Frank Thornton
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? The Movie
(Captain Stephen Peacock)
The Bed Sitting Room
(The BBC)
Till Death Us Do Part
(Valuation Officer)
The Wild Affair
(Wine Shop Manager)
The Big Job
(Bank Official)
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Taming of the Shrew
(Gremio)
The Assassination Bureau
(Elevator victim (uncredited))
Spanish Fly
(Dr. Johnson)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
(Self (archive))
The Silent Witness
(The Barman (uncredited))
Gonks Go Beat
(Mr. A&R)
Johnny, You're Wanted
(Police Inspector)
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
(Archive Footage)
Cracked Nuts
(Revolutionary)
The Early Bird
(Drunken Doctor)
Keep It Up, Jack!
(Mr. Clarke)
Victim
(George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited))
The Three Musketeers
(Man in Small Carriage (uncredited))
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
(Registrar)
Run For Your Wife
(Man on Bus)
Crooks and Coronets
(Cyril)
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
That Sinking Feeling
(Arthur)
Radio Cab Murder
(Inspector Finch)
No Sex Please: We're British
(Glass Shop Manager)
Danny the Dragon
Dannicaforilithermidor
(Sergeant Bull)
The Magic Christian
(Police Inspector)
The Florentine Dagger
((uncredited))
A Flea In Her Ear
(Charles, the Butler)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
(Estate Agent)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
(Porter)
Carry On Screaming!
(Mr. Jones)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(Slave Driver)
Side by Side
Lucy in London
(Passport Officer)
It's Trad, Dad!
(TV Director)
Ride of the Valkyrie
Red, White, and Zero
The Comedy Man
(Producer)
The Impersonator
(Police Sargeant)
Portrait of Alison
(Police Photographer)
All the Way Up
(Mr Driver)
Some Will, Some Won't
(Purvis)
Bless This House
(Mr Jones)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
(Mr. Russell)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
(Tom Stoddart)
Our Miss Fred
(British Colonel)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
(Factory Manager)
We Love Are You Being Served?
The Tomb of Ligeia
(Peperel)
That's Your Funeral
(Town Clerk)
The BFG
(Mr. Tibbs (voice))
Gosford Park
(Mr. Burkett)
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
(Self (uncredited))
Cloak Without Dagger
(Mr. Markley)
Are You Being Served?
(Captain Peacock)
The Avengers
Grace & Favour
(Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex))
The Goodies
Richard & Judy
(Self)
Last of the Summer Wine
(Truly)
Dixon of Dock Green
(PC Cox)
The Champions
(Clerk)
It's a Square World
From a Bird's Eye View
(Spinks)
The New Avengers
(Roland)
Fall of Eagles
(Prince Albert)
The Adventures of William Tell
(Tax Collector)
Pebble Mill
(Self)
HMS Paradise
BBC Television Shakespeare
The Cheaters
(Long)
The Kenny Everett Television Show
(Various)
Hancock's Half Hour
The World of Beachcomber
Blankety Blank
Crown Court
(Professor McIver)
The Kenny Everett Television Show
(Guest)
The Sooty Show
(Mr Wolfe)
The Sooty Show
(Dr. Hugh)
Casualty
(Edward Gutheridge)
The Gentle Touch
(Leo)
The Man In Room 17
(Chief Inspector Bascombe)
The Goodies
(Waiter)
The Goodies
(Master of Ceremonies)
The Adventures of William Tell
(Heinburgher)
Sykes
(Dr. Taplow)
Last of the Summer Wine
(Himself)