Frank McGlynn Sr.
Known For
Acting
Born
1866-10-26 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died
1951-05-18
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Parnell
as Pat Hogan
Vanity Fair
as Captain William Dobbin
Hello, Everybody!
as Jonathan Reed
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Joseph
Strange Glory
as Abraham Lincoln
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
The Bells
as Leo Noakes
Captain Blood
as Reverend Ogle
Love Affair
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
The Plainsman
as Abraham Lincoln
Second Fiddle
as Lincolnesque Actor
The Littlest Rebel
as President Abraham Lincoln
Trail Street
as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker
as Doc Chesley
These Three
as Judge (uncredited)
Boom Town
as Deacon
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
The Last of the Mohicans
as Gamut
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Lincoln