Frank McGlynn Sr.

October 26, 1866(84 at death)|Died May 18, 1951
San Francisco, California, USA|Acting

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.

Movies (72)

Hollywood Barn Dance
5.0

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947

Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947

Rogues' Gallery
5.9

Rogues' Gallery

1944

Delinquent Daughters
5.5

Delinquent Daughters

1944

March On, America!
5.4

March On, America!

1942

In Old California
5.3

In Old California

1942

Syncopation
6.8

Syncopation

1942

Three Girls About Town
6.5

Three Girls About Town

1941

Sergeant York
7.2

Sergeant York

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Boom Town
6.9

Boom Town

1940

Hi-Yo Silver
7.0

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

The Mad Empress
5.8

The Mad Empress

1939

The Honeymoon's Over
8.0

The Honeymoon's Over

1939

Second Fiddle
5.1

Second Fiddle

1939

Love Affair
7.0

Love Affair

1939

Lincoln in the White House
7.0

Lincoln in the White House

1939

Strange Glory
6.5

Strange Glory

1938

Joaquin Murrieta
8.0

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

The Girl of the Golden West
5.3

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

The Lone Ranger
7.5

The Lone Ranger

1938

Wells Fargo
5.5

Wells Fargo

1937

Sudden Bill Dorn
9.0

Sudden Bill Dorn

1937

Western Gold
9.0

Western Gold

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938
6.6

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Sing and Be Happy
10.0

Sing and Be Happy

1937

Parnell
4.6

Parnell

1937

The Great Barrier
7.5

The Great Barrier

1937

Career Woman
6.0

Career Woman

1936

The Plainsman
6.5

The Plainsman

1936

North of Nome
8.0

North of Nome

1936

King of the Royal Mounted
7.0

King of the Royal Mounted

1936

The Last of the Mohicans
6.3

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

For the Service
10.0

For the Service

1936

These Three
7.2

These Three

1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.9

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

The Littlest Rebel
6.4

The Littlest Rebel

1935

Captain Blood
7.2

Captain Blood

1935

Outlawed Guns
8.0

Outlawed Guns

1935

The Roaring West
10.0

The Roaring West

1935

It's A Small World
6.0

It's A Small World

1935

Folies Bergère de Paris
6.0

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

Lost in the Stratosphere
4.9

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Are We Civilized?
6.0

Are We Civilized?

1934

Little Miss Marker
6.5

Little Miss Marker

1934

Search for Beauty
5.5

Search for Beauty

1934

Massacre
5.5

Massacre

1934

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
8.0

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

Unknown Valley
6.8

Unknown Valley

1933

Hello, Everybody!
7.0

Hello, Everybody!

1933

Frisco Jenny
6.7

Frisco Jenny

1933

The Wet Parade
6.2

The Wet Parade

1932

Huckleberry Finn
7.0

Huckleberry Finn

1931

The Secret Six
5.6

The Secret Six

1931

Min and Bill
6.2

Min and Bill

1930

The Jazz Cinderella
8.0

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

Good News
6.3

Good News

1930

The ABC of Love
5.6

The ABC of Love

1919

The Caillaux Case

The Caillaux Case

1918

Why America Will Win
10.0

Why America Will Win

1918

The Accidental Honeymoon

The Accidental Honeymoon

1918

Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

1918

The Poor Little Rich Girl
5.7

The Poor Little Rich Girl

1917

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1917

Gloria's Romance
6.0

Gloria's Romance

1916

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

Across the Great Divide
7.5

Across the Great Divide

1915

Through Turbulent Waters

Through Turbulent Waters

1915

The Life of Abraham Lincoln
5.0

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

1915

Alexia's Strategy
10.0

Alexia's Strategy

1913

By Fire and Water
7.5

By Fire and Water

1913