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

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Pat Hogan

Trail Street

Trail Street

1947

as Tim McKeon (uncredited)

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Reverend Ogle

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Lincoln

Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Western Gold

Western Gold

1937

as Abraham Lincoln

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

as Joseph

Who Will Marry Mary?

1913

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

as Captain William Dobbin

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Lincolnesque Actor

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

as Deacon

In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Undetermined Minor Role

The Secret Six

The Secret Six

1931

as Judge

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Gamut

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

as Sheriff Duncan

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)