Frank McGlynn Sr.

Biography

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.

Known For

Gloria's Romance
Gloria's Romance
The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted

Filmography

1947 Hollywood Barn Dance
as Hiram Tubb
1944 Rogues' Gallery
as Blake
1944 Delinquent Daughters
as Judge Craig
1942 March On, America!
as Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942 In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
1942 Syncopation
as
1941 Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Hoffman
1941 Three Girls About Town
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
1941 Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Panky Pankington
1940 Third Finger, Left Hand
as Judge Holman (uncredited)
1940 Boom Town
as Deacon
1940 Hi-Yo Silver
as Abraham Lincoln
1939 The Mad Empress
as President Abraham Lincoln
1939 Second Fiddle
as Lincolnesque Actor
1939 Love Affair
as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
1939 Lincoln in the White House
as Abraham Lincoln
1938 Strange Glory
as Abraham Lincoln
1938 Joaquin Murrieta
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1938 The Girl of the Golden West
as Pete - Gambler