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.

Known For

Captain Blood

Reverend Ogle

Sergeant York

Mountaineer (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Abraham Lincoln

Folies Bergère de Paris

Joseph

Broadway Melody of 1938

Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

The Plainsman

Abraham Lincoln

Third Finger, Left Hand

Judge Holman (uncredited)

The Last of the Mohicans

Gamut