking Feeling
Movie · as Arthur

No Sex Please - We're British
Movie · as Glass Shop Manager

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Movie · as Estate Agent

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Movie · as Mr. Russell

Last of the Summer Wine
TV · as Truly · 126 eps

Bless This House
Movie · as Mr. Jones

Our Miss Fred
Movie · as British Colonel

That's Your Funeral
Movie · as Town Clerk

Up the Chastity Belt
Movie · as Master of Ceremonies

Are You Being Served?
TV · as Captain Peacock · 69 eps

Crown Court
TV · as Professor McIver · 1 ep

Sykes
TV · as Dr. Taplow · 1 ep
The Reg Varney Revue
TV · 6 eps

...And Mother Makes Three
TV · as Store Manager · 1 ep

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Porter

All the Way Up
Movie · as Mr Driver

Some Will, Some Won't
Movie · as Purvis

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Movie · as Tom Stoddart

From a Bird's Eye View
TV · as Spinks · 1 ep

The Goodies
TV · as Waiter, Master of Ceremonies · 1 ep
Ben Travers Farces
TV · as Claude Hickett MP · 7 eps

The Bed Sitting Room
Movie · as The BBC

Till Death Us Do Part
Movie · as Valuation Officer

The Assassination Bureau
Movie · as Elevator victim (uncredited)

Crooks and Coronets
Movie · as Cyril

The Magic Christian
Movie · as Police Inspector
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
TV · as King Kong · 1 ep

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Movie · as Registrar

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Movie · as The Undertaker

A Flea in Her Ear
Movie · as Charles, the Butler

Red, White, and Zero
Movie

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Movie · as Factory Manager

The Champions
TV · as Clerk · 1 ep
The World of Beachcomber
TV · as Various Roles · 19 eps
B and B
TV · as Benjamin Burton · 1 ep

Not in Front of the Children
TV · as Mr Wilkinson · 1 ep

Danny the Dragon
Movie
Dannicaforilithermidor
Movie · as Sergeant Bull

Carry On Screaming!
Movie · as Mr. Jones

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Movie · as Slave Driver

Lucy in London
Movie · as Passport Officer, Customs Officer (uncredited)

The Wild Affair
Movie · as Wine Shop Manager

The Big Job
Movie · as Bank Official

Gonks Go Beat
Movie · as Mr. A&R

The Early Bird
Movie · as Drunken Doctor

The Man in Room 17
TV · as Chief Inspector Bascombe · 1 ep
Six Shades of Black
TV · as Mr Inchcape-Lewis · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Television Interviewer · 1 ep

The Comedy Man
Movie · as Producer

The Tomb of Ligeia
Movie · as Peperel
HMS Paradise
TV · as Commander Fairweather · 26 eps

It's Trad, Dad!
Movie · as TV Director
Doomsday at Eleven
Movie · as BBC Announcer

Operation Stogie
Movie · as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

Steptoe and Son
TV · as Seller, Barman, Butler, The Frenchman · 1 ep

Victim
Movie · as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

The Impersonator
Movie · as Police Sargeant

The Avengers
TV · 1 ep

It's a Square World
TV · 56 eps

The Cheaters
TV · as Long · 1 ep

Coronation Street
TV · as Danny Roach · 1 ep
The Dickie Henderson Show
TV · 1 ep

Danger Man
TV · as Police Captain, Pepe · 1 ep

The Four Just Men
TV · as Clerk, Coroner, Hotel Manager (uncredited) · 1 ep

Battle of the V-1
Movie · as British Scientist (uncredited)

The Adventures of William Tell
TV · as Tax Collector, Heinburgher · 1 ep

Johnny, You're Wanted
Movie · as Police Inspector

Cloak Without Dagger
Movie · as False James Markley

Hancock's Half Hour
TV · 1 ep

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Station Sergeant, Arthur - The Groom's Father · 1 ep

Portrait of Alison
Movie · as Police Photographer

Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as PC Cox · 1 ep

The Sooty Show
TV · as Dr. Hugh, Mr Wolfe · 1 ep

The Silent Witness
Movie · as The Barman (uncredited)

Radio Cab Murder
Movie · as Inspector Finch

Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Sailor · 1 ep

The Florentine Dagger
Movie · as (uncredited)

Cracked Nuts
Movie · as Revolutionary

