Frank Thornton

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

2022
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs poster

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Movie · as Self (archive)

2022
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals poster

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Movie · as Archive Footage

2020
We Love Are You Being Served? poster

We Love Are You Being Served?

Movie

2012
Run For Your Wife poster

Run For Your Wife

Movie · as Man on Bus

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie · as Self

2002
The Making of Gosford Park poster

The Making of Gosford Park

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box poster

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Movie · as Self

2001
Gosford Park poster

Gosford Park

Movie · as Mr. Burkett

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Captain Stephen Peacock (archive footage)

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
What's a Carry On? poster

What's a Carry On?

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1995
The Old Curiosity Shop poster

The Old Curiosity Shop

Movie

1992
Grace & Favour poster

Grace & Favour

TV · as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex) · 12 eps

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
The BFG poster

The BFG

Movie · as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

1989
Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

TV · as Mr Trabb · 2 eps

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Edward Gutheridge · 1 ep

1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984 poster

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Movie

1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show

TV · as Various · 2 eps

1980
The Taming of the Shrew poster

The Taming of the Shrew

Movie · as Gremio

1979
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · 1 ep

1977
Are You Being Served? The Movie poster

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Movie · as Captain Stephen Peacock

1977
Ride of the Valkyrie poster

Ride of the Valkyrie

Movie

1976
Spanish Fly poster

Spanish Fly

Movie · as Dr. Johnson

1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones poster

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Movie · as Whitlow

1976
The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers

TV · as Roland · 1 ep

1975
Side by Side poster

Side by Side

Movie · as Inspector Crumb

1975
The Boundary

The Boundary

Movie

1974
Keep It Up, Jack! poster

Keep It Up, Jack!

Movie · as Mr. Clarke

1974
Vampira poster

Vampira

Movie · as Mr. King

1974
Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles

TV · as Prince Albert · 1 ep

1973
The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

Movie · as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

1973
That Sinking Feeling

That Sinking Feeling

Movie · as Arthur

1973
No Sex Please - We're British poster

No Sex Please - We're British

Movie · as Glass Shop Manager

1973
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World poster

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Movie · as Estate Agent

1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again poster

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Movie · as Mr. Russell

1973
Last of the Summer Wine poster

Last of the Summer Wine

TV · as Truly · 126 eps

1972
Bless This House poster

Bless This House

Movie · as Mr. Jones

1972
Our Miss Fred poster

Our Miss Fred

Movie · as British Colonel

1972
That's Your Funeral poster

That's Your Funeral

Movie · as Town Clerk

1972
Up the Chastity Belt poster

Up the Chastity Belt

Movie · as Master of Ceremonies

1972
Are You Being Served? poster

Are You Being Served?

TV · as Captain Peacock · 69 eps

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Professor McIver · 1 ep

1972
Sykes poster

Sykes

TV · as Dr. Taplow · 1 ep

1972
The Reg Varney Revue

The Reg Varney Revue

TV · 6 eps

1971
...And Mother Makes Three poster

...And Mother Makes Three

TV · as Store Manager · 1 ep

1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Movie · as Porter

1970
All the Way Up poster

All the Way Up

Movie · as Mr Driver

1970
Some Will, Some Won't poster

Some Will, Some Won't

Movie · as Purvis

1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Movie · as Tom Stoddart

1970
From a Bird's Eye View poster

From a Bird's Eye View

TV · as Spinks · 1 ep

1970
The Goodies poster

The Goodies

TV · as Waiter, Master of Ceremonies · 1 ep

1970
Ben Travers Farces

Ben Travers Farces

TV · as Claude Hickett MP · 7 eps

1969
The Bed Sitting Room poster

The Bed Sitting Room

Movie · as The BBC

1969
Till Death Us Do Part poster

Till Death Us Do Part

Movie · as Valuation Officer

1969
The Assassination Bureau poster

The Assassination Bureau

Movie · as Elevator victim (uncredited)

1969
Crooks and Coronets poster

Crooks and Coronets

Movie · as Cyril

1969
The Magic Christian poster

The Magic Christian

Movie · as Police Inspector

1969
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

TV · as King Kong · 1 ep

1968
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! poster

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Movie · as Registrar

1968
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them poster

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

Movie · as The Undertaker

1968
A Flea in Her Ear poster

A Flea in Her Ear

Movie · as Charles, the Butler

1968
Red, White, and Zero poster

Red, White, and Zero

Movie

1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom poster

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Movie · as Factory Manager

1968
The Champions poster

The Champions

TV · as Clerk · 1 ep

1968
The World of Beachcomber

The World of Beachcomber

TV · as Various Roles · 19 eps

1968
B and B

B and B

TV · as Benjamin Burton · 1 ep

1967
Not in Front of the Children poster

Not in Front of the Children

TV · as Mr Wilkinson · 1 ep

1966
Danny the Dragon poster

Danny the Dragon

Movie

1966
Dannicaforilithermidor

Dannicaforilithermidor

Movie · as Sergeant Bull

1966
Carry On Screaming! poster

Carry On Screaming!

Movie · as Mr. Jones

1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Movie · as Slave Driver

1966
Lucy in London poster

Lucy in London

Movie · as Passport Officer, Customs Officer (uncredited)

1965
The Wild Affair poster

The Wild Affair

Movie · as Wine Shop Manager

1965
The Big Job poster

The Big Job

Movie · as Bank Official

1965
Gonks Go Beat poster

Gonks Go Beat

Movie · as Mr. A&R

1965
The Early Bird poster

The Early Bird

Movie · as Drunken Doctor

1965
The Man in Room 17 poster

The Man in Room 17

TV · as Chief Inspector Bascombe · 1 ep

1965
Six Shades of Black

Six Shades of Black

TV · as Mr Inchcape-Lewis · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Television Interviewer · 1 ep

1964
The Comedy Man poster

The Comedy Man

Movie · as Producer

1964
The Tomb of Ligeia poster

The Tomb of Ligeia

Movie · as Peperel

1964
HMS Paradise

HMS Paradise

TV · as Commander Fairweather · 26 eps

1962
It's Trad, Dad! poster

It's Trad, Dad!

Movie · as TV Director

1962
Doomsday at Eleven

Doomsday at Eleven

Movie · as BBC Announcer

1962
Operation Stogie poster

Operation Stogie

Movie · as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

1962
Steptoe and Son poster

Steptoe and Son

TV · as Seller, Barman, Butler, The Frenchman · 1 ep

1961
Victim poster

Victim

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

1961
The Impersonator poster

The Impersonator

Movie · as Police Sargeant

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · 1 ep

1961
It's a Square World poster

It's a Square World

TV · 56 eps

1960
The Cheaters poster

The Cheaters

TV · as Long · 1 ep

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as Danny Roach · 1 ep

1960
The Dickie Henderson Show

The Dickie Henderson Show

TV · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Police Captain, Pepe · 1 ep

1959
The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men

TV · as Clerk, Coroner, Hotel Manager (uncredited) · 1 ep

1958
Battle of the V-1 poster

Battle of the V-1

Movie · as British Scientist (uncredited)

1958
The Adventures of William Tell poster

The Adventures of William Tell

TV · as Tax Collector, Heinburgher · 1 ep

1956
Johnny, You're Wanted poster

Johnny, You're Wanted

Movie · as Police Inspector

1956
Cloak Without Dagger poster

Cloak Without Dagger

Movie · as False James Markley

1956
Hancock's Half Hour poster

Hancock's Half Hour

TV · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

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

1955
Portrait of Alison poster

Portrait of Alison

Movie · as Police Photographer

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as PC Cox · 1 ep

1955
The Sooty Show poster

The Sooty Show

TV · as Dr. Hugh, Mr Wolfe · 1 ep

1954
The Silent Witness poster

The Silent Witness

Movie · as The Barman (uncredited)

1954
Radio Cab Murder poster

Radio Cab Murder

Movie · as Inspector Finch

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Sailor · 1 ep

1935
The Florentine Dagger poster

The Florentine Dagger

Movie · as (uncredited)

1931
Cracked Nuts poster

Cracked Nuts

Movie · as Revolutionary