Frank Thornton
Actor
Born January 15, 1921 in 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.
Filmography
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Archive Footage
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Self (archive)
We Love Are You Being Served?
Run For Your Wife
Man on Bus
The Making of Gosford Park
Self (uncredited)
Gosford Park
Mr. Burkett
Richard & Judy
Self
What's a Carry On?
Self (uncredited)
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grace & Favour
Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)
The BFG
Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Great Expectations
Mr Trabb
Casualty
Edward Gutheridge
Royal Variety Performance 1984
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various
The Taming of the Shrew
Gremio
Blankety Blank
Ride of the Valkyrie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Captain Stephen Peacock
The New Avengers
Roland
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Whitlow
Spanish Fly
Dr. Johnson
Side by Side
Inspector Crumb
Keep It Up, Jack!
Mr. Clarke
Fall of Eagles
Prince Albert
The Three Musketeers
Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Estate Agent
No Sex Please - We're British
Glass Shop Manager
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Mr. Russell
Last of the Summer Wine
Truly
Our Miss Fred
British Colonel
That's Your Funeral
Town Clerk
Crown Court
Professor McIver
Sykes
Dr. Taplow
Bless This House
Mr. Jones
Are You Being Served?
Captain Peacock
Up the Chastity Belt
Master of Ceremonies
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Tom Stoddart
The Goodies
Waiter
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Porter
From a Bird's Eye View
Spinks
All the Way Up
Mr Driver
Some Will, Some Won't
Purvis
The Magic Christian
Police Inspector
The Bed Sitting Room
The BBC
Crooks and Coronets
Cyril
The Assassination Bureau
Elevator victim (uncredited)
Till Death Us Do Part
Valuation Officer
A Flea in Her Ear
Charles, the Butler
The Champions
Clerk
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Manager
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Undertaker
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Registrar
Red, White, and Zero
Not in Front of the Children
Mr Wilkinson
Lucy in London
Passport Officer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Slave Driver
Carry On Screaming!
Mr. Jones
Danny the Dragon
The Wild Affair
Wine Shop Manager
The Early Bird
Drunken Doctor
The Big Job
Bank Official
The Man in Room 17
Chief Inspector Bascombe
Gonks Go Beat
Mr. A&R
The Tomb of Ligeia
Peperel
The Comedy Man
Producer
It's Trad, Dad!
TV Director
Operation Stogie
Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
Steptoe and Son
Seller
Victim
George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
The Impersonator
Police Sargeant
It's a Square World
The Avengers
The Cheaters
Long
Coronation Street
Danny Roach
Danger Man
Police Captain
The Four Just Men
Clerk
The Adventures of William Tell
Tax Collector
Battle of the V-1
British Scientist (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
Station Sergeant
Hancock's Half Hour
Cloak Without Dagger
False James Markley
Johnny, You're Wanted
Police Inspector
Portrait of Alison
Police Photographer
Dixon of Dock Green
PC Cox
The Sooty Show
Mr Wolfe
The Silent Witness
The Barman (uncredited)
Radio Cab Murder
Inspector Finch
Sunday Night Theatre
Sailor
The Florentine Dagger
(uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Revolutionary