Frank Thornton
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Three Musketeers (1973)
as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
Gosford Park (2001)
as Mr. Burkett
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Slave Driver
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
as Porter
The Magic Christian (1969)
as Police Inspector
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Self
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
as Cyril
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
as The BBC
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
as Peperel
That's Your Funeral (1972)
as Town Clerk
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
as Mr. Jones
No Sex Please - We're British (1973)
as Glass Shop Manager
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
as Elevator victim (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
as Revolutionary
The BFG (1990)
as Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Run For Your Wife (2012)
as Man on Bus
Keep It Up, Jack! (1974)
as Mr. Clarke
Side by Side (1975)
as Inspector Crumb
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
as British Scientist (uncredited)
Victim (1961)
as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
as Charles, the Butler
Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)
Actor
The Early Bird (1965)
as Drunken Doctor
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
as Whitlow
Ride of the Valkyrie (1977)
Actor
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
as Factory Manager
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
as Estate Agent
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
as Mr. Russell
Up the Chastity Belt (1972)
as Master of Ceremonies
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
as Purvis
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
as Valuation Officer
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
Actor
All the Way Up (1970)
as Mr Driver
Are You Being Served? The Movie (1977)
as Captain Stephen Peacock
The Boundary (1975)
Actor
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
as Gremio
Red, White, and Zero (1968)
Actor
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
as Tom Stoddart
What's a Carry On? (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022)
as Self (archive)
The Florentine Dagger (1935)
as (uncredited)
The Big Job (1965)
as Bank Official
Spanish Fly (1976)
as Dr. Johnson
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
as Inspector Finch
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
as Police Inspector
Our Miss Fred (1972)
as British Colonel
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)
as Registrar
It's Trad, Dad! (1962)
as TV Director
Lucy in London (1966)
as Passport Officer
The Wild Affair (1965)
as Wine Shop Manager
Operation Stogie (1962)
as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals (2022)
as Archive Footage
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)
as The Undertaker
Bless This House (1972)
as Mr. Jones
Portrait of Alison (1955)
as Police Photographer
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001)
as Self
Gonks Go Beat (1965)
as Mr. A&R
Danny the Dragon (1966)
Actor
Dannicaforilithermidor (1966)
as Sergeant Bull
We Love Are You Being Served? (2020)
Actor
The Impersonator (1961)
as Police Sargeant
Great Comedy Moments (2001)
as Captain Stephen Peacock (archive footage)
The Silent Witness (1954)
as The Barman (uncredited)
The Comedy Man (1964)
as Producer
Cloak Without Dagger (1956)
as False James Markley
That Sinking Feeling (1973)
as Arthur
Doomsday at Eleven (1962)
as BBC Announcer