Frank McGlynn Sr.
Born
October 26, 1866
Died
May 18, 1951 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Hollywood Barn Dance
Hiram Tubb
1947
Rogues' Gallery
Blake
1944
Delinquent Daughters
Judge Craig
1944
March On, America!
Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942
In Old California
Undetermined Minor Role
1942
Syncopation
1942
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Hoffman
1941
Three Girls About Town
Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
1941
Sergeant York
Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Panky Pankington
1941
Third Finger, Left Hand
Judge Holman (uncredited)
1940
Boom Town
Deacon
1940
Hi-Yo Silver
Abraham Lincoln
1940
The Mad Empress
President Abraham Lincoln
1939
Second Fiddle
Lincolnesque Actor
1939
Love Affair
Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
1939
Lincoln in the White House
Abraham Lincoln
1939
Strange Glory
Abraham Lincoln
1938
Joaquin Murrieta
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Pete - Gambler
1938
The Lone Ranger
Abraham Lincoln
1938
Wells Fargo
Lincoln
1937
Sudden Bill Dorn
Cap Jinks
1937
Western Gold
Abraham Lincoln
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
1937
Sing and Be Happy
Sheriff
1937
Parnell
Pat Hogan
1937
The Great Barrier
Sir John Macdonald
1937
Career Woman
Sheriff Duncan
1936
The Plainsman
Abraham Lincoln
1936
North of Nome
U. S. Marshal
1936
King of the Royal Mounted
Henry Dundas
1936
The Last of the Mohicans
Gamut
1936
For the Service
Jim, a Scout
1936
These Three
Judge (uncredited)
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Abraham Lincoln
1936
The Littlest Rebel
President Abraham Lincoln
1935
Captain Blood
Reverend Ogle
1935
Outlawed Guns
Jingle
1935
The Roaring West
Jinglebob Morgan
1935
It's A Small World
Snake Brown Jr.
1935
Folies Bergère
Joseph
1935
Lost in the Stratosphere
Colonel Worthington
1934
Are We Civilized?
Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
1934
Little Miss Marker
Doc Chesley
1934
Search for Beauty
Rev. Rankin
1934
Massacre
Missionary
1934
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Amos Winterslip
1933
Unknown Valley
Head Elder
1933
Hello, Everybody!
Jonathan Reed
1933
Frisco Jenny
Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
1933
The Wet Parade
Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
1932
Huckleberry Finn
Second teacher (uncredited)
1931
The Silent Partner
1931
The Secret Six
Judge
1931
Min and Bill
Mr. Southard
1930
The Jazz Cinderella
Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
1930
Good News
Professor Kenyon
1930
The ABC of Love
The Innkeeper
1919
The Caillaux Case
Emperor William of Germany
1918
Why America Will Win
John F. Pershing
1918
Rough and Ready
The Siwash
1918
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Plumber
1917
The Argyle Case
John Argyle
1917
Gloria's Romance
Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
1916
Vanity Fair
Captain William Dobbin
1915
Across the Great Divide
The Bandit
1915
Through Turbulent Waters
Bill Ford
1915
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1915
Alexia's Strategy
Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
1913
By Fire and Water
1913
Who Will Marry Mary?
1913
The Bells
Leo Noakes
1913
Two Men
1912