Frank McGlynn Sr.

1866-10-26 – 1951-05-18 (age 84) San Francisco, California, USA

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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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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Known For

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Reverend Ogle

These Three

These Three

1936

as Judge (uncredited)

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

as Captain William Dobbin

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

as Abraham Lincoln

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Abraham Lincoln

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

as Deacon

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Gamut

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933

as Jonathan Reed

Abraham Lincoln

1924

as Abraham Lincoln

Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

as Joseph

Trail Street

Trail Street

1947

as Tim McKeon (uncredited)

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Lincoln

Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Pat Hogan

In Old California

In Old California

1942

as Undetermined Minor Role

Massacre

Massacre

1934

as Missionary

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1934

as Doc Chesley