Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

October 26, 1866 – May 18, 1951 (aged 84)

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

Hollywood Barn Dance1947 · Hiram Tubb

Trail Street

Trail Street1947 · Tim McKeon (uncredited)

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery1944 · Blake

Delinquent Daughters

Delinquent Daughters1944 · Judge Craig

March On, America!

March On, America!1942 · Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)

In Old California

In Old California1942 · Undetermined Minor Role

Syncopation

Syncopation1942

Marry the Boss's Daughter

Marry the Boss's Daughter1941 · Hoffman

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town1941 · Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician

Sergeant York

Sergeant York1941 · Mountaineer (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · Panky Pankington

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand1940 · Judge Holman (uncredited)

Boom Town

Boom Town1940 · Deacon

Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver1940 · Abraham Lincoln

The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress1939 · President Abraham Lincoln

The Honeymoon's Over

The Honeymoon's Over1939 · Thin Man

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle1939 · Lincolnesque Actor

Love Affair

Love Affair1939 · Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House1939 · Abraham Lincoln

Strange Glory

Strange Glory1938 · Abraham Lincoln

Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta1938 · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West1938 · Pete - Gambler

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger1938 · Abraham Lincoln

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo1937 · Lincoln

Sudden Bill Dorn

Sudden Bill Dorn1937 · Cap Jinks

Western Gold

Western Gold1937 · Abraham Lincoln

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 19381937 · Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy1937 · Sheriff

The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful1937 · Pat Hogan

The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier1937 · Sir John Macdonald

Career Woman

Career Woman1936 · Sheriff Duncan

The Plainsman

The Plainsman1936 · Abraham Lincoln

North of Nome

North of Nome1936 · U. S. Marshal

King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted1936 · Henry Dundas

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.1936 · Gamut

For the Service

For the Service1936 · Jim, a Scout

These Three

These Three1936 · Judge (uncredited)

2PM Show

2PM Show1936 · Abraham Lincoln

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel1935 · Abraham Lincoln

Captain Blood

Captain Blood1935 · Reverend Ogle

Outlawed Guns

Outlawed Guns1935

Unknown Valley

Unknown Valley1933

The Accidental Honeymoon

The Accidental Honeymoon1918

The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl1917