Frank Thornton
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Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.
Known for
Credits
Gosford Park (2001)
as Mr. Burkett
The Three Musketeers (1973)
as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
as Revolutionary
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
as The BBC
The Magic Christian (1969)
as Police Inspector
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
as Porter
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
as Factory Manager
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
as Peperel
No Sex Please - We're British (1973)
as Glass Shop Manager
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
as Elevator victim (uncredited)
The BFG (1990)
as Mr. Tibbs (voice)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Slave Driver
Victim (1961)
as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
as British Scientist (uncredited)
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
as Gremio
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
as Tom Stoddart
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Self
The Comedy Man (1964)
as Producer
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
as Cyril
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
as Mr. Russell
The Early Bird (1965)
as Drunken Doctor
What's a Carry On? (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
Actor
The Big Job (1965)
as Bank Official
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
as Valuation Officer
Bless This House (1972)
as Mr. Jones
That's Your Funeral (1972)
as Town Clerk
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
as Purvis
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
as Mr. Jones
Run For Your Wife (2012)
as Man on Bus
Side by Side (1975)
as Inspector Crumb
Ride of the Valkyrie (1977)
Actor
Spanish Fly (1976)
as Dr. Johnson
The Florentine Dagger (1935)
as (uncredited)
Cloak Without Dagger (1956)
as False James Markley
Red, White, and Zero (1968)
Actor
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)
as Registrar
A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
as Charles, the Butler
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
as Estate Agent
Gonks Go Beat (1965)
as Mr. A&R
It's Trad, Dad! (1962)
as TV Director
That Sinking Feeling (1973)
as Arthur
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001)
as Self
Keep It Up, Jack! (1974)
as Mr. Clarke
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
as Whitlow
Are You Being Served? The Movie (1977)
as Captain Stephen Peacock
Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)
Actor
Up the Chastity Belt (1972)
as Master of Ceremonies
Our Miss Fred (1972)
as British Colonel
The Boundary (1975)
Actor
The Impersonator (1961)
as Police Sargeant
Lucy in London (1966)
as Passport Officer
All the Way Up (1970)
as Mr Driver
The Wild Affair (1965)
as Wine Shop Manager
Operation Stogie (1962)
as Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)
as The Undertaker
The Silent Witness (1954)
as The Barman (uncredited)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022)
as Self (archive)
Portrait of Alison (1955)
as Police Photographer
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
as Inspector Finch
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
as Police Inspector
Danny the Dragon (1966)
Actor
We Love Are You Being Served? (2020)
Actor
Dannicaforilithermidor (1966)
as Sergeant Bull
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals (2022)
as Archive Footage
Doomsday at Eleven (1962)
as BBC Announcer