Frank McGlynn, Sr.

• Born: Oct 26, 1866 in San Francisco, California
• Died: May 17, 1951 in Newburgh, New York
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'40s
• Major Genres: Drama, Western
• Career Highlights: King of the Royal Mounted, Outlawed Guns, Sudden Bill Dorn
• First Major Screen Credit: Are We Civilized? (1934)

Biography

Tall, commanding actor Frank McGlynn Sr. made his 1896 stage debut in The Gold Bug. Eleven years later, McGlynn entered films as a member of the Edison Company. His professional future was secured when, in 1919, he starred on Broadway in John Drinkwater's play Abraham Lincoln. Thereafter, McGlynn was best known as Hollywood's foremost Lincoln impersonator. He was cast as Honest Abe in Are We Civilized? (1934), Hearts in Bondage (1935), The Littlest Rebel (1935), Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), The Plainsman (1936), Wells Fargo (1937), The Lone Ranger (1939) and the Warner Bros. historical short Lincoln at the White House (1939). The actor's non-Lincoln screen roles included David Gamut in Last of the Mohicans (1920) and Patrick Henry in D.W. Griffith's America. In the 1930 musical Good News, McGlynn was afforded a rare opportunity to play comedy as a sarcastic college dean. Frank Glynn Sr.'s son Frank McGlynn Jr. was also a busy film actor, usually seen in hillbilly roles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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