Frank Thornton
✓ Source-basedrisingBritish actor (1921-2013)
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Frank Thornton Ball, professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain Peacock in the television sitcom Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in television sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.
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Filmography 40
Gosford Park
The Three Musketeers
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Tomb of Ligeia
The BFG
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Victim
The Assassination Bureau
Carry On Screaming!
The Magic Christian
The Bed Sitting Room
Are You Being Served? The Movie
The Early Bird
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
The Big Job
Up the Chastity Belt
Bless This House
No Sex Please - We're British
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Portrait of Alison
Keep It Up, Jack!
Run For Your Wife
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Till Death Us Do Part
Spanish Fly
It's Trad, Dad!
Our Miss Fred
The Comedy Man
The Making of Gosford Park
Battle of the V-1
The Taming of the Shrew
A Flea in Her Ear
The Wild Affair
Radio Cab Murder
The Impersonator
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
What's a Carry On?
Gonks Go Beat
The Florentine Dagger114 credits on file
Television 24
Coronation Street
Casualty
The Avengers
Danger Man
Last of the Summer Wine
Richard & Judy
Crown CourtPebble Mill
The Sooty Show
Are You Being Served?
Blankety Blank
Sunday Night Theatre
The Champions
The New Avengers
Dixon of Dock Green
The Goodies
Steptoe and Son
Sykes
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Hancock's Half Hour
Fall of Eagles
The Adventures of William Tell
Grace & Favour
The Man in Room 17Connected to Frank 6
About this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2013 · aged 92
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15 languages
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