Frank Thornton
- Acting
- January 15, 1921 · Dulwich, London, England, UK
- March 16, 2013
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
- Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals · Archive Footage
- Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs · Self
- We Love Are You Being Served?
- Run For Your Wife · Man on Bus
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy · Self
- The Making of Gosford Park · Self
- Gosford Park · Mr. Burkett
- Richard & Judy · Self
- Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box · Self
- What's a Carry On? · Self
- The Old Curiosity Shop
- Grace & Favour · Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)
- Pebble Mill · Self
- The BFG · Mr. Tibbs (Voice)
- Great Expectations · Mr Trabb
- Casualty · Edward Gutheridge
- Royal Variety Performance 1984
- The Kenny Everett Television Show · Various
- The Taming of the Shrew · Gremio
- Blankety Blank
- Ride of the Valkyrie
- Are You Being Served? The Movie · Captain Stephen Peacock
- The New Avengers · Roland
- The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones · Whitlow
- Spanish Fly · Dr. Johnson
- The Boundary
- Side by Side · Inspector Crumb
- Keep It Up, Jack! · Mr. Clarke
- Fall of Eagles · Prince Albert
- The Three Musketeers · Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World · Estate Agent
- That Sinking Feeling · Arthur
- No Sex Please - We're British · Glass Shop Manager
- Steptoe & Son Ride Again · Mr. Russell
- Last of the Summer Wine · Truly
- Our Miss Fred · British Colonel
- That's Your Funeral · Town Clerk
- Crown Court · Professor McIver
- Sykes · Dr. Taplow
- Bless This House · Mr. Jones
- Are You Being Served? · Captain Peacock
- Up the Chastity Belt · Master of Ceremonies
- ...And Mother Makes Three · Store Manager
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · Tom Stoddart
- The Goodies · Waiter, Master of Ceremonies
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · Porter
- Ben Travers Farces · Claude Hickett MP
- From a Bird's Eye View · Spinks
- All the Way Up · Mr Driver
- Some Will, Some Won't · Purvis
- The Magic Christian · Police Inspector
- The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm · King Kong
- The Bed Sitting Room · The BBC
- Crooks and Coronets · Cyril
- The Assassination Bureau · Elevator victim (uncredited)
- Till Death Us Do Part · Valuation Officer
- A Flea in Her Ear · Charles, the Butler
- The Champions · Clerk
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom · Factory Manager
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them · The Undertaker
- 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! · Registrar
- Red, White, and Zero
- The World of Beachcomber · Various Roles
- Not in Front of the Children · Mr Wilkinson
- Lucy in London · Passport Officer
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · Slave Driver
- Carry On Screaming! · Mr. Jones
- Danny the Dragon
- Dannicaforilithermidor · Sergeant Bull
- The Wild Affair · Wine Shop Manager
- The Early Bird · Drunken Doctor
- The Big Job · Bank Official
- The Man in Room 17 · Chief Inspector Bascombe
- Gonks Go Beat · Mr. A&R
- Six Shades of Black · Mr Inchcape-Lewis
- The Tomb of Ligeia · Peperel
- The Comedy Man · Producer
- HMS Paradise · Commander Fairweather
- It's Trad, Dad! · TV Director
- Operation Stogie · Hotel receptionist (uncredited)