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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? Again!
Mar 18, 2013 · Frank Thornton, who played Captain Peacock in BBC comedy Are You Being Served? has died at the age of 92. Thornton died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Barnes, London, on Saturday, his...
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 ...
Mar 18, 2013 · Comedy actor Frank Thornton, famous for his portrayal of Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?, has died aged 92, his agent has revealed. Thornton died in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday, David Daly announced.
Frank Thornton (Frank Thornton Ball; 15 January 1921 – 16 March 2013) was an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? and in its sequel Grace & Favour (Are You Being Served Again), and as Truly in Last of the Summer Wine. Thornton was born on 15 January 1921 in Dulwich, London, England.
Mar 18, 2013 · Frank Thornton, who has died at the age of 92, was a character actor who spent more than 20 years in bit parts until achieving national fame as the pompous Captain Peacock in the BBC...
Mar 18, 2013 · LONDON (AP) — British actor Frank Thornton — best known as Captain Peacock in the long-running television comedy “Are You Being Served?” — has died at age 92, his agent said Monday. The actor is best remembered by British audiences for his comic role in the innuendo-laden hit sitcom, which ran from the 1970s to 1985.
Mar 18, 2013 · British actor Frank Thornton, who played the pompous Captain Peacock in the television department store sitcom "Are You Being Served?", has died aged 92, his agent said on Monday.
Mar 18, 2013 · Frank Thornton has died aged 92, it has been announced. Thornton was one of Britain's best-loved comedy actors, starring in such enduring TV sitcom classics as 'Last of the Summer Wine' and...
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.
