Frank McGlynn Sr.

Biography

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.

Known For

Captain Blood

as Reverend Ogle

Sergeant York

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Love Affair

as Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

as Abraham Lincoln

Boom Town

as Deacon

These Three

as Judge (uncredited)

The Last of the Mohicans

as Gamut

The Poor Little Rich Girl

as The Plumber

The Plainsman

as Abraham Lincoln

In Old California

as Undetermined Minor Role