Person

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting · 1866–1951 · 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.

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  Sergeant York

  Mountaineer (uncredited)

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  Captain Blood

  Reverend Ogle

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  Love Affair

  Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

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  Boom Town

  Deacon

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  Hello, Everybody!

  Jonathan Reed

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  The Last of the Mohicans

  Gamut

• Abraham Lincoln

  Abraham Lincoln

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  The Prisoner of Shark Island

  Abraham Lincoln

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  Folies Bergère de Paris

  Joseph

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  Broadway Melody of 1938

  Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

• 1947Hollywood Barn DanceHiram Tubb
• 1947Trail StreetTim McKeon (uncredited)
• 1944Rogues' GalleryBlake
• 1944Delinquent DaughtersJudge Craig
• 1942March On, America!Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1942In Old CaliforniaUndetermined Minor Role
• 1942Syncopation
• 1941Marry the Boss's DaughterHoffman
• 1941Three Girls About TownJosephus Wiegal, senior mortician
• 1941Sergeant YorkMountaineer (uncredited)
• 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobPanky Pankington
• 1940Third Finger, Left HandJudge Holman (uncredited)
• 1940Boom TownDeacon
• 1940Hi-Yo SilverAbraham Lincoln
• 1939The Mad EmpressPresident Abraham Lincoln
• 1939The Honeymoon's OverThin Man
• 1939Second FiddleLincolnesque Actor
• 1939Love AffairOrphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
• 1939Lincoln in the White HouseAbraham Lincoln
• 1938Strange GloryAbraham Lincoln
• 1938Joaquin MurrietaJustice of the Peace (uncredited)
• 1938The Girl of the Golden WestPete - Gambler
• 1938The Lone RangerAbraham Lincoln
• 1937Wells FargoLincoln
• 1937Sudden Bill DornCap Jinks
• 1937Western GoldAbraham Lincoln
• 1937Broadway Melody of 1938Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
• 1937Sing and Be HappySheriff
• 1937ParnellPat Hogan
• 1937The Great BarrierSir John Macdonald
• 1936Career WomanSheriff Duncan
• 1936The PlainsmanAbraham Lincoln
• 1936North of NomeU. S. Marshal
• 1936King of the Royal MountedHenry Dundas
• 1936The Last of the MohicansGamut
• 1936For the ServiceJim, a Scout
• 1936These ThreeJudge (uncredited)
• 1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandAbraham Lincoln
• 1935The Littlest RebelAbraham Lincoln
• 1935Captain BloodReverend Ogle
• 1935Outlawed GunsJingle
• 1935The Roaring WestJinglebob Morgan
• 1935It's A Small WorldSnake Brown Jr.
• 1935Folies Bergère de ParisJoseph
• 1934Lost in the StratosphereColonel Worthington
• 1934Are We Civilized?Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
• 1934Little Miss MarkerDoc Chesley
• 1934Search for BeautyRev. Rankin
• 1934MassacreMissionary
• 1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseAmos Winterslip
• 1933Unknown ValleyHead Elder
• 1933Hello, Everybody!Jonathan Reed
• 1933Frisco JennyGood Book Charlie (uncredited)
• 1932The Wet ParadeFood Control Speaker (uncredited)
• 1931Huckleberry FinnSecond teacher (uncredited)
• 1931The Silent Partner
• 1931The Secret SixJudge
• 1930Min and BillMr. Southard
• 1930The Jazz CinderellaHenry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
• 1930Good NewsProfessor Kenyon
• 1924Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
• 1919The ABC of LoveThe Innkeeper
• 1918The Caillaux CaseEmperor William of Germany
• 1918Why America Will WinJohn F. Pershing
• 1918The Accidental HoneymoonFarmer Perkins
• 1918Rough and ReadyThe Siwash
• 1917The Poor Little Rich GirlThe Plumber
• 1917The Argyle CaseJohn Argyle
• 1916Gloria's RomanceGideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
• 1915The Truth About HelenDirector
• 1915Vanity FairCaptain William Dobbin
• 1915Across the Great DivideThe Bandit
• 1915Through Turbulent WatersBill Ford
• 1915The Life of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
• 1913Alexia's StrategyUsakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
• 1913By Fire and Water
• 1913Who Will Marry Mary?
• 1913The BellsLeo Noakes
• 1912Two Men