Frank Thornton
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
Till Death Us Do Part
1969
The Wild Affair
1965
The Big Job
1965
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
The Taming of the Shrew
1980
The Assassination Bureau
1969
Spanish Fly
1976
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022
The Silent Witness
1954
Gonks Go Beat
1965
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022
Cracked Nuts
1931
The Early Bird
1965
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974
Victim
1961
The Three Musketeers
1973
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968
Run For Your Wife
2012
Crooks and Coronets
1969
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
That Sinking Feeling
1973
Radio Cab Murder
1954
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
Danny the Dragon
1966
Dannicaforilithermidor
1966
The Magic Christian
1969
The Florentine Dagger
1935
A Flea in Her Ear
1968
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Carry On Screaming!
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
Side by Side
1975
Lucy in London
1966
It's Trad, Dad!
1962
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
Red, White, and Zero
1968
The Comedy Man
1964
The Impersonator
1961
Portrait of Alison
1955
All the Way Up
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
Bless This House
1972
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
Our Miss Fred
1972
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
We Love Are You Being Served?
2020
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964
That's Your Funeral
1972
The BFG
1990
Gosford Park
2001
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Cloak Without Dagger
1956
Doomsday at Eleven
1962
Operation Stogie
1962
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
Battle of the V-1
1958
What's a Carry On?
1998
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Are You Being Served?
1972
The Avengers
1961
Grace & Favour
1992
Richard & Judy
2001
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
The Champions
1968
It's a Square World
1961
From a Bird's Eye View
1970
The New Avengers
1976
Fall of Eagles
1974
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Pebble Mill
1991
HMS Paradise
1964
The Cheaters
1960
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Blankety Blank
1979
Crown Court
1972
The Sooty Show
1955
The Sooty Show
1955
Casualty
1986
The Gentle Touch
1980
The Man in Room 17
1965
The Goodies
1970
The Goodies
1970
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Sykes
1972
Coronation Street
1960
The Four Just Men
1959
The Dickie Henderson Show
1960
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Ben Travers Farces
1970
The World of Beachcomber
1968
Great Expectations
1989
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
1969
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Four Just Men
1959
The Four Just Men
1959
Not in Front of the Children
1967
Armchair Theatre
1956