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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Joe Grand's Best of Hardware, Wireless, and Game Console Hacking
- Joe Grand's "best of" hardware, wireless & game console hacking
- RFID security
- WarDriving
- RFID security
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Film & TV
Dulwich, London, England, UK
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.
Known for
- Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs — Self (archive)2022
- Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals — Archive Footage2022
- We Love Are You Being Served?2020
- Run For Your Wife — Man on Bus2012
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy — Self2005
- The Making of Gosford Park — Self (uncredited)2002
- Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box — Self2001
- Gosford Park — Mr. Burkett2001
- Richard & Judy — Self2001
- What's a Carry On? — Self (uncredited)1998
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2013
2008 universal fire victimelectric bluesr&b
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 27
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Family name
- Thornton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Military rank
- flying officer
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1921-01-15
- date of death
- 2013-03-16
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- name in native language
- Frank Thornton
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- place of burial
- St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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