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