Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

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.

also starring Frank Thornton
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Are You Being Served? The Movie

As Captain Stephen Peacock

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The Bed Sitting Room

As The BBC

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Till Death Us Do Part

As Valuation Officer

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The Wild Affair

As Wine Shop Manager

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The Big Job

As Bank Official

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The Old Curiosity Shop

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The Taming of the Shrew

As Gremio

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The Assassination Bureau

As Elevator victim (uncredited)

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Spanish Fly

As Dr. Johnson

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Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

As Self (archive)

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The Silent Witness

As The Barman (uncredited)

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Gonks Go Beat

As Mr. A&R

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Johnny, You're Wanted

As Police Inspector

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Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

As Archive Footage

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Cracked Nuts

As Revolutionary

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The Early Bird

As Drunken Doctor

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Keep It Up, Jack!

As Mr. Clarke

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Victim

As George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)

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The Three Musketeers

As Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

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30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

As Registrar

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Run For Your Wife

As Man on Bus

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Crooks and Coronets

As Cyril

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

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That Sinking Feeling

As Arthur

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Radio Cab Murder

As Inspector Finch

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No Sex Please: We're British

As Glass Shop Manager

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Danny the Dragon

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Dannicaforilithermidor

As Sergeant Bull

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The Magic Christian

As Police Inspector

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The Florentine Dagger

As (uncredited)

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A Flea In Her Ear

As Charles, the Butler

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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

As Estate Agent

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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

As Porter

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Carry On Screaming!

As Mr. Jones

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

As Slave Driver

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Side by Side

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Lucy in London

As Passport Officer

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It's Trad, Dad!

As TV Director

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Ride of the Valkyrie

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Red, White, and Zero

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The Comedy Man

As Producer

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The Impersonator

As Police Sargeant

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Portrait of Alison

As Police Photographer

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All the Way Up

As Mr Driver

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Some Will, Some Won't

As Purvis

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Bless This House

As Mr Jones

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Steptoe & Son Ride Again

As Mr. Russell

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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

As Tom Stoddart

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Our Miss Fred

As British Colonel

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Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

As Factory Manager

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We Love Are You Being Served?

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The Tomb of Ligeia

As Peperel

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That's Your Funeral

As Town Clerk

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The BFG

As Mr. Tibbs (voice)

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Gosford Park

As Mr. Burkett

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The Making of 'Gosford Park'

As Self (uncredited)

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Cloak Without Dagger

As Mr. Markley

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Are You Being Served?

As Captain Peacock

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The Avengers

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Grace & Favour

As Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)

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The Goodies

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Richard & Judy

As Self

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Last of the Summer Wine

As Truly

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Dixon of Dock Green

As PC Cox

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The Champions

As Clerk

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It's a Square World

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The New Avengers

As Roland

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From a Bird's Eye View

As Spinks

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Fall of Eagles

As Prince Albert

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The Adventures of William Tell

As Tax Collector

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Pebble Mill

As Self

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HMS Paradise

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The Cheaters

As Long

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BBC Television Shakespeare

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The Kenny Everett Television Show

As Various

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Hancock's Half Hour

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The World of Beachcomber

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Blankety Blank

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Crown Court

As Professor McIver

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The Sooty Show

As Mr Wolfe

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Casualty

As Edward Gutheridge

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The Gentle Touch

As Leo

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The Man In Room 17

As Chief Inspector Bascombe

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Sykes

As Dr. Taplow