Frank Thornton

Biography

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: Acting

Birthday: 1921-01-15

Place of Birth: Dulwich, London, England, UK

Also Known As:

Frank Thornton

Popular Movies

Are You Being Served? The Movie (1977)

The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

Till Death Us Do Part (1969)

The Wild Affair (1965)

The Big Job (1965)

The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)

The Taming of the Shrew (1980)

The Assassination Bureau (1969)

Spanish Fly (1976)

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022)

The Silent Witness (1954)

Gonks Go Beat (1965)

Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals (2022)

Cracked Nuts (1931)

The Early Bird (1965)

Keep It Up, Jack! (1974)

Victim (1961)

The Three Musketeers (1973)

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)

Run For Your Wife (2012)

Crooks and Coronets (1969)

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)

That Sinking Feeling (1973)

Radio Cab Murder (1954)

No Sex Please: We're British (1973)

Danny the Dragon (1966)

Dannicaforilithermidor (1966)

The Magic Christian (1969)

The Florentine Dagger (1935)

A Flea in Her Ear (1968)

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

Carry On Screaming! (1966)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Side by Side (1975)

Lucy in London (1966)

It's Trad, Dad! (1962)

Ride of the Valkyrie (1977)

Red, White, and Zero (1979)

The Comedy Man (1964)

The Impersonator (1961)

Portrait of Alison (1955)

All the Way Up (1970)

Some Will, Some Won't (1970)

Bless This House (1972)

Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

Our Miss Fred (1972)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001)

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

We Love Are You Being Served? (2020)

The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

That's Your Funeral (1972)

The BFG (1989)

Gosford Park (2001)

The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2002)

Cloak Without Dagger (1956)

Doomsday at Eleven (1962)