
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1866-10-26
Deathday
1951-05-18
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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

Boom Town
as Deacon

The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Abraham Lincoln

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