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Early life. Marriage. Career. Death. Selected filmography. References. External links. Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 – 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain Peacock in the TV sitcom Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace & Favour ( Are You Being Served?
Frank Thornton was an English actor, best remembered for portraying ‘Captain Stephen Peacock’ in the ‘BBC’ comedy series ‘Are You Being Served?’ Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and death.
Frank Thornton. Actor: Are You Being Served?. He was the third child of William Ernest Ball, a bank manager and Rosina whose other children were Marjorie, who died in 1980 and John, Thornton was his mother's maiden name and his middle name, He played the cello in his school's orchestra and was a corporal in the Officer's Training Corps which he left in1937 and became a clerk with the Guardian...
A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft: Directed by Alan J.W. Bell. With Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Norman Wisdom, Keith Clifford. Billy Ingleton has obtained a garish van containing a small fairground organ that does not work well, but the women want to use it for the Huttersfield Fair, in twenty-four hours.
Facts. Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son of Rosina Mary (née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's Church, Sydenham Hill, where Frank learned to play the organ for a short while. Music proved too difficult for him, however, and he wanted to act from an early age.
Biography. A British stage, film, and television actor, born in Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom. He married actress Beryl Evans (1945-2013), they had a child, and she remained with him until he died. Among his most important works are Last of the Summer Wine (1973-2010), Are You ...Read more. Nationality: UK. Date of Birth:
18 de mar. de 2013 · A passionate conservationist he supported a number of organisations including the World Land Trust and RSPB. Thornton was rarely out of work in a career that spanned more than 50 years, one of...
