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Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

ActingBorn: January 15, 1921in Dulwich, London, England, UKDied: March 16, 2013

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.

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

2022Documentary

as Archive Footage

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

2022Documentary

as Self (archive)

We Love Are You Being Served?

We Love Are You Being Served?

as Unknown

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

as Man on Bus

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Self

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

2002Documentary

as Self (uncredited)

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

as Mr. Burkett

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as Self

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001Documentary

as Self

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

1998Documentary

as Self (uncredited)

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Unknown

Grace & Favour

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Grace & Favour

as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)

Pebble Mill

as Self

The BFG

The BFG

as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

as Mr Trabb

Casualty

Britbox Apple TV Channel

Casualty

as Edward Gutheridge

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

as Unknown

The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Various

The Taming of the Shrew

Britbox Apple TV Channel

The Taming of the Shrew

as Gremio

Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank

as Unknown

Ride of the Valkyrie

Ride of the Valkyrie

as Unknown

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

as Captain Stephen Peacock

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as Roland

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

as Whitlow

Spanish Fly

Spanish Fly

as Dr. Johnson

The Boundary

as Unknown

Side by Side

Side by Side

as Inspector Crumb

Keep It Up, Jack!

Keep It Up, Jack!

as Mr. Clarke

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as Prince Albert

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

as Estate Agent

That Sinking Feeling

as Arthur

No Sex Please - We're British

No Sex Please - We're British

as Glass Shop Manager

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Mr. Russell

Last of the Summer Wine

Britbox Apple TV Channel

Last of the Summer Wine

as Truly

Our Miss Fred

Our Miss Fred

as British Colonel

That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

as Town Clerk

Crown Court

Crown Court

as Professor McIver

Sykes

Sykes

as Dr. Taplow

Bless This House

Bless This House

as Mr. Jones

Are You Being Served?

Britbox Apple TV Channel

Are You Being Served?

as Captain Peacock

Up the Chastity Belt

Up the Chastity Belt

as Master of Ceremonies

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Tom Stoddart

The Goodies

The Goodies

as Waiter

The Goodies

The Goodies

as Master of Ceremonies

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

as Porter

Ben Travers Farces

as Claude Hickett MP

From a Bird's Eye View

From a Bird's Eye View

as Spinks

All the Way Up

All the Way Up

as Mr Driver

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

as Purvis

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

as Police Inspector

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

as King Kong

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

as The BBC

Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

as Cyril

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

as Elevator victim (uncredited)

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

as Valuation Officer

A Flea in Her Ear

A Flea in Her Ear

as Charles, the Butler

The Champions

BritBox Amazon Channel

The Champions

as Clerk

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Factory Manager

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

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

as The Undertaker

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

as Registrar

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

as Unknown

The World of Beachcomber

as Various Roles

Not in Front of the Children

Not in Front of the Children

as Mr Wilkinson

Lucy in London

Lucy in London

as Passport Officer

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as Slave Driver

Carry On Screaming!

Carry On Screaming!

as Mr. Jones

Danny the Dragon

Danny the Dragon

as Unknown

Dannicaforilithermidor

as Sergeant Bull

The Wild Affair

The Wild Affair

as Wine Shop Manager

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

as Drunken Doctor

The Big Job

The Big Job

as Bank Official

The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

as Chief Inspector Bascombe

Gonks Go Beat

Gonks Go Beat

as Mr. A&R

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia

as Peperel

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

as Producer

HMS Paradise

as Commander Fairweather

It's Trad, Dad!

It's Trad, Dad!

as TV Director

Operation Stogie

Operation Stogie

as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as Seller

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as Barman

Doomsday at Eleven

as BBC Announcer

Victim

Victim

as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

The Impersonator

The Impersonator

as Police Sargeant

It's a Square World

It's a Square World

as Unknown

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Unknown

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as Long

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as Danny Roach

The Dickie Henderson Show

as Unknown

Danger Man

Danger Man

as Police Captain

Danger Man

Danger Man

as Pepe

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

as Clerk

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

as Coroner

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

as Tax Collector

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

as Heinburgher

Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1

as British Scientist (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Station Sergeant

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Arthur - The Groom's Father

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as Unknown

Cloak Without Dagger

Cloak Without Dagger

as False James Markley

Johnny, You're Wanted

Johnny, You're Wanted

as Police Inspector

Portrait of Alison

Portrait of Alison

as Police Photographer

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as PC Cox

The Sooty Show

The Sooty Show

as Mr Wolfe

The Sooty Show

The Sooty Show

as Dr. Hugh

The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

as The Barman (uncredited)

Radio Cab Murder

Radio Cab Murder

as Inspector Finch

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Sailor

The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

as (uncredited)

Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

as Revolutionary