Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.
17 TV shows
TV Shows
Coronation Street
ITV1
Casualty
BBC One
The Avengers
ITV1
Crown Court
ITV1
Last of the Summer Wine
BBC One
The Champions
ITV1
Danger Man
ITV1
Sunday Night Theatre
BBC One
Pebble Mill
BBC One
Richard & Judy
Channel 4
The New Avengers
ITV1
The Sooty Show
BBC One
Are You Being Served?
BBC One
Sykes
BBC One
Dixon of Dock Green
BBC One
Blankety Blank
ITV1
Hancock's Half Hour
BBC One
Other Credits
Grace & Favour, It's a Square World, From a Bird's Eye View, Fall of Eagles, The Adventures of William Tell, HMS Paradise, The Cheaters, The Kenny Everett Television Show, The Gentle Touch, The Man in Room 17, The Goodies, The Four Just Men, The Dickie Henderson Show, Ben Travers Farces, The World of Beachcomber, Great Expectations, The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm, Armchair Theatre, Not in Front of the Children