Frank Thornton
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.
The Three Musketeers
as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and...
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Gosford Park
as Mr. BurkettIn 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of...
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The BFG
as Mr. Tibbs (voice)Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom...
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as PorterHolmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The...
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Victim
as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Slave DriverA wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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The Assassination Bureau
as Elevator victim (uncredited)In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an...
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Carry On Screaming!
as Mr. JonesThe sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning...
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The Tomb of Ligeia
as PeperelVerden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter...
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The Magic Christian
as Police InspectorSir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set...
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The Big Job
as Bank OfficialA gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be...
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Are You Being Served? The Movie
as Captain Stephen PeacockIn this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on...
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The Bed Sitting Room
as The BBCIn the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is...
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Spanish Fly
as Dr. JohnsonBritish sex comedy. Sir Percy de Courcy accidentally turns some poor tasting wine into an...
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The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self (uncredited)A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film...
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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
as Estate AgentDigby consumes a bowl of Project X, a liquid growth formula. Soon, he becomes a sheepdog of...
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Tom StoddartFresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running...
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The Early Bird
as Drunken DoctorNorman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened...
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A Flea In Her Ear
as Charles, the ButlerSuspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.
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Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Mr. RussellAlbert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the...
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Crooks and Coronets
as CyrilTwo crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they...
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Our Miss Fred
as British ColonelDanny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is...
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The Comedy Man
as ProducerA middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a...
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No Sex Please: We're British
as Glass Shop ManagerA porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed...
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The Wild Affair
as Wine Shop ManagerYoung office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is...
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Lucy in London
as Passport OfficerLucy goes to hip London to experience all the current fads.
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Run For Your Wife
as Man on BusJohn Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with...
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Red, White, and Zero
as uncreditedComposed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of...
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Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
as Self (archive)This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped...
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The Taming of the Shrew
as GremioBaptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's...
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Cracked Nuts
as RevolutionaryTo impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the...
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Radio Cab Murder
as Inspector FinchFred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in...
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Keep It Up, Jack!
as Mr. ClarkeFailed music hall performer Jack James inherits a brothel when his ancient Aunt dies. He takes...
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory ManagerHarriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his...
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That's Your Funeral
as Town ClerkTwo funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other.
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Portrait of Alison
as Police PhotographerAn actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.
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Side by Side
as uncreditedGlam Rock musical comedy about two clashing nightclubs
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Gonks Go Beat
as Mr. A&RA swiftly assembled musical fantasy movie made to capitalise on the mid-Sixties, British craze...
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as uncreditedSet in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to...
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Bless This House
as Mr JonesThe legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the...
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Some Will, Some Won't
as PurvisFour people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical...
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All the Way Up
as Mr DriverFred Midway may be a bit short on brains, but he's got plenty of ambition. However, before he...
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Till Death Us Do Part
as Valuation OfficerThe film version of 'Till Death Do Us Part' tells the story of Alf Garnett, his wife Else, and...
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It's Trad, Dad!
as TV DirectorThe hero and heroine want to popularize a trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel...
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The Florentine Dagger
as (uncredited)A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.
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Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
as Archive FootageAre You Being Served? is one of the most popular and most outrageous British sitcoms of all...
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The Impersonator
as Police SargeantWhen a USAF sergeant stationed on a base in England is suspected and then accused of murdering a...
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The Old Curiosity Shop
as uncredited1839. The young Nell Trent is leading a happy life with her grandfather in his curiosity shop....
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Cloak Without Dagger
as Mr. MarkleyA British Intelligence officer fails a mission during WW2. Years later whilst working in a hotel...
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We Love Are You Being Served?
as uncreditedGrace Brothers shut up shop over thirty years ago but for one night only we are reopening that...
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Ride of the Valkyrie
as uncreditedAn opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets...
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30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
as RegistrarA 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both...
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The Silent Witness
as The Barman (uncredited)A man phones the police to confess to killing his wife accidentally, but investigations prove...
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Danny the Dragon
as uncreditedGavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny...
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The Avengers
as uncreditedThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Last of the Summer Wine
as TrulyUnencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...
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Last of the Summer Wine
as HimselfUnencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...
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BBC Television Shakespeare
as uncreditedThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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The Sooty Show
as Dr. HughThe Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967...
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The Sooty Show
as Mr WolfeThe Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967...
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Richard & Judy
as SelfRichard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and...
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Crown Court
as Professor McIverCrown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...
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Casualty
as Edward GutheridgeDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...
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The Adventures of William Tell
as Tax CollectorThe Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on...
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The Adventures of William Tell
as HeinburgherThe Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on...
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Are You Being Served?
as Captain PeacockThis comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace...
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Hancock's Half Hour
as uncreditedHancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and...
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The Kenny Everett Television Show
as VariousSketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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The Kenny Everett Television Show
as GuestSketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Blankety Blank
as uncreditedBlankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show...
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The New Avengers
as RolandThe New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...
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The Gentle Touch
as LeoThe Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...
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Dixon of Dock Green
as PC CoxCreated by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...
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The Champions
as ClerkThe Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...
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Fall of Eagles
as Prince Albert"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series...
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The Man In Room 17
as Chief Inspector BascombeThe Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s,...
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The Goodies
as uncreditedA British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...
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The Goodies
as WaiterA British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...
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The Goodies
as Master of CeremoniesA British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...
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Grace & Favour
as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)Grace & Favour is a British sitcom sequel to the long-running series Are You Being Served ? It...
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From a Bird's Eye View
as SpinksFrom a Bird's Eye View is a 1970 ATV and ITC Entertainment co-produced sitcom. In the United...
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