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Frank Thornton
Acting

Frank Thornton

January 15, 1921March 16, 2013 (aged 92)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.

Filmography

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals poster

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

as Archive Footage

7.0•2022

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

as Archive Footage

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs poster

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

as Self (archive)

2022

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

as Self (archive)

We Love Are You Being Served? poster

We Love Are You Being Served?

2020

We Love Are You Being Served?

Run For Your Wife poster

Run For Your Wife

as Man on Bus

4.4•2012

Run For Your Wife

as Man on Bus

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Self

6.5•2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Self

The Making of Gosford Park poster

The Making of Gosford Park

as Self (uncredited)

5.3•2002

The Making of Gosford Park

as Self (uncredited)

Gosford Park poster

Gosford Park

as Mr. Burkett

6.8•2001

Gosford Park

as Mr. Burkett

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box poster

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

as Self

10.0•2001

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

as Self

What's a Carry On? poster

What's a Carry On?

as Self (uncredited)

7.7•1998

What's a Carry On?

as Self (uncredited)

The Old Curiosity Shop poster

The Old Curiosity Shop

7.2•1995

The Old Curiosity Shop

The BFG poster

The BFG

as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

6.4•1990

The BFG

as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

Royal Variety Performance 1984 poster

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

The Taming of the Shrew poster

The Taming of the Shrew

as Gremio

8.0•1980

The Taming of the Shrew

as Gremio

Ride of the Valkyrie poster

Ride of the Valkyrie

6.3•1977

Ride of the Valkyrie

Are You Being Served? The Movie poster

Are You Being Served? The Movie

as Captain Stephen Peacock

5.0•1977

Are You Being Served? The Movie

as Captain Stephen Peacock

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones poster

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

as Whitlow

3.5•1976

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

as Whitlow

Spanish Fly poster

Spanish Fly

as Dr. Johnson

4.8•1976

Spanish Fly

as Dr. Johnson

The Boundary

10.0•1975

The Boundary

Side by Side poster

Side by Side

as Inspector Crumb

6.7•1975

Side by Side

as Inspector Crumb

Keep It Up, Jack! poster

Keep It Up, Jack!

as Mr. Clarke

3.8•1974

Keep It Up, Jack!

as Mr. Clarke

The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

6.7•1973

The Three Musketeers

as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World poster

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

as Estate Agent

4.8•1973

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

as Estate Agent

That Sinking Feeling

as Arthur

1973

That Sinking Feeling

as Arthur

No Sex Please - We're British poster

No Sex Please - We're British

as Glass Shop Manager

5.2•1973

No Sex Please - We're British

as Glass Shop Manager

Steptoe & Son Ride Again poster

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Mr. Russell

6.7•1973

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Mr. Russell

Our Miss Fred poster

Our Miss Fred

as British Colonel

6.1•1972

Our Miss Fred

as British Colonel

That's Your Funeral poster

That's Your Funeral

as Town Clerk

4.2•1972

That's Your Funeral

as Town Clerk

Bless This House poster

Bless This House

as Mr. Jones

6.4•1972

Bless This House

as Mr. Jones

Up the Chastity Belt poster

Up the Chastity Belt

as Master of Ceremonies

4.2•1972

Up the Chastity Belt

as Master of Ceremonies

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Tom Stoddart

6.1•1970

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Tom Stoddart

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Porter

6.8•1970

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Porter

All the Way Up poster

All the Way Up

as Mr Driver

7.0•1970

All the Way Up

as Mr Driver

Some Will, Some Won't poster

Some Will, Some Won't

as Purvis

5.2•1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as Purvis

The Magic Christian poster

The Magic Christian

as Police Inspector

5.8•1969

The Magic Christian

as Police Inspector

The Bed Sitting Room poster

The Bed Sitting Room

as The BBC

5.9•1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as The BBC

Crooks and Coronets poster

Crooks and Coronets

as Cyril

8.5•1969

Crooks and Coronets

as Cyril

The Assassination Bureau poster

The Assassination Bureau

as Elevator victim (uncredited)

6.7•1969

The Assassination Bureau

as Elevator victim (uncredited)

Till Death Us Do Part poster

Till Death Us Do Part

as Valuation Officer

7.6•1969

Till Death Us Do Part

as Valuation Officer

A Flea in Her Ear poster

A Flea in Her Ear

as Charles, the Butler

6.5•1968

A Flea in Her Ear

as Charles, the Butler

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom poster

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Factory Manager

6.8•1968

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Factory Manager

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