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Dec 1, 2023 · Frank Thornton 1891-1965 joined the IRB and became captain of B company in 1914. He fought in the Easter Rising initially at Liberty Hall and then at the Imp...
May 6, 2024 · Frank Thornton, the actor best known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?, has died at the age of 92. The innuendo-laden BBC sitcom was one of the most successful in television history, running from 1972 to 1985 and attracting audiences of more than 20million.
May 30, 2024 · Frank Thornton (Captain Peacock) Before the Show: Frank Thornton, born in 1921, began his acting career in the 1940s. His early work included a mix of stage and television roles, where he honed...
May 16, 2024 · One of the last interviews featuring Bill Owen before his death in July 1999
Apr 19, 2024 · This quintessentially British sitcom is about Grace Brothers, a department store in London which is owned and kept traditional, almost pre-war (e.g. precise dress code for ladies frills and gentlemen’s hats according to rank), by two brothers who look old enough to have fought in the Boer war but rarely appear, as most scenes play on one floor w...
Dec 8, 2023 · Compo's character in the series was a working-class pensioner, often exploited for odd jobs, stunts and escapades by characters played by Michael Bates, Brian Wilde, Michael Aldridge and Frank ...
Jan 20, 2024 · Frank Thornton was a British celebrity, primarily known for his talent as a comedian. Born on January 15, 1921 in London, he began his career in the 1940s working mainly on stage. However, it was in the 1970s that he really found success playing the role of Mr. Grainger in the famous British sitcom, “Are You Being Served?”.
6 days ago · Richard Temple, Durward Lely and Frank Thornton in the original production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Patience at the Opera Comique, London, 1881. Creator English Photographer (19th century)
Nov 25, 2023 · Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 16 March 2013) was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served and its sequel Grace Favour (Are You Being Served Again) and as Truly in Last of the Summer Wine. Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son.
Oct 29, 2023 · Frank Thornton (1845 – 18 December 1918) was an English actor, singer, comedian and producer. Despite a successful stage career in comedies in London, on tour and abroad, Thornton is probably best remembered as the understudy to George Grossmith in a series of Gilbert and Sullivan operas from 1877 to 1884.
