Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Hollywood Barn Dance ★ 5.0 Hollywood Barn Dance 1947 Trail Street ★ 6.5 Trail Street 1947 Rogues' Gallery ★ 5.9 Rogues' Gallery 1944 Delinquent Daughters ★ 5.4 Delinquent Daughters 1944 March On, America! ★ 5.4 March On, America! 1942 In Old California ★ 5.3 In Old California 1942 Syncopation ★ 6.8 Syncopation 1942 Marry the Boss's Daughter ★ 9.0 Marry the Boss's Daughter 1941 Three Girls About Town ★ 6.5 Three Girls About Town 1941 Sergeant York ★ 7.2 Sergeant York 1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob ★ 5.5 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941 Third Finger, Left Hand ★ 7.0 Third Finger, Left Hand 1940 Boom Town ★ 6.9 Boom Town 1940 Hi-Yo Silver ★ 7.0 Hi-Yo Silver 1940 The Mad Empress ★ 5.8 The Mad Empress 1939 The Honeymoon's Over ★ 8.0 The Honeymoon's Over 1939 Second Fiddle ★ 5.1 Second Fiddle 1939 Love Affair ★ 7.0 Love Affair 1939 Lincoln in the White House ★ 7.0 Lincoln in the White House 1939 Strange Glory ★ 6.5 Strange Glory 1938 Joaquin Murrieta ★ 8.0 Joaquin Murrieta 1938 The Girl of the Golden West ★ 5.3 The Girl of the Golden West 1938 The Lone Ranger ★ 7.5 The Lone Ranger 1938 Wells Fargo ★ 5.5 Wells Fargo 1937 Sudden Bill Dorn ★ 9.0 Sudden Bill Dorn 1937 Western Gold ★ 9.0 Western Gold 1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 ★ 6.6 Broadway Melody of 1938 1937 Sing and Be Happy ★ 10.0 Sing and Be Happy 1937 Parnell ★ 4.6 Parnell 1937 The Great Barrier ★ 7.5 The Great Barrier 1937 Career Woman ★ 6.0 Career Woman 1936 The Plainsman ★ 6.5 The Plainsman 1936 North of Nome ★ 8.0 North of Nome 1936 King of the Royal Mounted ★ 7.0 King of the Royal Mounted 1936 The Last of the Mohicans ★ 6.3 The Last of the Mohicans 1936 For the Service ★ 10.0 For the Service 1936 These Three ★ 7.2 These Three 1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island ★ 6.9 The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936 The Littlest Rebel ★ 6.4 The Littlest Rebel 1935 Captain Blood ★ 7.2 Captain Blood 1935 Outlawed Guns ★ 8.0 Outlawed Guns 1935 The Roaring West ★ 10.0 The Roaring West 1935 It's A Small World ★ 6.0 It's A Small World 1935 Folies Bergère de Paris ★ 6.0 Folies Bergère de Paris 1935 Lost in the Stratosphere ★ 4.9 Lost in the Stratosphere 1934 Are We Civilized? ★ 6.0 Are We Civilized? 1934 Little Miss Marker ★ 6.5 Little Miss Marker 1934 Search for Beauty ★ 5.5 Search for Beauty 1934 Massacre ★ 5.5 Massacre 1934 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case ★ 8.0 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1933 Unknown Valley ★ 6.8 Unknown Valley 1933 Hello, Everybody! ★ 7.0 Hello, Everybody! 1933 Frisco Jenny ★ 6.7 Frisco Jenny 1933 The Wet Parade ★ 6.2 The Wet Parade 1932 Huckleberry Finn ★ 7.0 Huckleberry Finn 1931 The Silent Partner The Silent Partner 1931 The Secret Six ★ 5.6 The Secret Six 1931 Min and Bill ★ 6.2 Min and Bill 1930 The Jazz Cinderella ★ 8.0 The Jazz Cinderella 1930 Good News ★ 6.3 Good News 1930 Abraham Lincoln ★ 9.0 Abraham Lincoln 1924 The ABC of Love ★ 5.6 The ABC of Love 1919 The Caillaux Case The Caillaux Case 1918 Why America Will Win ★ 10.0 Why America Will Win 1918 The Accidental Honeymoon The Accidental Honeymoon 1918 Rough and Ready Rough and Ready 1918 The Poor Little Rich Girl ★ 5.7 The Poor Little Rich Girl 1917 The Argyle Case The Argyle Case 1917 Gloria's Romance ★ 6.0 Gloria's Romance 1916 The Truth About Helen The Truth About Helen 1915 Vanity Fair Vanity Fair 1915 Across the Great Divide ★ 7.5 Across the Great Divide 1915 Through Turbulent Waters Through Turbulent Waters 1915 The Life of Abraham Lincoln ★ 5.0 The Life of Abraham Lincoln 1915 Alexia's Strategy ★ 10.0 Alexia's Strategy 1913 By Fire and Water ★ 7.5 By Fire and Water 1913 Who Will Marry Mary? Who Will Marry Mary? 1913 The Bells ★ 7.5 The Bells 1913 Two Men Two Men 1912