Frank McGlynn Sr.

1866-10-26 – 1951-05-18 (age 84) San Francisco, California, USA

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Biography

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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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Known For

Abraham Lincoln

1924

as Abraham Lincoln

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933

as Jonathan Reed

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

as Captain William Dobbin

Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Pat Hogan

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Reverend Ogle

Two Men

1912

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Gamut

Strange Glory

Strange Glory

1938

as Abraham Lincoln

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1934

as Doc Chesley

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Undetermined Minor Role

Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

as Joseph

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)

The Bells

1913

as Leo Noakes

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

These Three

These Three

1936

as Judge (uncredited)