Frank Thornton

Acting

Frank Thornton

Born January 15, 1921Dulwich, London, England, UK101 credits

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? Secrets & Scandals
7.0

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Movie

2022

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Movie

2022

We Love Are You Being Served?

We Love Are You Being Served?

Movie

2020

Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

Movie

2012

6.0

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie

2005

The Making of Gosford Park
5.0

The Making of Gosford Park

Movie

2002

Filmography

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandalsas Archive FootageMovie
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughsas Self (archive)Movie
We Love Are You Being Served?
2020We Love Are You Being Served?Movie
Run For Your Wife
2012Run For Your Wifeas Man on BusMovie
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2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas SelfMovie
The Making of Gosford Park
2002The Making of Gosford Parkas Self (uncredited)Movie
Gosford Park
2001Gosford Parkas Mr. BurkettMovie
Richard & Judy
2001Richard & Judyas SelfTV
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2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the Boxas SelfMovie
What's a Carry On?
1998What's a Carry On?as Self (uncredited)Movie
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995The Old Curiosity ShopMovie
Grace & Favour
1992Grace & Favouras Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)TV
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1991Pebble Millas SelfTV
The BFG
1990The BFGas Mr. Tibbs (voice)Movie
Great Expectations
1989Great Expectationsas Mr TrabbTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Edward GutheridgeTV
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982The Kenny Everett Television Showas VariousTV
The Taming of the Shrew
1980The Taming of the Shrewas GremioMovie
The Gentle Touch
1980The Gentle Touchas LeoTV
Blankety Blank
1979Blankety BlankTV
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977Ride of the ValkyrieMovie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977Are You Being Served? The Movieas Captain Stephen PeacockMovie
The New Avengers
1976The New Avengersas RolandTV
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jonesas WhitlowMovie
Spanish Fly
1976Spanish Flyas Dr. JohnsonMovie
Side by Side
1975Side by Sideas Inspector CrumbMovie
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974Keep It Up, Jack!as Mr. ClarkeMovie
Fall of Eagles
1974Fall of Eaglesas Prince AlbertTV
The Three Musketeers
1973The Three Musketeersas Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)Movie
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973Digby, the Biggest Dog in the Worldas Estate AgentMovie
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1973That Sinking Feelingas ArthurMovie
No Sex Please - We're British
1973No Sex Please - We're Britishas Glass Shop ManagerMovie
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973Steptoe & Son Ride Againas Mr. RussellMovie
Last of the Summer Wine
1973Last of the Summer Wineas TrulyTV
Our Miss Fred
1972Our Miss Fredas British ColonelMovie
That's Your Funeral
1972That's Your Funeralas Town ClerkMovie
Crown Court
1972Crown Courtas Professor McIverTV
Sykes
1972Sykesas Dr. TaplowTV
Bless This House
1972Bless This Houseas Mr. JonesMovie
Are You Being Served?
1972Are You Being Served?as Captain PeacockTV
Up the Chastity Belt
1972Up the Chastity Beltas Master of CeremoniesMovie
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmeras Tom StoddartMovie
The Goodies
1970The Goodiesas WaiterTV
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970The Private Life of Sherlock Holmesas PorterMovie
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1970Ben Travers Farcesas Claude Hickett MPTV
From a Bird's Eye View
1970From a Bird's Eye Viewas SpinksTV
All the Way Up
1970All the Way Upas Mr DriverMovie
Some Will, Some Won't
1970Some Will, Some Won'tas PurvisMovie
The Magic Christian
1969The Magic Christianas Police InspectorMovie
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1969The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawmas King KongTV
The Bed Sitting Room
1969The Bed Sitting Roomas The BBCMovie
Crooks and Coronets
1969Crooks and Coronetsas CyrilMovie
The Assassination Bureau
1969The Assassination Bureauas Elevator victim (uncredited)Movie
Till Death Us Do Part
1969Till Death Us Do Partas Valuation OfficerMovie
A Flea in Her Ear
1968A Flea in Her Earas Charles, the ButlerMovie
The Champions
1968The Championsas ClerkTV
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968The Bliss of Mrs. Blossomas Factory ManagerMovie
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Themas The UndertakerMovie
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
196830 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!as RegistrarMovie
Red, White, and Zero
1968Red, White, and ZeroMovie
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1968The World of Beachcomberas Various RolesTV
Not in Front of the Children
1967Not in Front of the Childrenas Mr WilkinsonTV
Lucy in London
1966Lucy in Londonas Passport OfficerMovie
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumas Slave DriverMovie
Carry On Screaming!
1966Carry On Screaming!as Mr. JonesMovie
Danny the Dragon
1966Danny the DragonMovie
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1966Dannicaforilithermidoras Sergeant BullMovie
The Wild Affair
1965The Wild Affairas Wine Shop ManagerMovie
The Early Bird
1965The Early Birdas Drunken DoctorMovie
The Big Job
1965The Big Jobas Bank OfficialMovie
The Man in Room 17
1965The Man in Room 17as Chief Inspector BascombeTV
Gonks Go Beat
1965Gonks Go Beatas Mr. A&RMovie
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964The Tomb of Ligeiaas PeperelMovie
The Comedy Man
1964The Comedy Manas ProducerMovie
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1964HMS Paradiseas Commander FairweatherTV
It's Trad, Dad!
1962It's Trad, Dad!as TV DirectorMovie
Operation Stogie
1962Operation Stogieas Hotel receptionist (uncredited)Movie
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1962Doomsday at Elevenas BBC AnnouncerMovie
Victim
1961Victimas George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)Movie
The Impersonator
1961The Impersonatoras Police SargeantMovie
It's a Square World
1961It's a Square WorldTV
The Avengers
1961The AvengersTV
The Cheaters
1960The Cheatersas LongTV
Coronation Street
1960Coronation Streetas Danny RoachTV
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1960The Dickie Henderson ShowTV
The Four Just Men
1959The Four Just Menas ClerkTV
The Adventures of William Tell
1958The Adventures of William Tellas Tax CollectorTV
Battle of the V-1
1958Battle of the V-1as British Scientist (uncredited)Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas Station SergeantTV
Hancock's Half Hour
1956Hancock's Half HourTV
Cloak Without Dagger
1956Cloak Without Daggeras False James MarkleyMovie
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956Johnny, You're Wantedas Police InspectorMovie
Portrait of Alison
1955Portrait of Alisonas Police PhotographerMovie
Dixon of Dock Green
1955Dixon of Dock Greenas PC CoxTV
The Sooty Show
1955The Sooty Showas Mr WolfeTV
The Silent Witness
1954The Silent Witnessas The Barman (uncredited)Movie
Radio Cab Murder
1954Radio Cab Murderas Inspector FinchMovie
Sunday Night Theatre
1950Sunday Night Theatreas SailorTV
The Florentine Dagger
1935The Florentine Daggeras (uncredited)Movie
Cracked Nuts
1931Cracked Nutsas RevolutionaryMovie