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Acting

Frank Thornton

Career: Active from 1954 to 1992, with a break from 1981 to 1991, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 8
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Grace & Favour
78/100

Characters

4

The characters Frank Thornton played, best-known titles first.

Frank Thornton as Capt. Stephen Peacock

Frank Thornton as Herbert

Frank Thornton as Captain Stephen Peacock

Frank Thornton as Prince Albert

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Frank Thornton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.6, average 5.4
Psychological
3.4, average 5.5
Violence
2.3, average 4.1
Tension
4.1, average 5.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic British Sitcom 3
Classic British Comedy 2
Ensemble Cast 2
Lighthearted Fun 2
Character-Driven Humor 2
Absurdist Humor 2
Campy Humor 2
Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

as Archive Footage

2010s

1 title · average score 16

Run For Your Wife

16

as Man on Bus

2000s

2 titles · average score 80

Gosford Park

80

as Mr. Burkett

Great Comedy Moments

as Captain Stephen Peacock (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles · average score 71

Grace & Favour

78

TV show · as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)

The BFG

65

as Mr. Tibbs (voice)

1980s

4 titles · average score 70

Great Expectations

73

TV show · as Mr Trabb

Casualty

62

TV show · as Edward Gutheridge

The Kenny Everett Television Show

72

TV show · as Various

The Taming of the Shrew

75

as Gremio

1970s

30 titles · average score 58

Blankety Blank

57

TV show

Are You Being Served? The Movie

57

as Captain Stephen Peacock

Spanish Fly

47

as Dr. Johnson

The New Avengers

72

TV show · as Roland

Keep It Up, Jack!

38

as Mr. Clarke

Fall of Eagles

75

TV show · as Prince Albert

Last of the Summer Wine

67

TV show · as Truly

The Three Musketeers

76

as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

Are You Being Served?

51

TV show · as Captain Peacock

Crown Court

65

TV show · as Professor McIver

Sykes

70

TV show · as Dr. Taplow

The Goodies

77

TV show · as Master of Ceremonies / Waiter

1960s

39 titles · average score 65

The World of Beachcomber

TV show · as Various Roles

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

as The Undertaker

The Champions

70

TV show · as Clerk

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

75

as Slave Driver

Gonks Go Beat

41

as Mr. A&R

The Troubleshooters

TV show · as Television Interviewer

The Tomb of Ligeia

74

as Peperel

Steptoe and Son

78

TV show · as Butler / The Frenchman

It's a Square World

TV show

The Avengers

83

TV show

Coronation Street

54

TV show · as Danny Roach

Danger Man

76

TV show · as Pepe / Police Captain

1950s

13 titles · average score 64

The Four Just Men

TV show · as Coroner / Hotel Manager (uncredited)

The Adventures of William Tell

70

TV show · as Tax Collector / Heinburgher

Battle of the V-1

55

as British Scientist (uncredited)

Hancock's Half Hour

79

TV show

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Arthur - The Groom's Father / Station Sergeant

Johnny, You're Wanted

as Police Inspector

The Sooty Show

68

TV show · as Mr Wolfe / Dr. Hugh

Dixon of Dock Green

64

TV show · as PC Cox

Portrait of Alison

63

as Police Photographer

The Silent Witness

as The Barman (uncredited)

Radio Cab Murder

58

as Inspector Finch

Sunday Night Theatre

51

TV show · as Sailor

1930s

2 titles · average score 66

The Florentine Dagger

63

as (uncredited)

Cracked Nuts

68

as Revolutionary