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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

Born October 26, 1866 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died May 18, 1951

Also known as Frank McGlynn · Franklyn McGlynn

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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.

Filmography24 titles

The Roaring West

1935as Jinglebob Morgan

Western Gold

1937as Abraham Lincoln

The Lone Ranger

1938as Abraham Lincoln

Sergeant York

1941as Mountaineer (uncredited)

These Three

1936as Judge (uncredited)

Captain Blood

1935as Reverend Ogle

Hi-Yo Silver

1940as Abraham Lincoln

Love Affair

1939as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

Boom Town

1940as Deacon

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936as Abraham Lincoln

Syncopation

1942

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

The Plainsman

1936as Abraham Lincoln

The Littlest Rebel

1935as President Abraham Lincoln

The Last of the Mohicans

1936as Gamut

Min and Bill

1930as Mr. Southard

Are We Civilized?

1934as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner

The Secret Six

1931as Judge

Wells Fargo

1937as Lincoln

Delinquent Daughters

1944as Judge Craig

In Old California

1942as Undetermined Minor Role

The Girl of the Golden West

1938as Pete - Gambler

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947as Hiram Tubb

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934as Colonel Worthington