Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Frank Thornton is referenced by 166 other articles, and connects out to Are You Being Served?, London and World War II.
It sits within the topics 1921 births, 2013 deaths and 20th-century English male actors.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2013
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 27
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+Thornton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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
via Wikidata · CC0