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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Department: Acting

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

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

The Secret Six

The Secret Six

1931

Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance

1916

The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1934

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted

1936

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

1934

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Sudden Bill Dorn

Sudden Bill Dorn

1937

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

Through Turbulent Waters

Through Turbulent Waters

1915

Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

1918

Why America Will Win

Why America Will Win

1918

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

1915

Strange Glory

Strange Glory

1938

Western Gold

Western Gold

1937

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1938

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

1944

Good News

Good News

1930

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

1934

Massacre

Massacre

1934

The Caillaux Case

The Caillaux Case

1918

The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

Unknown Valley

Unknown Valley

1933

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

Outlawed Guns

Outlawed Guns

1935

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

Marry the Boss's Daughter

Marry the Boss's Daughter

1941

Two Men

Two Men

1912

Min and Bill

Min and Bill

1930

It's A Small World

It's A Small World

1935

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House

1939

Across the Great Divide

Across the Great Divide

1915

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1917

For the Service

For the Service

1936

Hollywood Barn Dance

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947

Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy

1937

Syncopation

Syncopation

1942

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

By Fire and Water

By Fire and Water

1913

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

In Old California

In Old California

1942

North of Nome

North of Nome

1936

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

These Three

These Three

1936

March On, America!

March On, America!

1942

The ABC of Love

The ABC of Love

1919

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress

1939

Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

The Roaring West

The Roaring West

1935

Delinquent Daughters

Delinquent Daughters

1944

Alexia's Strategy

Alexia's Strategy

1913

The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier

1937

Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Who Will Marry Mary?

Who Will Marry Mary?

1913

The Bells

The Bells

1913

Parnell

Parnell

1937

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1931

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1924

Trail Street

Trail Street

1947

The Accidental Honeymoon

The Accidental Honeymoon

1918

The Honeymoon's Over

The Honeymoon's Over

1939