Frank Thornton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1921-01-15

Place of Birth

Dulwich, London, England, UK
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Frank Thornton

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.

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Acting History

2022
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals as Archive Footage
2022
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs as Self (archive)
2020
We Love Are You Being Served?
2012
Run For Your Wife as Man on Bus
2002
The Making of Gosford Park as Self (uncredited)
2001
Gosford Park as Mr. Burkett
2001
Richard & Judy as Self
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box as Self
1998
What's a Carry On? as Self (uncredited)
1995
The Old Curiosity Shop
1992
Grace & Favour as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)
1991
Pebble Mill as Self
1990
The BFG as Mr. Tibbs (voice)
1989
Great Expectations as Mr Trabb
1986
Casualty as Edward Gutheridge
1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
1980
The Taming of the Shrew as Gremio
1980
The Gentle Touch as Leo
1979
Blankety Blank
1977
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
Are You Being Served? The Movie as Captain Stephen Peacock
1976
The New Avengers as Roland
1976
Spanish Fly as Dr. Johnson
1975
Side by Side as Inspector Crumb
1974
Keep It Up, Jack! as Mr. Clarke
1974
Fall of Eagles as Prince Albert
1973
The Three Musketeers as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
1973
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World as Estate Agent
1973
That Sinking Feeling as Arthur
1973
No Sex Please - We're British as Glass Shop Manager
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Mr. Russell
1973
Last of the Summer Wine as Truly
1972
Our Miss Fred as British Colonel
1972
That's Your Funeral as Town Clerk
1972
Crown Court as Professor McIver
1972
Sykes as Dr. Taplow
1972
Are You Being Served? as Captain Peacock
1972
Bless This House as Mr. Jones
1972
Up the Chastity Belt as Master of Ceremonies
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Tom Stoddart
1970
The Goodies as Waiter
1970
The Goodies as Master of Ceremonies
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes as Porter
1970
Ben Travers Farces as Claude Hickett MP
1970
From a Bird's Eye View as Spinks
1970
All the Way Up as Mr Driver
1970
Some Will, Some Won't as Purvis
1969
The Magic Christian as Police Inspector
1969
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm as King Kong
1969
The Bed Sitting Room as The BBC
1969
Crooks and Coronets as Cyril
1969
The Assassination Bureau as Elevator victim (uncredited)
1969
Till Death Us Do Part as Valuation Officer
1968
A Flea in Her Ear as Charles, the Butler
1968
The Champions as Clerk
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom as Factory Manager
1968
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! as Registrar
1968
Red, White, and Zero
1968
The World of Beachcomber as Various Roles
1966
Lucy in London as Passport Officer
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Slave Driver
1966
Carry On Screaming! as Mr. Jones
1966
Dannicaforilithermidor as Sergeant Bull
1966
Danny the Dragon
1965
The Wild Affair as Wine Shop Manager
1965
The Early Bird as Drunken Doctor
1965
The Big Job as Bank Official
1965
The Man in Room 17 as Chief Inspector Bascombe
1965
Gonks Go Beat as Mr. A&R
1964
The Tomb of Ligeia as Peperel
1964
The Comedy Man as Producer
1964
HMS Paradise as Commander Fairweather
1962
Suspense as Det Insp Gwilliam
1962
It's Trad, Dad! as TV Director
1962
Operation Stogie as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
1962
Doomsday at Eleven as BBC Announcer
1961
Victim as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
1961
The Impersonator as Police Sargeant
1961
It's a Square World
1961
The Avengers
1960
The Cheaters as Long
1960
Coronation Street as Danny Roach
1960
The Dickie Henderson Show
1959
The Four Just Men as Clerk
1958
The Adventures of William Tell as Tax Collector
1958
The Adventures of William Tell as Heinburgher
1958
Battle of the V-1 as British Scientist (uncredited)
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Cloak Without Dagger as False James Markley
1956
Johnny, You're Wanted as Police Inspector
1955
Portrait of Alison as Police Photographer
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as PC Cox
1955
The Sooty Show as Mr Wolfe
1955
The Sooty Show as Dr. Hugh
1954
The Silent Witness as The Barman (uncredited)
1954
Radio Cab Murder as Inspector Finch
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Sailor
1935
The Florentine Dagger as (uncredited)
1931
Cracked Nuts as Revolutionary