Frank McGlynn Sr.
Acting1866San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known For
Acting History
1947
Trail Street
as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Hollywood Barn Dance
as Hiram Tubb
1944
Rogues' Gallery
as Blake
Delinquent Daughters
as Judge Craig
1942
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
March On, America!
as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Panky Pankington
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Hoffman
1940
1939
The Mad Empress
as President Abraham Lincoln
Love Affair
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House
as Abraham Lincoln
The Honeymoon's Over
as Thin Man
Second Fiddle
as Lincolnesque Actor
1938
Joaquin Murrieta
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Strange Glory
as Abraham Lincoln
The Lone Ranger
as Abraham Lincoln
The Girl of the Golden West
as Pete - Gambler
1937
Western Gold
as Abraham Lincoln
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Lincoln
Parnell
as Pat Hogan
The Great Barrier
as Sir John Macdonald
Sing and Be Happy
as Sheriff
Sudden Bill Dorn
as Cap Jinks
1936
For the Service
as Jim, a Scout
The Children's Hour
as Judge (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Gamut
North of Nome
as U. S. Marshal
The Plainsman
as Abraham Lincoln
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Abraham Lincoln
Career Woman
as Sheriff Duncan
King of the Royal Mounted
as Henry Dundas
1935
Captain Blood
as Reverend Ogle
The Littlest Rebel
as President Abraham Lincoln
The Roaring West
as Jinglebob Morgan
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Joseph
It's A Small World
as Snake Brown Jr.
Outlawed Guns
as Jingle
1934
Lost in the Stratosphere
as Colonel Worthington
Are We Civilized?
as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
The Girl in Pawn
as Doc Chesley
Massacre
as Missionary
Search for Beauty
as Rev. Rankin
1933
Frisco Jenny
as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
Unknown Valley
as Head Elder
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Amos Winterslip
Hello, Everybody!
as Jonathan Reed
1932
The Wet Parade
as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
1931
1930
Good News
as Professor Kenyon
Min and Bill
as Mr. Southard
The Jazz Cinderella
as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
1919
The ABC of Love
as The Innkeeper
1918
Rough and Ready
as The Siwash
Why America Will Win
as John F. Pershing
The Caillaux Case
as Emperor William of Germany
1917
The Poor Little Rich Girl
as The Plumber
The Argyle Case
as John Argyle
1916
Gloria's Romance
as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
1915
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
Vanity Fair
as Captain William Dobbin
Across the Great Divide
as The Bandit
Through Turbulent Waters
as Bill Ford
The Truth About Helen
Director
1913
Alexia's Strategy
as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
The Bells
as Leo Noakes
1912