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    Frank Thornton

    Frank Thornton

    Personal Info

    Known ForActing
    BornJanuary 15, 1921
    DiedMarch 16, 2013 (aged 92)
    Place of BirthDulwich, London, England, UK
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    Frank Thornton

    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

    65 movies
    The Three Musketeers
    6.7

    The Three Musketeers

    1973

    No Sex Please - We're British
    5.0

    No Sex Please - We're British

    1973

    Operation Stogie
    2.0

    Operation Stogie

    1962

    Spanish Fly
    4.4

    Spanish Fly

    1976

    The Assassination Bureau
    6.6

    The Assassination Bureau

    1969

    Cracked Nuts
    7.0

    Cracked Nuts

    1931

    The BFG
    6.4

    The BFG

    1990

    A Flea in Her Ear
    6.2

    A Flea in Her Ear

    1968

    The Bed Sitting Room
    5.9

    The Bed Sitting Room

    1969

    The Magic Christian
    5.6

    The Magic Christian

    1969

    The Old Curiosity Shop
    6.3

    The Old Curiosity Shop

    1995

    The Tomb of Ligeia
    6.3

    The Tomb of Ligeia

    1964

    Red, White, and Zero
    5.0

    Red, White, and Zero

    1968

    Gosford Park
    6.8

    Gosford Park

    2001

    Dannicaforilithermidor

    Dannicaforilithermidor

    1966

    Cloak Without Dagger
    7.2

    Cloak Without Dagger

    1956

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
    6.8

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970

    It's Trad, Dad!
    5.6

    It's Trad, Dad!

    1962

    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    1973

    We Love Are You Being Served?

    We Love Are You Being Served?

    2020

    That's Your Funeral
    2.3

    That's Your Funeral

    1972

    Lucy in London
    6.0

    Lucy in London

    1966

    Johnny, You're Wanted
    5.0

    Johnny, You're Wanted

    1956

    Are You Being Served? The Movie
    4.8

    Are You Being Served? The Movie

    1977

    Crooks and Coronets
    8.3

    Crooks and Coronets

    1969

    Portrait of Alison
    6.2

    Portrait of Alison

    1955

    Up the Chastity Belt
    4.0

    Up the Chastity Belt

    1972

    Radio Cab Murder
    5.4

    Radio Cab Murder

    1954

    Carry On Screaming!
    6.5

    Carry On Screaming!

    1966

    The Wild Affair
    4.8

    The Wild Affair

    1965

    Victim
    7.5

    Victim

    1961

    Till Death Us Do Part
    7.2

    Till Death Us Do Part

    1969

    The Comedy Man
    6.9

    The Comedy Man

    1964

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    6.0

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    1966

    Steptoe & Son Ride Again
    6.8

    Steptoe & Son Ride Again

    1973

    The Taming of the Shrew
    7.8

    The Taming of the Shrew

    1980

    The Early Bird
    7.6

    The Early Bird

    1965

    Side by Side
    6.5

    Side by Side

    1975

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
    2.8

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    1976

    Keep It Up, Jack!
    3.4

    Keep It Up, Jack!

    1974

    The Big Job
    6.7

    The Big Job

    1965

    The Making of Gosford Park
    5.0

    The Making of Gosford Park

    2002

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
    6.5

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    1968

    Battle of the V-1
    4.5

    Battle of the V-1

    1958

    Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
    4.6

    Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

    1973

    Run For Your Wife
    4.4

    Run For Your Wife

    2012

    Bless This House
    6.3

    Bless This House

    1972

    Some Will, Some Won't
    4.8

    Some Will, Some Won't

    1970

    What's a Carry On?
    7.8

    What's a Carry On?

    1998

    Our Miss Fred
    5.8

    Our Miss Fred

    1972

    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

    2022

    Royal Variety Performance 1984

    Royal Variety Performance 1984

    1984

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    1968

    Gonks Go Beat
    2.8

    Gonks Go Beat

    1965

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
    5.9

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    1970

    Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

    Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

    2001

    The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

    1954

    The Impersonator
    5.6

    The Impersonator

    1961

    The Florentine Dagger
    5.7

    The Florentine Dagger

    1935

    Danny the Dragon

    Danny the Dragon

    1966

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
    4.2

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    1968

    All the Way Up
    6.0

    All the Way Up

    1970

    Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
    7.0

    Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

    2022

    Doomsday at Eleven

    Doomsday at Eleven

    1962

    Ride of the Valkyrie
    4.0

    Ride of the Valkyrie

    1977