Frank McGlynn Sr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 26, 1866
- Died
- May 18, 1951
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Hollywood Barn Dance 1947
as Hiram Tubb
Trail Street 1947
as Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery 1944
as Blake
Delinquent Daughters 1944
as Judge Craig
March On, America! 1942
as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
In Old California 1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
Syncopation 1942
Actor
- Marry the Boss's Daughter
Marry the Boss's Daughter 1941
as Hoffman
Three Girls About Town 1941
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Sergeant York 1941
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941
as Panky Pankington
Third Finger, Left Hand 1940
as Judge Holman (uncredited)
Boom Town 1940
as Deacon
Hi-Yo Silver 1940
as Abraham Lincoln
The Mad Empress 1939
as President Abraham Lincoln
The Honeymoon's Over 1939
as Thin Man
Second Fiddle 1939
as Lincolnesque Actor
Love Affair 1939
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House 1939
as Abraham Lincoln
Strange Glory 1938
as Abraham Lincoln
Joaquin Murrieta 1938
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West 1938
as Pete - Gambler
The Lone Ranger 1938
as Abraham Lincoln
Wells Fargo 1937
as Lincoln
Sudden Bill Dorn 1937
as Cap Jinks
Western Gold 1937
as Abraham Lincoln
Broadway Melody of 1938 1937
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Sing and Be Happy 1937
as Sheriff
Parnell 1937
as Pat Hogan
The Great Barrier 1937
as Sir John Macdonald
Career Woman 1936
as Sheriff Duncan
The Plainsman 1936
as Abraham Lincoln
North of Nome 1936
as U. S. Marshal
King of the Royal Mounted 1936
as Henry Dundas
The Last of the Mohicans 1936
as Gamut
For the Service 1936
as Jim, a Scout
These Three 1936
as Judge (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
as Abraham Lincoln
The Littlest Rebel 1935
as Abraham Lincoln
Captain Blood 1935
as Reverend Ogle
Outlawed Guns 1935
as Jingle
The Roaring West 1935
as Jinglebob Morgan
It's A Small World 1935
as Snake Brown Jr.
Folies Bergère de Paris 1935
as Joseph
Lost in the Stratosphere 1934
as Colonel Worthington
Are We Civilized? 1934
as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
Little Miss Marker 1934
as Doc Chesley
Search for Beauty 1934
as Rev. Rankin
Massacre 1934
as Missionary
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1933
as Amos Winterslip
Unknown Valley 1933
as Head Elder
Hello, Everybody! 1933
as Jonathan Reed
Frisco Jenny 1933
as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
The Wet Parade 1932
as Food Control Speaker (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn 1931
as Second teacher (uncredited)
- The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner 1931
Actor
The Secret Six 1931
as Judge
Min and Bill 1930
as Mr. Southard
The Jazz Cinderella 1930
as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
Good News 1930
as Professor Kenyon
- Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 1924
as Abraham Lincoln
The ABC of Love 1919
as The Innkeeper
The Caillaux Case 1918
as Emperor William of Germany
Why America Will Win 1918
as John F. Pershing
The Accidental Honeymoon 1918
as Farmer Perkins
Rough and Ready 1918
as The Siwash
The Poor Little Rich Girl 1917
as The Plumber
The Argyle Case 1917
as John Argyle
Gloria's Romance 1916
as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
The Truth About Helen 1915
Director
Vanity Fair 1915
as Captain William Dobbin
- Across the Great Divide
Across the Great Divide 1915
as The Bandit
Through Turbulent Waters 1915
as Bill Ford
- The Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Life of Abraham Lincoln 1915
as Abraham Lincoln
Alexia's Strategy 1913
as Usakoff (as Frank McGlynn)
- By Fire and Water
By Fire and Water 1913
Actor
- Who Will Marry Mary?
Who Will Marry Mary? 1913
Actor
- The Bells
The Bells 1913
as Leo Noakes
- Two Men
Two Men 1912
Actor
Credits from TMDB.