Frank Thornton
Acting
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.
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Archive Footage
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Self (archive)
We Love Are You Being Served?
Run For Your Wife
Man on Bus
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
The Making of Gosford Park
Self (uncredited)
Gosford Park
Mr. Burkett
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Self
What's a Carry On?
Self (uncredited)
The Old Curiosity Shop
The BFG
Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
The Taming of the Shrew
Gremio
Ride of the Valkyrie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Captain Stephen Peacock
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Whitlow
Spanish Fly
Dr. Johnson
Side by Side
Inspector Crumb
Keep It Up, Jack!
Mr. Clarke
The Three Musketeers
Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Estate Agent
That Sinking Feeling
Arthur
No Sex Please - We're British
Glass Shop Manager
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Mr. Russell
Our Miss Fred
British Colonel
That's Your Funeral
Town Clerk
Bless This House
Mr. Jones
Up the Chastity Belt
Master of Ceremonies
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Tom Stoddart
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Porter
All the Way Up
Mr Driver
Some Will, Some Won't
Purvis
The Magic Christian
Police Inspector
The Bed Sitting Room
The BBC
Crooks and Coronets
Cyril
The Assassination Bureau
Elevator victim (uncredited)
Till Death Us Do Part
Valuation Officer
A Flea in Her Ear
Charles, the Butler
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Manager
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Undertaker
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Registrar
Red, White, and Zero
Lucy in London
Passport Officer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Slave Driver
Carry On Screaming!
Mr. Jones
Dannicaforilithermidor
Sergeant Bull
Danny the Dragon
The Wild Affair
Wine Shop Manager
The Early Bird
Drunken Doctor
The Big Job
Bank Official
Gonks Go Beat
Mr. A&R
The Tomb of Ligeia
Peperel
The Comedy Man
Producer
It's Trad, Dad!
TV Director
Operation Stogie
Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
Doomsday at Eleven
BBC Announcer
Victim
George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
The Impersonator
Police Sargeant
Battle of the V-1
British Scientist (uncredited)
Cloak Without Dagger
False James Markley
Johnny, You're Wanted
Police Inspector
Portrait of Alison
Police Photographer
Radio Cab Murder
Inspector Finch
The Silent Witness
The Barman (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger
(uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Revolutionary