Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 15, 1921
Died
Mar 16, 2013
Place of Birth
Dulwich, London, England, UK
Credits
103 titles
Frank Thornton
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
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
Richard & Judy
Self
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Self
What's a Carry On?
Self (uncredited)
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grace & Favour
Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)
Pebble Mill
Self
The BFG
Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Great Expectations
Mr Trabb
Casualty
Edward Gutheridge
Royal Variety Performance 1984
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various
The Taming of the Shrew
Gremio
Blankety Blank
Ride of the Valkyrie
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Captain Stephen Peacock
The New Avengers
Roland
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Whitlow
Spanish Fly
Dr. Johnson
The Boundary
Side by Side
Inspector Crumb
Keep It Up, Jack!
Mr. Clarke
Fall of Eagles
Prince Albert
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
Last of the Summer Wine
Truly
Our Miss Fred
British Colonel
That's Your Funeral
Town Clerk
Crown Court
Professor McIver
Sykes
Dr. Taplow
Are You Being Served?
Captain Peacock
Bless This House
Mr. Jones
Up the Chastity Belt
Master of Ceremonies
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Tom Stoddart
The Goodies
Waiter
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Porter
Ben Travers Farces
Claude Hickett MP
From a Bird's Eye View
Spinks
All the Way Up
Mr Driver
Some Will, Some Won't
Purvis
The Magic Christian
Police Inspector