Frank Thornton

Acting

Born: 1921-01-15 in Dulwich, London, England, UK

Died: 2013-03-16

Biography

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.

Acting

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Captain Stephen Peacock

The Bed Sitting Room

The BBC

Till Death Us Do Part

Valuation Officer

The Wild Affair

Wine Shop Manager

The Big Job

Bank Official

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Taming of the Shrew

Gremio

The Assassination Bureau

Elevator victim (uncredited)

Spanish Fly

Dr. Johnson

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Self (archive)

The Silent Witness

The Barman (uncredited)

Gonks Go Beat

Mr. A&R

Johnny, You're Wanted

Police Inspector

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Archive Footage

Cracked Nuts

Revolutionary

The Early Bird

Drunken Doctor

Keep It Up, Jack!

Mr. Clarke

Victim

George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Registrar

Run For Your Wife

Man on Bus

Crooks and Coronets

Cyril

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

The Undertaker

That Sinking Feeling

Arthur

Radio Cab Murder

Inspector Finch

No Sex Please - We're British

Glass Shop Manager

Danny the Dragon

Dannicaforilithermidor

Sergeant Bull

The Magic Christian

Police Inspector

The Florentine Dagger

(uncredited)

A Flea in Her Ear

Charles, the Butler

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Estate Agent

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Porter

Carry On Screaming!

Mr. Jones

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Slave Driver

Side by Side

Inspector Crumb

Lucy in London

Passport Officer

It's Trad, Dad!

TV Director

Ride of the Valkyrie

Red, White, and Zero

The Comedy Man

Producer

The Impersonator

Police Sargeant

Portrait of Alison

Police Photographer

All the Way Up

Mr Driver

Some Will, Some Won't

Purvis

Bless This House

Mr. Jones

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Mr. Russell

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Tom Stoddart

Our Miss Fred

British Colonel

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Self

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Factory Manager

We Love Are You Being Served?

The Tomb of Ligeia

Peperel

That's Your Funeral

Town Clerk

The BFG

Mr. Tibbs (voice)

Gosford Park

Mr. Burkett

The Making of Gosford Park

Self (uncredited)

Cloak Without Dagger

False James Markley

Doomsday at Eleven

BBC Announcer

Operation Stogie

Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Up the Chastity Belt

Master of Ceremonies

Battle of the V-1

British Scientist (uncredited)

What's a Carry On?

Self (uncredited)

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Whitlow

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Captain Stephen Peacock

The Bed Sitting Room

The BBC

Till Death Us Do Part

Valuation Officer

The Wild Affair

Wine Shop Manager

The Big Job

Bank Official

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Taming of the Shrew

Gremio

The Assassination Bureau

Elevator victim (uncredited)

Spanish Fly

Dr. Johnson

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Self (archive)

The Silent Witness

The Barman (uncredited)

Gonks Go Beat

Mr. A&R

Johnny, You're Wanted

Police Inspector

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Archive Footage

Cracked Nuts

Revolutionary

The Early Bird

Drunken Doctor

Keep It Up, Jack!

Mr. Clarke

Victim

George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Registrar

Run For Your Wife

Man on Bus

Crooks and Coronets

Cyril

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

The Undertaker

That Sinking Feeling

Arthur

Radio Cab Murder

Inspector Finch

No Sex Please - We're British

Glass Shop Manager

Danny the Dragon

Dannicaforilithermidor

Sergeant Bull

The Magic Christian

Police Inspector

The Florentine Dagger

(uncredited)

A Flea in Her Ear

Charles, the Butler

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Estate Agent

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Porter

Carry On Screaming!

Mr. Jones

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Slave Driver

Side by Side

Inspector Crumb

Lucy in London

Passport Officer

It's Trad, Dad!

TV Director

Ride of the Valkyrie

Red, White, and Zero

The Comedy Man

Producer

The Impersonator

Police Sargeant

Portrait of Alison

Police Photographer

All the Way Up

Mr Driver

Some Will, Some Won't

Purvis

Bless This House

Mr. Jones

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Mr. Russell

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Tom Stoddart

Our Miss Fred

British Colonel

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Self

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Factory Manager

We Love Are You Being Served?

The Tomb of Ligeia

Peperel

That's Your Funeral

Town Clerk

The BFG

Mr. Tibbs (voice)

Gosford Park

Mr. Burkett

The Making of Gosford Park

Self (uncredited)

Cloak Without Dagger

False James Markley

Doomsday at Eleven

BBC Announcer

Operation Stogie

Hotel receptionist (uncredited)

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Up the Chastity Belt

Master of Ceremonies

Battle of the V-1

British Scientist (uncredited)

What's a Carry On?

Self (uncredited)

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Whitlow

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self