Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Born October 26, 1866 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died May 18, 1951 · aged 84

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.

Known For

The PlainsmanThe Plainsman · 1936
The Plainsman
6.51936
MovieWesternWar
Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.
Sergeant YorkSergeant York · 1941
Sergeant York
7.21941
MovieWarDrama
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Captain BloodCaptain Blood · 1935
Captain Blood
7.21935
MovieAdventureHistory
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Boom TownBoom Town · 1940
Boom Town
7.01940
MovieAdventureDrama
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
These ThreeThese Three · 1936
These Three
7.11936
MovieDramaRomance
Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local doctor Joe. The school takes off and many students enroll, one of whom is a trouble-maker who tells a scandalous lie that threatens to destroy the trio's lives.
The Littlest RebelThe Littlest Rebel · 1935
The Littlest Rebel
6.41935
MovieComedyDrama
Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.
ParnellParnell · 1937
Parnell
4.61937
MovieDramaHistory
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.
Love AffairLove Affair · 1939
Love Affair
7.01939
MovieDramaRomance
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.

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Hello, Everybody!Hello, Everybody! · 1933
Hello, Everybody!
7.01933
MovieMusic
The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything together. The power company wants to build a dam which will require flooding many of the farms; Kate is holding out; if Kate sells, everyone else will sell; if Kate refuses, the rest of the town will refuse as well. Randolph Scott meets Kate's beautiful sister, Sally Blane, at a dance. Randolph Scott, as it turns out, is an agent for the power company. Kate thinks he's just using Sally; Sally believes that he truly likes her. Randolph comes to the farm and appears to woo Kate. Kate remains unconvinced about selling out, but falls for Randolph.

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