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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

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.

Known for

Hollywood Barn Dance
Hollywood Barn Dance
1947 • Hiram Tubb
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 • Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
1944 • Blake
Delinquent Daughters
Delinquent Daughters
1944 • Judge Craig
March On, America!
March On, America!
1942 • Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
In Old California
In Old California
1942 • Undetermined Minor Role
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941 • Hoffman

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Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 • Tim McKeon (uncredited)
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Delinquent Daughters
Delinquent Daughters
1944 • Judge Craig
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March On, America!
March On, America!
1942 • Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
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In Old California
In Old California
1942 • Undetermined Minor Role
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Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 • Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
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Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 • Mountaineer (uncredited)
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 • Panky Pankington
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Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 • Judge Holman (uncredited)
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Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 • Deacon
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Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 • Abraham Lincoln
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The Mad Empress
The Mad Empress
1939 • President Abraham Lincoln
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Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 • Lincolnesque Actor
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Love Affair
Love Affair
1939 • Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
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Lincoln in the White House
Lincoln in the White House
1939 • Abraham Lincoln
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Strange Glory
Strange Glory
1938 • Abraham Lincoln
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Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 • Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1938 • Abraham Lincoln
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Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 • Lincoln
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Sudden Bill Dorn
Sudden Bill Dorn
1937 • Cap Jinks
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Western Gold
Western Gold
1937 • Abraham Lincoln
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Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 • Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
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Parnell
Parnell
1937 • Pat Hogan
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The Great Barrier
The Great Barrier
1937 • Sir John Macdonald
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Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 • Sheriff Duncan
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The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 • Abraham Lincoln
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North of Nome
North of Nome
1936 • U. S. Marshal
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For the Service
For the Service
1936 • Jim, a Scout
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These Three
These Three
1936 • Judge (uncredited)
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The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel
1935 • President Abraham Lincoln
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Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 • Reverend Ogle
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The Roaring West
The Roaring West
1935 • Jinglebob Morgan
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It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935 • Snake Brown Jr.
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Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 • Colonel Worthington
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Are We Civilized?
Are We Civilized?
1934 • Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
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Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
1934 • Doc Chesley
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Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty
1934 • Rev. Rankin
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Massacre
Massacre
1934 • Missionary
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Unknown Valley
Unknown Valley
1933 • Head Elder
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Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!
1933 • Jonathan Reed
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Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny
1933 • Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
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The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 • Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
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Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1931 • Second teacher (uncredited)
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Min and Bill
Min and Bill
1930 • Mr. Southard
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The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
1930 • Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
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Good News
Good News
1930 • Professor Kenyon
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Abraham Lincoln
1924 • Abraham Lincoln
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The ABC of Love
The ABC of Love
1919 • The Innkeeper
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The Caillaux Case
The Caillaux Case
1918 • Emperor William of Germany
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Why America Will Win
Why America Will Win
1918 • John F. Pershing
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The Accidental Honeymoon
The Accidental Honeymoon
1918 • Farmer Perkins
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Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
1918 • The Siwash
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The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case
1917 • John Argyle
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Gloria's Romance
Gloria's Romance
1916 • Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1915 • Captain William Dobbin
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Alexia's Strategy
Alexia's Strategy
1913 • Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
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The Bells
1913 • Leo Noakes
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Frank McGlynn Sr. – Biography, Known For & Filmography