Frank McGlynn Sr.
View on IMDb ↗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
Sing and Be Happy
For the Service
The Roaring West
Why America Will Win
Alexia's Strategy
Sudden Bill Dorn
Western Gold
The Honeymoon's Over
North of Nome
Outlawed GunsFilmography (78)
- 1947
Trail StreetTim McKeon (uncredited) - 1947
Hollywood Barn DanceHiram Tubb - 1944
Rogues' GalleryBlake - 1944
Delinquent DaughtersJudge Craig - 1942
Syncopation - 1942
March On, America!Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1942
In Old CaliforniaUndetermined Minor Role - 1941Marry the Boss's DaughterHoffman
- 1941
Sergeant YorkMountaineer (uncredited) - 1941
Three Girls About TownJosephus Wiegal, senior mortician - 1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a GobPanky Pankington - 1940
Third Finger, Left HandJudge Holman (uncredited) - 1940
Hi-Yo SilverAbraham Lincoln - 1940
Boom TownDeacon - 1939
The Honeymoon's OverThin Man - 1939
Lincoln in the White HouseAbraham Lincoln - 1939
Love AffairOrphanage Superintendent (uncredited) - 1939
The Mad EmpressPresident Abraham Lincoln - 1939
Second FiddleLincolnesque Actor - 1938
Joaquin MurrietaJustice of the Peace (uncredited) - 1938
The Lone RangerAbraham Lincoln - 1938
Strange GloryAbraham Lincoln - 1938
The Girl of the Golden WestPete - Gambler - 1937
Sing and Be HappySheriff - 1937
Sudden Bill DornCap Jinks - 1937
Western GoldAbraham Lincoln - 1937
The Great BarrierSir John Macdonald - 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938Boarding House Resident (uncredited) - 1937
Wells FargoLincoln - 1937
ParnellPat Hogan - 1936
For the ServiceJim, a Scout - 1936
North of NomeU. S. Marshal - 1936
These ThreeJudge (uncredited) - 1936
King of the Royal MountedHenry Dundas - 1936
The Prisoner of Shark IslandAbraham Lincoln - 1936
The PlainsmanAbraham Lincoln - 1936
The Last of the MohicansGamut - 1936
Career WomanSheriff Duncan - 1935
The Roaring WestJinglebob Morgan - 1935
Outlawed GunsJingle - 1935
Captain BloodReverend Ogle - 1935
The Littlest RebelAbraham Lincoln - 1935
Folies Bergère de ParisJoseph - 1935
It's A Small WorldSnake Brown Jr. - 1934
Little Miss MarkerDoc Chesley - 1934
Are We Civilized?Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner - 1934
Search for BeautyRev. Rankin - 1934
MassacreMissionary - 1934
Lost in the StratosphereColonel Worthington - 1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseAmos Winterslip - 1933
Hello, Everybody!Jonathan Reed - 1933
Unknown ValleyHead Elder - 1933
Frisco JennyGood Book Charlie (uncredited) - 1932
The Wet ParadeFood Control Speaker (uncredited) - 1931
Huckleberry FinnSecond teacher (uncredited) - 1931
The Secret SixJudge - 1931The Silent Partner
- 1930
The Jazz CinderellaHenry Murray (as Frank McGlynn) - 1930
Good NewsProfessor Kenyon - 1930
Min and BillMr. Southard - 1924Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
- 1919
The ABC of LoveThe Innkeeper - 1918
Why America Will WinJohn F. Pershing - 1918
Rough and ReadyThe Siwash - 1918
The Caillaux CaseEmperor William of Germany - 1918
The Accidental HoneymoonFarmer Perkins - 1917
The Poor Little Rich GirlThe Plumber - 1917
The Argyle CaseJohn Argyle - 1916
Gloria's RomanceGideon Trask (as Frank McGlynn) - 1915Across the Great DivideThe Bandit
- 1915The Life of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
- 1915
Through Turbulent WatersBill Ford - 1915
Vanity FairCaptain William Dobbin - 1913
Alexia's StrategyUsakoff (as Frank McGlynn) - 1913By Fire and Water
- 1913The BellsLeo Noakes
- 1913Who Will Marry Mary?
- 1912Two Men