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Francis William Thring IV (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.
Frank Thring was born on 11 May 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Vikings (1958). He was married to Joan Cunliffe. He died on 29 December 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Frank Thring was born on May 11, 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Vikings (1958). He was married to Joan Cunliffe. He died on December 29, 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Born to Frank W. Thring, Sr. (said to be the inventor of the clapperboard), Frank was a very busy character actor with a career that spanned over 35 years. Among his most famous roles is Pontius Pilate in Ben-Hur (1959).
Aug 17, 2012 · MANY have sought the ''real'' Frank Thring. The man in the devilish black outfits, the bling around the neck and the enormous sunglasses concealing the expression in his eyes - the legend goes ...
Frank Thring was an iconic Australian character actor known for his distinctive appearance that lent itself well to villainous roles. With his tall and imposing stature, thin aquiline nose, menacing eyes, disapproving expression, and confident voice, Frank Thring was a natural fit for playing ancient Roman aristocrats on screen.
Francis William (Frank) Thring (1926–1994) Actor Frank Thring, whose death after a long battle with cancer was announced yesterday, delighted in outraging people with cutting put-downs and intimations of his own evil decadence.
Frank Thring was indeed a one-off: a flamboyant, eccentric, intimidating, often cruelly sarcastic iconoclast, who, though he would have been the last to admit it, was also a very good actor. He was born Francis William Thring in Melbourne on 11 May 1926.
Francis William Thring (1926–1994), actor, was born on 11 May 1926 at Armadale, Victoria, only child of New South Wales-born Francis William Thring, film and theatre entrepreneur, and his locally born second wife Olive, née Kreitmayer.
Frank Thring was a actor who was born in 1926 in Australia and died in 1994 known for Ben-Hur, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Vikings, El Cid, King of Kings, Howling III, Age of Consent, Mad Dog Morgan, Ned Kelly and The Man from Hong Kong
