
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Acting
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.
Born: October 26, 1866 · San Francisco, California, USA
Filmography (26)

Trail Street
1947
Actor: Tim McKeon (uncred…

In Old California
1942
Actor: Undetermined Minor…

Sergeant York
1941
Actor: Mountaineer (uncre…

Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
Actor: Judge Holman (uncr…

Boom Town
1940
Actor: Deacon

The Mad Empress
1939
Actor: President Abraham …

Second Fiddle
1939
Actor: Lincolnesque Actor

Love Affair
1939
Actor: Orphanage Superint…

Wells Fargo
1937
Actor: Lincoln

Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
Actor: Boarding House Res…

Parnell
1937
Actor: Pat Hogan

The Plainsman
1936
Actor: Abraham Lincoln

The Last of the Mohicans
1936
Actor: Gamut

These Three
1936
Actor: Judge (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Actor: Abraham Lincoln

The Littlest Rebel
1935
Actor: President Abraham …

Captain Blood
1935
Actor: Reverend Ogle

Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
Actor: Joseph

Lost in the Stratosphere
1934
Actor: Colonel Worthingto…

Little Miss Marker
1934
Actor: Doc Chesley

Search for Beauty
1934
Actor: Rev. Rankin

Massacre
1934
Actor: Missionary

Frisco Jenny
1933
Actor: Good Book Charlie …

The Secret Six
1931
Actor: Judge

Min and Bill
1930
Actor: Mr. Southard

The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917
Actor: The Plumber
