Frank Thornton

Saturday, 15th January 1921 - Saturday, 16th March 2013

Reliable British character actor adept at portraying distainful toffs or other establishment figures. Mostly identified with long runs on Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine. RIP

	Gambling Lady Manservant	1934
	Silent Witness George (The Barman) (uncredited)	1953
	Radio Cab Murder Inspector Finch	1954
	Victim George - Henry's Assistant	1961
	Impersonator Police Sergeant	1961
	Dock Brief Photographer	1962
	It's Trad, Dad TV Director	1962
	Comedy Man	1963
	Wild Affair Manager	1964
	Tomb of Ligeia Peperel	1964
	Early Bird Drunken doctor	1965
	Big Job Bank Official	1965
	Carry On Screaming! Mr. Jones	1966
	Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	1966
	Danny the Dragon Sergeant Bull	1967
	Thirty Is A Dangerous Age, Cynthia Registrar	1968
	Till Death Do Us Part Valuation Officer	1968
	Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Factory manager	1968
	Assassination Bureau Limited Elevator Victim	1968
	Flea in Her Ear	1968
	Crooks and Coronets Cyril	1969
	Magic Christian Police Inspector	1969
	Bed Sitting Room The B.B.C.	1970
	All the Way Up Mr. Driver	1970
	Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Stoddart	1970
	Some Will Some Won't Hotel Manager	1970
	Private Life of Sherlock Holmes porter	1970
	Up the Chastity Belt Master of Ceremonies	1971
	Bless This House Mr Jones	1972
	No Sex Please, We're British Glass Shop Manager	1973
	Digby The Biggest Dog in the World Estate Agent	1973
	Keep it Up Jack! Mr Clarke	1973
	Steptoe And Son Ride Again Mr Russell	1973
	That's Your Funeral Town Clerk	1973
	Three Musketeers Lucky Man in carriage	1974
	Vampira Mr. King	1974
	Our Miss Fred British Colonel	1975
	Side By Side Inspector Crumb	1975
	Are You Being Served? Capt. Peacock	1976
	Spanish Fly Dr. Johnson	1976
	BFG Mr Tibbs	1989
	Gosford Park Burkett (Constance's Butler)	2002
	Run for Your Wife Man getting off bus	2012

	Four Just Men The Prime Minister Gendarme / Hotel Clerk	09/24/1959
	Four Just Men The Crying Jester Coroner	10/15/1959
	Four Just Men Dead Man's Switch Dr. Chaffey (uncredited)	11/05/1959
	Four Just Men National Treasure The Auctioneer	12/24/1959
	Four Just Men The Man with the Golden Touch The Auctioneer	01/07/1960
	Four Just Men Marie Azim	01/14/1960
	Four Just Men The Survivor The Announcer	01/21/1960
	Four Just Men The Man in the Road Gendarme	02/11/1960
	Four Just Men Money to Burn Enrique Vidal	02/17/1960
	Four Just Men The Princess Paris Hotel Manager (uncredited)	04/02/1960
	Four Just Men The Boy Without a Country Policeman	04/09/1960
	It's a Square World Pilot Various Characters	09/16/1960
	Danger Man The Hired Assassin Pepe (scenes deleted?)	04/30/1961
	Hancock's Half Hour The Blood Donor 1st Patient	06/23/1961
	Avengers Death on the Slipway Sir William Bonner	06/24/1961
	Citizen James Crusty Bread	10/09/1961
	It's a Square World Episode	10/12/1961
	It's a Square World Episode #2.3 Various Characters	10/19/1961
	Rag Trade Early Start Mr. Davis	10/20/1961
	Armchair Theatre His Polyvinyl Girl Mr. Leslie	10/22/1961
	It's a Square World Episode	11/09/1961
	Citizen James Episode #2.7	11/13/1961
	Comedy Playhouse Cliquot et Fils	12/15/1961
	Comedy Playhouse The Channel Swimmer Official	02/16/1962
	Steptoe and Son The Economist Seller	06/28/1962
	Armchair Theatre Always Something Hot Frank	10/28/1962
	Benny Hill The Vanishing Man Frindyke / Korsikoff	01/11/1963
	Steptoe and Son Sixty Five Today Barman	01/24/1963
	Comedy Playhouse Our Man in Moscow Mortimer	03/01/1963
	ITV Play of the Week For King and Country #3: Tunnel Trench Brig. Gen. Lloyd	08/20/1963
	Benny Hill The Visitor John Kenwood	09/10/1963
	ITV Play of the Week Vicky and the Sultan Richard Acton Hicks	12/02/1963
	Sentimental Agent The Scroll of Islam Tailor	12/07/1963
	It's a Square World Episode #6.5	12/12/1963
	Comedy Playhouse Good Luck Sir, You've Got A Lucky Face Jessop	01/31/1964
	Villains Time Fowler	03/06/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise Don't Fire That Man, He's Loaded Commander Fairweather	09/10/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise And a Happy Bastille Day to You Too Commander Fairweather	09/24/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise In Which We Serve a Drop of the Hard Stuff Commander Fairweather	10/01/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise Anybody Wanna Buy an Island? Commander Fairweather	10/22/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise Thar's Gold in Them Thar Holes Commander Fairweather	10/29/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise Twas on the Ghost Ship Venus Cmdr. Fairweather	11/05/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise What Am I Offered for This Lot? Commander Fairweather	11/26/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise How to Try in Business Without Really Succeeding Commander Fairweather	12/03/1964
	H.M.S. Paradise The New Lieutenant Commander Fairweather	12/17/1964
	Six Shades of Black A Loving Disposition Mr. Inchcape-Lewis	05/21/1965
	Man in Room 17 The Bequest Inspector Bascombe	08/13/1965
	Liars Episode #1.6 Alvardo	02/18/1966
	Armchair Theatre Daughter of the House Station Sergeant	04/16/1966
	World of Beachcomber The Anthology of Huntingdonshire Cabmen	02/12/1968
	World of Beachcomber Episode #1.8	03/18/1968
	World of Beachcomber Episode #1.9	03/25/1968
	World of Beachcomber Episode #1.10	04/01/1968
	World of Beachcomber Episode #1.11	04/08/1968
	World of Beachcomber Episode #1.12	04/15/1968
	World of Beachcomber Episode #1.13	04/22/1968
	Champions The Night People Clerk	03/05/1969
	Thicker Than Water The Fixer Ted Rumbold	03/17/1969
	Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm Branestawm's Treasure Hunt King Kong	07/10/1969
	World of Beachcomber Episode #2.1	09/22/1969
	World of Beachcomber Episode #2.2	09/29/1969
	World of Beachcomber Episode #2.3	10/06/1969
	World of Beachcomber Episode #2.4	10/13/1969
	World of Beachcomber Episode #2.6	10/27/1969
	Not In Front Of The Children A Yap in the Night Mr. Wilkinson	11/14/1969
	World of Beachcomber An Anthology of Huntingdonshire Cabmen	02/05/1970
	World of Beachcomber Episode	04/05/1970
	Troubleshooters Camelot on a Clear Day TV Interviewer	06/01/1970
	Scott On Communication	09/23/1970
	Ben Travers Farces A Cuckoo in the Nest Claude Hickett MP	09/26/1970
	Some Matters of Little Consequence Episode #1.1	01/22/1971
	Some Matters of Little Consequence Episode #1.2	01/29/1971
	Some Matters of Little Consequence Episode #1.3	02/05/1971
	Some Matters of Little Consequence Episode #1.4	02/12/1971
	Bachelor Father Woman About the House Vicar	11/04/1971
	Goodies Farm Fresh Food Waiter	12/10/1971
	Scott On The Supernatural	12/16/1971
	Love Thy Neighbour Refused a Drink Barman	05/18/1972
	Are You Being Served? Pilot Captain Stephen Peacock	09/08/1972
	Comedy Playhouse Are You Being Served? Captain Stephen Peacock	09/08/1972
	Sykes Dream Dr. Taplow	11/23/1972
	Reg Varney Revue Episode #1.2	11/25/1972
	Comedy Playhouse The Birthday	01/25/1973
	Are You Being Served? Dear Sexy Knickers Captain Peacock	03/21/1973
	Are You Being Served? Our Figures Are Slipping Captain Peacock	03/28/1973
	Are You Being Served? Camping In Captain Peacock	04/04/1973
	Are You Being Served? His and Hers Captain Peacock	04/11/1973
	Are You Being Served? Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend Captain Peacock	04/18/1973
	Armchair Theatre That Sinking Feeling Arthur - groom's father	11/13/1973
	Steptoe and Son Christmas Special - The Party Travel Agency Clerk	12/24/1973
	Are You Being Served? The Clock Captain Peacock	03/14/1974
	Are You Being Served? Cold Comfort Captain Peacock	03/21/1974
	Fall of Eagles The English Princess Prince Albert	03/22/1974
	Are You Being Served? The Think Tank Captain Peacock	03/28/1974
	Are You Being Served? Big Brother Captain Peacock	04/04/1974
	Are You Being Served? Hoorah for the Holidays Captain Peacock	04/11/1974
	Are You Being Served? The Hand of Fate Captain Peacock	02/27/1975
	Are You Being Served? Coffee Morning Captain Peacock	03/06/1975
	Are You Being Served? Up Captain Peacock Captain Peacock	03/13/1975
	Are You Being Served? Cold Store Captain Peacock	03/20/1975
	Are You Being Served? Wedding Bells Captain Peacock	03/27/1975
	Are You Being Served? German Week Captain Peacock	04/03/1975
	Are You Being Served? Shoulder to Shoulder Captain Peacock	04/10/1975
	Are You Being Served? New Look Captain Stephen Peacock	04/17/1975
	Are You Being Served? Christmas Crackers Captain Stephen Peacock	12/22/1975
	Are You Being Served? No Sale Captain Stephen Peacock	04/08/1976
	Are You Being Served? Top Hat and Tails Captain Stephen Peacock	04/15/1976
	Are You Being Served? Forward Mr. Grainger Captain Stephen Peacock	04/22/1976
	Are You Being Served? Fire Practice Captain Stephen Peacock	04/29/1976
	Are You Being Served? Fifty Years On Captain Stephen Peacock	05/05/1976
	Are You Being Served? Oh, What a Tangled Web Captain Stephen Peacock	05/13/1976
	New Avengers House of Cards Roland	10/24/1976
	Are You Being Served? The Father Christmas Affair Captain Stephen Peacock	12/24/1976
	Are You Being Served? Mrs. Slocombe Expects Captain Stephen Peacock	02/25/1977
	Are You Being Served? A Change is as Good as a Rest Captain Stephen Peacock	03/04/1977
	Are You Being Served? Founder's Day Captain Stephen Peacock	03/11/1977
	Are You Being Served? The Old Order Changes Captain Stephen Peacock	03/18/1977
	Are You Being Served? Takeover Captain Stephen Peacock	03/25/1977
	Are You Being Served? Goodbye Mr. Grainger Captain Stephen Peacock	04/01/1977
	Are You Being Served? It Pays to Advertise Captain Stephen Peacock	04/08/1977
	Are You Being Served? By Appointment Captain Peacock	11/15/1978
	Are You Being Served? The Club Captain Peacock	11/22/1978
	Are You Being Served? Do You Take This Man? Captain Stephen Peacock	11/29/1978
	Are You Being Served? Shedding the Load Captain Stephen Peacock	12/06/1978
	Are You Being Served? A Bliss Girl Captain Stephen Peacock	12/13/1978
	Are You Being Served? Happy Returns Captain Stephen Peacock	12/26/1978
	Are You Being Served? The Junior Captain Stephen Peacock	10/19/1979
	Are You Being Served? Strong Stuff This Insurance Captain Stephen Peacock	10/26/1979
	Are You Being Served? The Apartment Captain Stephen Peacock	11/02/1979
	Are You Being Served? Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person Captain Stephen Peacock	11/09/1979
	Kelly Monteith Episode #1.1	11/15/1979
	Are You Being Served? The Hero Captain Stephen Peacock	11/16/1979
	Are You Being Served? Anything You Can Do Captain Stephen Peacock	11/23/1979
	Are You Being Served? The Agent Captain Stephen Peacock	11/30/1979
	Are You Being Served? The Punch and Judy Affair Captain Stephen Peacock	12/26/1979
	Are You Being Served? Is It Catching? Captain Stephen Peacock	04/09/1981
	Are You Being Served? A Personal Problem Captain Stephen Peacock	04/16/1981
	Are You Being Served? Front Page Story Captain Stephen Peacock	04/23/1981
	Are You Being Served? Sit Out Captain Stephen Peacock	04/30/1981
	Are You Being Served? Heir Apparent Captain Stephen Peacock	05/07/1981
	Are You Being Served? Closed Circuit Captain Stephen Peacock	05/21/1981
	Are You Being Served? The Erotic Dreams Of Mrs. Slocombe Captain Stephen Peacock	05/28/1981
	Are You Being Served? Roots Captain Stephen Peacock	12/24/1981
	Are You Being Served? The Sweet Smell Of Success Captain Stephen Peacock	04/22/1983
	Are You Being Served? Conduct Unbecoming Captain Stephen Peacock	04/29/1983
	Are You Being Served? Memories Are Made Of This Captain Stephen Peacock	05/06/1983
	Are You Being Served? Calling All Customers Captain Stephen Peacock	05/13/1983
	Are You Being Served? Monkey Business Captain Stephen Peacock	05/20/1983
	Are You Being Served? Lost and Found Captain Stephen Peacock	05/27/1983
	Jane Episode #2.3 Commander L	09/05/1984
	Blankety-Blank Episode #7.9 Self	11/16/1984
	Royal Variety Show 1984 Self	11/25/1984
	Are You Being Served? Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe Captain Stephen Peacock	02/18/1985
	Are You Being Served? Grounds For Divorce Captain Stephen Peacock	02/25/1985
	Are You Being Served? The Hold-Up Captain Stephen Peacock	03/04/1985
	Are You Being Served? Gambling Fever Captain Stephen Peacock	03/11/1985
	Are You Being Served? The Night Club Captain Stephen Peacock	03/18/1985
	Are You Being Served? Friends And Neighbours Captain Stephen Peacock	03/25/1985
	Are You Being Served? The Pop Star Captain Stephen Peacock	04/01/1985
	Kenny Everett Television Show Episode #5.5	01/11/1988
	Upper Hand The Wedding Reverend Hale	04/08/1995
	What a Performance! Camp Archive - Are You Being Served?	10/01/1997
	Funny Turns John Inman Himself	12/05/1999
	Last of the Summer Wine Last Post and Pigeon Herbert 'Truly' Truelove	01/02/2000
	Last of the Summer Wine Magic and the Morris Minor Truly	04/16/2000
	Last of the Summer Wine Elegy for Fallen Wellies Truly	04/23/2000
	Blankety-Blank Episode #15.6 Self	02/11/2001
	Last of the Summer Wine Getting Barry's Goat Truly	04/01/2001
	Last of the Summer Wine Hey, Big Vendor Truly	04/22/2001
	Last of the Summer Wine Potts in Pole Position Truly	12/30/2001
	Last of the Summer Wine A Musical Passing for a Miserable Musecroft Truly	12/29/2002
	Doctors A Soldier's Lot Gerard Mears	02/24/2003
	Last of the Summer Wine The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff Truly	03/02/2003
	Last of the Summer Wine Barry in Danger from Reading and Aunt Jessie Truly	04/02/2006
	Last of the Summer Wine The Second Stag Night of Doggy Wilkinson Truly	07/15/2007
	Last of the Summer Wine Will the Nearest Alien Please Come In Truly	08/19/2007
	Last of the Summer Wine Is Jeremy Quite Safe? Truly	07/13/2008
	Last of the Summer Wine It's Never Ten Years Truly	08/24/2008
	Last of the Summer Wine Get Out of That, Then Truly	08/31/2008
	Last of the Summer Wine I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies Truly	12/31/2008
	Last of the Summer Wine Variations on a Theme of Father's Day Truly	06/14/2009
	Last of the Summer Wine Goodnight Sweet Ferret Truly	06/21/2009
	Last of the Summer Wine Behind Every Bush There Is Not Necessarily a Howard Truly	07/25/2010
	Last of the Summer Wine Happy Camping Truly	08/01/2010
	Last of the Summer Wine The Rights of Man (Except for Howard) Truly	08/08/2010
	Last of the Summer Wine Howard and the Great Outdoors Truly	08/15/2010
	Last of the Summer Wine Look Whose Wheel's Come Off Truly	08/22/2010
	Last of the Summer Wine How Not to Cry at Weddings Truly	08/29/2010