Frank McGlynn Sr.
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.
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Movie Appearances
The Last of the Mohicans
as Gamut
1936
The Secret Six
as Judge
1931
Gloria's Romance
as Gideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn)
1916
The Jazz Cinderella
as Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
1930
Little Miss Marker
as Doc Chesley
1934
The Girl of the Golden West
as Pete - Gambler
1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
1937
The Littlest Rebel
as President Abraham Lincoln
1935
King of the Royal Mounted
as Henry Dundas
1936
Captain Blood
as Reverend Ogle
1935
Are We Civilized?
as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
1934
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Judge Holman (uncredited)
1940
Sudden Bill Dorn
as Cap Jinks
1937
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Abraham Lincoln
1936
Three Girls About Town
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
1941
Through Turbulent Waters
as Bill Ford
1915
Rough and Ready
as The Siwash
1918
Why America Will Win
as John F. Pershing
1918
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
1915
Strange Glory
as Abraham Lincoln
1938