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