About
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.
Filmography
Hollywood Barn Dance1947 · Hiram Tubb
Trail Street1947 · Tim McKeon (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery1944 · Blake
Delinquent Daughters1944 · Judge Craig
March On, America!1942 · Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) (uncredited)
In Old California1942 · Undetermined Minor Role
Syncopation1942
Marry the Boss's Daughter1941 · Hoffman
Three Girls About Town1941 · Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Sergeant York1941 · Mountaineer (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · Panky Pankington
Third Finger, Left Hand1940 · Judge Holman (uncredited)
Boom Town1940 · Deacon
Hi-Yo Silver1940 · Abraham Lincoln
The Mad Empress1939 · President Abraham Lincoln
The Honeymoon's Over1939 · Thin Man
Second Fiddle1939 · Lincolnesque Actor
Love Affair1939 · Orphanage Superintendent (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House1939 · Abraham Lincoln
Strange Glory1938 · Abraham Lincoln