Frank McGlynn Sr.
Born
October 26, 1866 (age 84)
Died
May 18, 1951
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA

Frank McGlynn Sr.

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.

Movies

Hollywood Barn Dance
Hollywood Barn Dance
1947 ★ 3.5
Hiram Tubb
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 ★ 6.4
Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
1944 ★ 4.9
Blake
Delinquent Daughters
Delinquent Daughters
1944 ★ 4.0
Judge Craig
March On, America!
March On, America!
1942 ★ 4.8
Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
In Old California
In Old California
1942 ★ 5.1
Undetermined Minor Role
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942 ★ 6.2
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
Hoffman
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 ★ 5.3
Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 ★ 7.2
Mountaineer (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 ★ 4.7
Panky Pankington
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 ★ 6.8
Judge Holman (uncredited)
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 ★ 6.9
Deacon
Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 ★ 6.0
Abraham Lincoln
The Mad Empress
The Mad Empress
1939 ★ 5.6
President Abraham Lincoln
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 ★ 4.9
Lincolnesque Actor
Love Affair
Love Affair
1939 ★ 7.0
Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House
Lincoln in the White House
1939 ★ 6.0
Abraham Lincoln
Strange Glory
Strange Glory
1938 ★ 4.0
Abraham Lincoln
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 ★ 6.0
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 ★ 4.6
Pete - Gambler
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1938 ★ 6.0
Abraham Lincoln
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 ★ 5.2
Lincoln
Sudden Bill Dorn
Sudden Bill Dorn
1937
Cap Jinks
Western Gold
Western Gold
1937
Abraham Lincoln
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 ★ 6.2
Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Sing and Be Happy
Sing and Be Happy
1937
Sheriff
Parnell
Parnell
1937 ★ 4.1
Pat Hogan
The Great Barrier
The Great Barrier
1937 ★ 5.0
Sir John Macdonald
Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 ★ 6.0
Sheriff Duncan
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 ★ 6.3
Abraham Lincoln
North of Nome
North of Nome
1936 ★ 6.0
U. S. Marshal
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted
1936
Henry Dundas
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1936 ★ 6.3
Gamut
For the Service
For the Service
1936
Jim, a Scout
These Three
These Three
1936 ★ 7.1
Judge (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 ★ 6.8
Abraham Lincoln
The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel
1935 ★ 6.2
President Abraham Lincoln
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 ★ 7.2
Reverend Ogle
Outlawed Guns
Outlawed Guns
1935
Jingle
The Roaring West
The Roaring West
1935
Jinglebob Morgan
It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935 ★ 4.5
Snake Brown Jr.
Folies Bergère
Folies Bergère
1935 ★ 5.6
Joseph
Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 ★ 4.2
Colonel Worthington
Are We Civilized?
Are We Civilized?
1934 ★ 4.0
Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
1934 ★ 6.4
Doc Chesley
Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty
1934 ★ 5.3
Rev. Rankin
Massacre
Massacre
1934 ★ 5.4
Missionary
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933 ★ 6.0
Amos Winterslip
Unknown Valley
Unknown Valley
1933 ★ 6.3
Head Elder
Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!
1933 ★ 6.0
Jonathan Reed
Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny
1933 ★ 6.3
Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 ★ 5.8
Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1931 ★ 6.7
Second teacher (uncredited)
The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner
1931
The Secret Six
The Secret Six
1931 ★ 5.5
Judge
Min and Bill
Min and Bill
1930 ★ 6.1
Mr. Southard
The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
1930
Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
Good News
Good News
1930 ★ 5.0
Professor Kenyon
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1924
Abraham Lincoln
The ABC of Love
The ABC of Love
1919 ★ 5.6
The Innkeeper
The Caillaux Case
The Caillaux Case
1918
Emperor William of Germany
Why America Will Win
Why America Will Win
1918
John F. Pershing
Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
1918
The Siwash
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917 ★ 5.7
The Plumber
The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case
1917
John Argyle
Gloria's Romance
Gloria's Romance
1916 ★ 6.0
Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1915
Captain William Dobbin
Across the Great Divide
Across the Great Divide
1915 ★ 5.0
The Bandit
Through Turbulent Waters
Through Turbulent Waters
1915
Bill Ford
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
1915 ★ 5.0
Abraham Lincoln
Alexia's Strategy
Alexia's Strategy
1913
Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
By Fire and Water
By Fire and Water
1913 ★ 5.0
Who Will Marry Mary?
Who Will Marry Mary?
1913
The Bells
The Bells
1913 ★ 6.0
Leo Noakes
Two Men
Two Men
1912