1866-10-26 San Francisco, California, USA
Gaunt-looking American character actor Frank McGlynn Sr. is best remembered for his many portrayals in 1930s and 1940s historical films of US President Abraham Lincoln. McGlynn began performing on stage in 1896. Prior to that, he had been a practicing lawyer, a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
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Trail Street | Tim McKeon (uncredited) | 1947-02-19 |
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Hollywood Barn Dance | Hiram Tubb | 1947-06-21 |
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Rogues' Gallery | Blake | 1944-12-06 |
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Delinquent Daughters | Judge Craig | 1944-07-15 |
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March On, America! | Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1942-06-20 |
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In Old California | Undetermined Minor Role | 1942-05-31 |
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Syncopation | 1942-05-22 | |
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Panky Pankington | 1941-03-14 |
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Sergeant York | Mountaineer (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
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Marry the Boss's Daughter | Hoffman | 1941-11-28 |
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Three Girls About Town | Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician | 1941-10-23 |
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Boom Town | Deacon | 1940-08-30 |
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Third Finger, Left Hand | Judge Holman (uncredited) | 1940-10-11 |
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Hi-Yo Silver | Abraham Lincoln | 1940-04-10 |
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Love Affair | Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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The Honeymoon's Over | Thin Man | 1939-12-14 |
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Second Fiddle | Lincolnesque Actor | 1939-06-30 |
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The Mad Empress | President Abraham Lincoln | 1939-12-16 |
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Lincoln in the White House | Abraham Lincoln | 1939-02-11 |
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Joaquin Murrieta | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1938-06-11 |
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The Lone Ranger | Abraham Lincoln | 1938-02-13 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Pete - Gambler | 1938-03-18 |
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Strange Glory | Abraham Lincoln | 1938-07-01 |
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Sing and Be Happy | Sheriff | 1937-06-25 |
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The Great Barrier | Sir John Macdonald | 1937-01-02 |
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Parnell | Pat Hogan | 1937-06-04 |
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Broadway Melody of 1938 | Boarding House Resident (uncredited) | 1937-08-20 |
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Western Gold | Abraham Lincoln | 1937-08-27 |
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Sudden Bill Dorn | Cap Jinks | 1937-12-01 |
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Wells Fargo | Lincoln | 1937-12-31 |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Gamut | 1936-07-02 |
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Career Woman | Sheriff Duncan | 1936-12-18 |
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King of the Royal Mounted | Henry Dundas | 1936-09-11 |
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North of Nome | U. S. Marshal | 1936-11-14 |
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The Prisoner of Shark Island | Abraham Lincoln | 1936-02-28 |
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These Three | Judge (uncredited) | 1936-03-18 |
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The Plainsman | Abraham Lincoln | 1936-11-16 |
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For the Service | Jim, a Scout | 1936-06-01 |
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It's A Small World | Snake Brown Jr. | 1935-04-12 |
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Folies Bergère de Paris | Joseph | 1935-02-22 |
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Outlawed Guns | Jingle | 1935-07-29 |
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The Roaring West | Jinglebob Morgan | 1935-07-08 |
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Captain Blood | Reverend Ogle | 1935-12-26 |
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The Littlest Rebel | President Abraham Lincoln | 1935-12-27 |
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Search for Beauty | Rev. Rankin | 1934-02-02 |
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Are We Civilized? | Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner | 1934-06-05 |
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Lost in the Stratosphere | Colonel Worthington | 1934-11-14 |
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Massacre | Missionary | 1934-01-20 |
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Little Miss Marker | Doc Chesley | 1934-06-01 |
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Unknown Valley | Head Elder | 1933-05-05 |
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Frisco Jenny | Good Book Charlie (uncredited) | 1933-01-14 |
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Hello, Everybody! | Jonathan Reed | 1933-02-17 |
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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Amos Winterslip | 1933-09-14 |
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The Wet Parade | Food Control Speaker (uncredited) | 1932-03-26 |
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The Silent Partner | 1931-08-02 | |
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The Secret Six | Judge | 1931-04-18 |
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Huckleberry Finn | Second teacher (uncredited) | 1931-08-07 |
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Min and Bill | Mr. Southard | 1930-11-29 |
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The Jazz Cinderella | Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn) | 1930-09-01 |
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Good News | Professor Kenyon | 1930-08-22 |
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Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | 1924-02-01 |
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The ABC of Love | The Innkeeper | 1919-12-14 |
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The Caillaux Case | Emperor William of Germany | 1918-09-15 |
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Why America Will Win | John F. Pershing | 1918-09-08 |
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The Accidental Honeymoon | Farmer Perkins | 1918-04-15 |
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Rough and Ready | The Siwash | 1918-03-24 |
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The Poor Little Rich Girl | The Plumber | 1917-03-05 |
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The Argyle Case | John Argyle | 1917-02-06 |
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Gloria's Romance | Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn) | 1916-05-22 |
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Through Turbulent Waters | Bill Ford | 1915-06-25 |
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | 1915-02-26 |
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Vanity Fair | Captain William Dobbin | 1915-10-05 |
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Across the Great Divide | The Bandit | 1915-09-03 |
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The Bells | Leo Noakes | 1913-01-31 |
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Alexia's Strategy | Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn) | 1913-12-06 |
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By Fire and Water | 1913-08-08 | |
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Who Will Marry Mary? | 1913-07-26 | |
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Two Men | 1912-01-01 |