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Frank Thornton

Acting

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. In total, there are 105 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse Frank Thornton's complete filmography — 67 films and 38 series — and find where to watch each title.

Career works

105

Movies

67

Series

38

Career average

6.5/10

Birth date

01/15/1921

Place of birth

Dulwich, London, England, UK

Date of death

03/16/2013

Filmography highlights

Movies

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

We Love Are You Being Served?

We Love Are You Being Served?

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

Gosford Park

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

The BFG

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Ride of the Valkyrie

Ride of the Valkyrie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Spanish Fly

Side by Side

Keep It Up, Jack!

Keep It Up, Jack!

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

That Sinking Feeling

No Sex Please - We're British

No Sex Please - We're British

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Our Miss Fred

That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

Bless This House

Bless This House

Up the Chastity Belt

Up the Chastity Belt

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

All the Way Up

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

A Flea in Her Ear

A Flea in Her Ear

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

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

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

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

Lucy in London

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Carry On Screaming!

Carry On Screaming!

Danny the Dragon

Danny the Dragon

Dannicaforilithermidor

The Wild Affair

The Wild Affair

The Early Bird

The Big Job

Gonks Go Beat

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Comedy Man

It's Trad, Dad!

It's Trad, Dad!

Operation Stogie

Operation Stogie

Doomsday at Eleven

Victim

The Impersonator

The Impersonator

Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1

Cloak Without Dagger

Cloak Without Dagger

Johnny, You're Wanted

Johnny, You're Wanted

Portrait of Alison

Portrait of Alison

Radio Cab Murder

Radio Cab Murder

The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

Cracked Nuts

Series

Richard & Judy

Grace & Favour

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Casualty

The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Fall of Eagles

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

Crown Court

Sykes

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

...And Mother Makes Three

...And Mother Makes Three

The Goodies

Ben Travers Farces

From a Bird's Eye View

From a Bird's Eye View

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

The Champions

The World of Beachcomber

Not in Front of the Children

Not in Front of the Children

The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

Six Shades of Black

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

It's a Square World

It's a Square World

The Avengers

The Cheaters

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

The Dickie Henderson Show

Danger Man

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

The Sooty Show

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

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