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Frank Thornton

Born: 1921-01-15

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.

Coronation Street
Coronation Street
1960★ 5.4
Casualty
Casualty
1986★ 6.2
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961★ 7.8
Crown Court
Crown Court
1972★ 5.7
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
2001★ 3.4
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
1973★ 7.1
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill
1991★ 4.1
The Champions
The Champions
1968★ 6.5
The Sooty Show
The Sooty Show
1955★ 6.4
The Sooty Show
The Sooty Show
1955★ 6.4
Danger Man
Danger Man
1960★ 7.4
Danger Man
Danger Man
1960★ 7.4
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950★ 3.5
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank
1979★ 5.3
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
1972★ 7.3
The New Avengers
The New Avengers
1976★ 7.1
The Goodies
The Goodies
1970★ 7.5
The Goodies
The Goodies
1970★ 7.5
Hancock
Hancock's Half Hour
1956★ 7.4
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
1955★ 6.0
Sykes
Sykes
1972★ 6.7
The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982★ 7.1
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
1974★ 7.0
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell
1958★ 6.8
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell
1958★ 6.8
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001★ 6.8
The Man in Room 17
The Man in Room 17
1965★ 6.3
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
1959★ 7.7
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
1959★ 7.7
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
1959★ 7.7
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1973★ 6.7
The Dickie Henderson Show
The Dickie Henderson Show
1960NR
Victim
Victim
1961★ 7.4
HMS Paradise
HMS Paradise
1964NR
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
1960NR
From a Bird
From a Bird's Eye View
1970★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956★ 6.0
Grace & Favour
Grace & Favour
1992★ 8.1
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1989★ 7.2
Not in Front of the Children
Not in Front of the Children
1967★ 7.0
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966★ 6.1
It
It's a Square World
1961★ 7.0
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970★ 6.8
No Sex Please - We
No Sex Please - We're British
1973★ 5.2
The World of Beachcomber
The World of Beachcomber
1968★ 9.0
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau
1969★ 6.7
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005★ 6.5
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park
2002★ 5.3
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
1969★ 5.8
The BFG
The BFG
1990★ 6.4
That
That's Your Funeral
1972★ 4.3
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968★ 6.8
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
1969★ 5.9
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976★ 3.5
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970★ 6.0
Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Screaming!
1966★ 6.5
Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets
1969★ 8.5
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife
2012★ 4.4
Ben Travers Farces
Ben Travers Farces
1970NR
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977★ 4.9
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
1964★ 7.1
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero
1968★ 5.0
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973★ 4.8
Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt
1972★ 4.1
Battle of the V-1
Battle of the V-1
1958★ 5.2
Our Miss Fred
Our Miss Fred
1972★ 6.1
Lucy in London
Lucy in London
1966★ 6.5
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995★ 7.3
All the Way Up
All the Way Up
1970★ 7.0
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984NR
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1931★ 8.0
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964★ 6.3
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair
1965★ 5.3
What
What's a Carry On?
1998★ 7.7
The Big Job
The Big Job
1965★ 6.7
It
It's Trad, Dad!
1962★ 5.7
Bless This House
Bless This House
1972★ 6.4
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973★ 6.8
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022NR
If There Weren
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968★ 9.0
Spanish Fly
Spanish Fly
1976★ 4.9
The Early Bird
The Early Bird
1965★ 7.6
Keep It Up, Jack!
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974★ 3.8
The Impersonator
The Impersonator
1961★ 6.1
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975★ 6.7
Portrait of Alison
Portrait of Alison
1955★ 6.3
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
1969★ 9.0
Some Will, Some Won
Some Will, Some Won't
1970★ 5.2
A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear
1968★ 6.5
Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part
1969★ 7.6
Operation Stogie
Operation Stogie
1962★ 6.0
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger
1935★ 6.8
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001★ 10.0
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
1973NR
Radio Cab Murder
Radio Cab Murder
1954★ 5.6
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968★ 5.4
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1980★ 8.0
Ride of the Valkyrie
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977★ 6.3
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022★ 7.0
Johnny, You
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956★ 7.0
Danny the Dragon
Danny the Dragon
1966★ 10.0
Cloak Without Dagger
Cloak Without Dagger
1956★ 7.6
Gonks Go Beat
Gonks Go Beat
1965★ 3.8
We Love Are You Being Served?
We Love Are You Being Served?
2020NR
The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness
1954★ 7.0
Dannicaforilithermidor
Dannicaforilithermidor
1966NR
Doomsday at Eleven
Doomsday at Eleven
1962★ 9.0
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