Frank Thornton
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.
Movies
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Archive Footage
We Love Are You Being Served?
Run For Your Wife
Man on Bus
Gosford Park
Mr. Burkett
The Old Curiosity Shop
The BFG
Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
The Taming of the Shrew
Gremio
Ride of the Valkyrie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Captain Stephen Peacock
Spanish Fly
Dr. Johnson
Side by Side
Inspector Crumb
Keep It Up, Jack!
Mr. Clarke
The Three Musketeers
Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Estate Agent
That Sinking Feeling
Arthur
No Sex Please - We're British
Glass Shop Manager
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Mr. Russell
Our Miss Fred
British Colonel
That's Your Funeral
Town Clerk
Bless This House
Mr. Jones
Up the Chastity Belt
Master of Ceremonies
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Tom Stoddart
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Porter
All the Way Up
Mr Driver
Some Will, Some Won't
Purvis
The Magic Christian
Police Inspector
The Bed Sitting Room
The BBC
Crooks and Coronets
Cyril
The Assassination Bureau
Elevator victim (uncredited)
Till Death Us Do Part
Valuation Officer
A Flea in Her Ear
Charles, the Butler
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Manager
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Registrar
Red, White, and Zero
Lucy in London
Passport Officer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Slave Driver
Carry On Screaming!
Mr. Jones
Danny the Dragon
Dannicaforilithermidor
Sergeant Bull
The Wild Affair
Wine Shop Manager
The Early Bird
Drunken Doctor
The Big Job
Bank Official
Gonks Go Beat
Mr. A&R
The Tomb of Ligeia
Peperel
The Comedy Man
Producer
It's Trad, Dad!
TV Director
Operation Stogie
Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
Doomsday at Eleven
BBC Announcer
Victim
George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
The Impersonator
Police Sargeant
Battle of the V-1
British Scientist (uncredited)
Cloak Without Dagger
False James Markley
Johnny, You're Wanted
Police Inspector
Portrait of Alison
Police Photographer
The Silent Witness
The Barman (uncredited)
Radio Cab Murder
Inspector Finch
The Florentine Dagger
(uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Revolutionary
TV Series
Grace & Favour
Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)
12 Episodes
Great Expectations
Mr Trabb
2 Episodes
Casualty
Edward Gutheridge
1 Episode
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various
2 Episodes
The Gentle Touch
Leo
1 Episode
Blankety Blank
1 Episode
The New Avengers
Roland
1 Episode
Fall of Eagles
Prince Albert
1 Episode
Last of the Summer Wine
Truly
126 Episodes
Crown Court
Professor McIver
1 Episode
Sykes
Dr. Taplow
1 Episode
Are You Being Served?
Captain Peacock
69 Episodes
The Goodies
Waiter
1 Episode
Ben Travers Farces
Claude Hickett MP
7 Episodes
From a Bird's Eye View
Spinks
1 Episode
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
King Kong
1 Episode
The Champions
Clerk
1 Episode
The World of Beachcomber
Various Roles
19 Episodes
The Man in Room 17
Chief Inspector Bascombe
1 Episode
HMS Paradise
Commander Fairweather
26 Episodes
Suspense
Det Insp Gwilliam
1 Episode
It's a Square World
56 Episodes
The Avengers
1 Episode
The Cheaters
Long
1 Episode
Coronation Street
Danny Roach
1 Episode
The Dickie Henderson Show
1 Episode
The Four Just Men
Clerk
1 Episode
The Adventures of William Tell
Tax Collector
1 Episode
Hancock's Half Hour
1 Episode
Dixon of Dock Green
PC Cox
1 Episode
The Sooty Show
Mr Wolfe
1 Episode
Sunday Night Theatre
Sailor
1 Episode