Frank McGlynn Sr.
Biography
Frank McGlynn Sr. was born on October 26, 1866 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Captain Blood (1935), The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) and Lincoln in the White House (1939). He was married to Rose O'Byrne. He died on May 18, 1951 in Newburgh, New York, USA.
84years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Newburgh
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Frank McGlynn
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 5 years1931 to 1936
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First role
Frank McGlynn Sr. first played Abraham Lincoln on film in 1915 in The Life of Abraham Lincoln, directed by Langdon West for Edison Studios in New York.
Big break
McGlynn's big break came at age fifty-three when he won the starring role as Abraham Lincoln in the Broadway production of John Drinkwater's play Abraham Lincoln, which ran for 193 performances at the Cort Theatre and then toured for over two years.
Frank McGlynn Sr. movies on Netflix
Hearts in Bondageas Abraham Lincoln
The Last of the Mohicansas Gamut
The Plainsmanas Abraham Lincoln
The Prisoner of Shark Islandas Abraham Lincoln
These Threeas Judge
Captain Bloodas Rev. Ogle
The Littlest Rebelas Abraham Lincoln
Little Miss Markeras Doc Chesley
Frisco Jennyas Good Book Charlie
The Secret Sixas Judge
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Robert Barrat2 films together, 1935 to 1936
Robert Barrat's page The Last of the Mohicans1936IMDb rating 6.6McGlynn as GamutBarrat as Chingachgook
Captain Blood1935IMDb rating 7.7McGlynn as Rev. OgleBarrat as Wolverstone
George 'Gabby' Hayes2 films together, 1936
George 'Gabby' Hayes's page Hearts in Bondage1936IMDb rating 5.6McGlynn as Abraham LincolnHayes as Ezra(George Hayes)
The Plainsman1936IMDb rating 6.8McGlynn as Abraham LincolnHayes as Breezy
Willard Robertson2 films together, 1933 to 1936
Willard Robertson's page The Last of the Mohicans1936IMDb rating 6.6McGlynn as GamutRobertson as Captain Winthrop
Frisco Jenny1933IMDb rating 6.8McGlynn as Good Book CharlieRobertson as Police Capt. Tom
Charles Bickford2 films together, 1934 to 1936
Charles Bickford's page The Plainsman1936IMDb rating 6.8McGlynn as Abraham LincolnBickford as John Lattimer
Little Miss Marker1934IMDb rating 6.9McGlynn as Doc ChesleyBickford as Big Steve Halloway
John Miljan2 films together, 1931 to 1936
John Miljan's page The Plainsman1936IMDb rating 6.8McGlynn as Abraham LincolnMiljan as General George A. Custer
The Secret Six1931IMDb rating 6.3McGlynn as JudgeMiljan as Joe Colimo
J.M. Kerrigan2 films together, 1936
J.M. Kerrigan's page Hearts in Bondage1936IMDb rating 5.6McGlynn as Abraham LincolnKerrigan as Paddy Callahan
The Prisoner of Shark Island1936IMDb rating 7.2McGlynn as Abraham LincolnKerrigan as Judge Maiben
Also two films together4 more actors
- Shirley TempleThe Littlest Rebel (1935) and Little Miss Marker (1934)
- Willie BestThe Littlest Rebel (1935) and Little Miss Marker (1934)
- Matthew 'Stymie' BeardCaptain Blood (1935) and The Littlest Rebel (1935)
- Douglas WoodHearts in Bondage (1936) and The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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