Frank Thornton
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-01-15
- Died:
- 2013-03-16
- Place of birth:
- Dulwich, London, England, UK
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
Filmography
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
We Love Are You Being Served?
Run For Your Wife
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Making of Gosford Park
Gosford Park
Richard & Judy
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
What's a Carry On?
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grace & Favour
Pebble Mill
The BFG
Great Expectations
Casualty
Royal Variety Performance 1984
The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Taming of the Shrew
Blankety Blank
Ride of the Valkyrie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
The New Avengers
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Spanish Fly
The Boundary
Side by Side
Keep It Up, Jack!
Fall of Eagles
The Three Musketeers
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
That Sinking Feeling
No Sex Please - We're British
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Last of the Summer Wine
Our Miss Fred
That's Your Funeral
Crown Court
Sykes
Bless This House
Are You Being Served?
Up the Chastity Belt
...And Mother Makes Three
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Goodies
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Ben Travers Farces
From a Bird's Eye View
All the Way Up
Some Will, Some Won't
The Magic Christian
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
The Bed Sitting Room
Crooks and Coronets
The Assassination Bureau
Till Death Us Do Part
A Flea in Her Ear
The Champions
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Red, White, and Zero
The World of Beachcomber
Not in Front of the Children
Lucy in London
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Carry On Screaming!
Danny the Dragon
Dannicaforilithermidor
The Wild Affair
The Early Bird
The Big Job
The Man in Room 17
Gonks Go Beat
Six Shades of Black
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Comedy Man
HMS Paradise
It's Trad, Dad!
Operation Stogie
Steptoe and Son
Doomsday at Eleven
Victim
The Impersonator
It's a Square World
The Avengers
The Cheaters
Coronation Street
The Dickie Henderson Show
Danger Man
The Four Just Men
The Adventures of William Tell
Battle of the V-1
Armchair Theatre
Hancock's Half Hour
Cloak Without Dagger
Johnny, You're Wanted
Portrait of Alison
Dixon of Dock Green
The Sooty Show
The Silent Witness
Radio Cab Murder
Sunday Night Theatre
The Florentine Dagger
Cracked Nuts