Frank Thring

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.6736

Gender

Male

Birthday

11-May-1926

Age

(100 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As
  • Francis William Thring IV
  • Frank Thring Jr.

Frank Thring

Biography

Frank Thring (11 May 1926 – 29 December 1994) was an Australian character actor in radio, stage, television and film; as well as a theatre director. His early career started in London in theatre productions, before he starred in Hollywood film, where he became best known for roles in Ben-Hur in 1959 and King of Kings in 1961. He was the son of Australian film director, producer and exhibitor Francis William Thring III.


Credits

At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture (1983) Character: N/A
Aussie comedy.
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985) Character: Self
Follows the cast and crew of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome filming in the heat and dust of central Australia.
The Devil in Evening Dress The Devil in Evening Dress (1974) Character: Host
Television docudrama about the haunting of the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
Ned Kelly Ned Kelly (1970) Character: Judge Barry
Unable to support his family in the Australian outback, a man turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw life, and eventually becomes involved in murders. Based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.
Mad Dog Morgan Mad Dog Morgan (1976) Character: Superintendent Cobham
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
Alvin Rides Again Alvin Rides Again (1974) Character: Fingers
Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Character: The Collector
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
Age of Consent Age of Consent (1969) Character: Godfrey
An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try once more. On the island he re-discovers his muse in the form of a young girl.
Death of a Soldier Death of a Soldier (1986) Character: Religious Speaker
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.
King of Kings King of Kings (1961) Character: Herod Antipas
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
The Man from Hong Kong The Man from Hong Kong (1975) Character: Willard
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
Howling III: The Marsupials Howling III: The Marsupials (1987) Character: Jack Citron
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
Hercules Returns Hercules Returns (1993) Character: Zeus (voice)
When Brad gets fired from his job, he goes to reopen an old cinema, he enlists his frends to help him show the last film the cinema aired before it closed... Only they don't know, the film is in Italian. With everyone sitting ready they begin to dub the movie... on the fly!
A Question of Adultery A Question of Adultery (1958) Character: Mr. Stanley
Mark Loring is madly jealous of his wife, Mary, former American cabaret singer. Due to an automobile accident, she loses her unborn child, and Mark becomes sterile. His father, Brit-stuffy Sir John Loring, has never approved of the marriage and, again, tries to break it up. Believing that a child will hold the marriage together, Mary suggests artificial insemination to Mark, who finally agrees to accompany her to a clinic in Switzerland. However, when she is again pregnant, Mark finds it impossible to reconcile himself to the situation and leaves her. Prompted by his father, Mark sues for divorce, accusing her of adultery. She contests the divorce and a trial concerns itself with whether or not artificial insemination is a question of adultery. The Catholic Church's National League of Decency placed this film on its Condemned" list.
The Vikings The Vikings (1958) Character: Aella
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
El Cid El Cid (1961) Character: Al Kadir
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Ben-Hur Ben-Hur (1959) Character: Pontius Pilatus
In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.



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