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Biography

Born

1/15/1921, Dulwich, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Frank Thornton Ball

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Last of the Summer Wine
  Truly Truelove (1997- )
  - S 30: Ep 1 I Was A Hitman for Primrose Dairies
    12/31/08
  - S 29: Ep 11 Get Out Of That, Then
    8/31/08
  - S 29: Ep 10 It's Never Ten Years
    8/24/08
  - S 29: Ep 8 Of Passion and Pizza
    8/17/08
  - S 29: Ep 8 The Mischievous Tinkle in Howard's Eyes
    8/10/08
  - + 99 More Credits
- Last of the Summer Wine
  Truly Truelove
  - S 29: Ep 3 A Short Introduction to Cooper's Rules
    7/6/08
- Last of the Summer Wine
  "Truly" Truelove
  - S 29: Ep 2 Will the Genuine Racer Please Stand Up?
    6/29/08
- Last of the Summer Wine
  Herbert "Truly" Truelove
  - S 28: Ep 10 Sinclair And The Wormley Witches
    9/23/07
- Grace & Favour
  Captain Stephen Peacock
  - S 2: Ep 6 Day Fourteen: Sunday
    2/8/93
  - S 2: Ep 5 Day Thirteen: Saturday
    2/1/93
  - S 2: Ep 4 Day Eleven: Thursday
    1/25/93
  - S 2: Ep 3 Day Ten: Wednesday
    1/18/93
  - S 2: Ep 2 Day Nine: Tuesday
    1/11/93
  - + 7 More Credits
- Are You Being Served?
  Captain Peacock
  - S 10: Ep 7 The Pop Star
    4/1/85
  - S 10: Ep 6 Friends and Neighbours
    3/25/85
  - S 7: Ep 1 The Junior
    10/19/79
  - S 6: Ep 6 Happy Returns
    12/26/78
  - S 6: Ep 5 A Bliss Girl
    12/13/78
  - + 9 More Credits
- Are You Being Served?
  Captain Stephen Peacock
  - S 10: Ep 5 The Night Club
    3/18/85
  - S 10: Ep 4 Gambling Fever
    3/11/85
  - S 10: Ep 3 The Hold Up
    3/4/85
  - S 10: Ep 2 Grounds for Divorce
    2/25/85
  - S 10: Ep 1 Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe
    2/18/85
  - + 51 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Steptoe and Son
  Travel Agent
  - S 8: Ep 7 Christmas Special 1973
    12/24/73
- Steptoe and Son
  French Passenger
  - S 4: Ep 7 Pilgrim's Progress
    11/15/65
- Steptoe and Son
  The Butler
  - S 3: Ep 4 Steptoe a La Cart
    1/28/64
- Steptoe and Son
  Harry the Barman
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sixty-Five Today
    1/24/63
- Steptoe and Son
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Economist
    6/28/62
Guest Star (50)

Role
- The Unforgettable...
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Mollie Sugden
    9/8/10
- EastEnders
  Himself
  - S 25: Ep 34 Wendy Richard, MBE
    2/26/09
- Holby City
  Douglas Archer
  - S 6: Ep 36 We'll Meet Again
    6/8/04
- Doctors
  Gerard Mears
  - S 5: Ep 94 A Soldier's Lot
    2/24/03
- Funny Turns
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Kathy Staff - Wrinkles and All
    4/1/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 John Inman
    12/5/99
- Bill Owen - A Tribute
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bill Owen - A Tribute
    1/2/00
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 39: Ep 7 Frank Thornton
    10/19/98
- Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 14 Frank Thornton and Thora Hird
    7/31/98
- Telly Addicts
  himself
  - S 11: Ep 17 Series 11, Episode 17
    12/28/95
- The Upper Hand
  Reverend Hale
  - S 6: Ep 14 The Wedding
    4/8/95
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 1993 [2 Parts]
    11/26/93
  - S 2: Ep 1 1980 [6 Parts]
    11/23/80
- Telly Addicts
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 9 Series 9, Episode 9
    11/1/93
- T. Bag And The Revenge Of The T. Set
  William Wagadagger
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Bard
    2/28/89
- T-Bag Bounces Back
  Count Boris
  - S 1: Ep 3 Ivan The Horrible
    2/6/87
- The Gentle Touch
  Leo
  - S 4: Ep 1 Right of Entry
    10/22/82
- BBC Television Shakespeare
  Gremio
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Taming of the Shrew
    10/23/80
- The Goodies
  Toastmaster
  - S 7: Ep 4 Punky Business AKA Rock Goodies AKA Punkerella
    11/29/77
- The Generation Game
  Show Guest
  - S 5: Ep 10 Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game
    11/6/76
- The New Avengers
  Roland
  - S 1: Ep 2 House of Cards
    10/29/76
- Sykes
  Dr. Taplow
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dream
    11/23/72
- Love Thy Neighbour (1976)
  Barman
  - S 1: Ep 6 Refused A Drink
    5/18/72
- The Goodies
  Waiter
  - S 2: Ep 9 Farm Fresh Food AKA Health Farm
    12/10/71
- Here Come the Double Deckers
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Robbie the Robot
    11/7/70
- The Troubleshooters (1965)
  Television Interviewer
  - S 6: Ep 3 Camelot On A Clear Day
    6/1/70
- Comedy Playhouse
  Mr. Walters
  - S 9: Ep 4 Who's Your Friend
    1/15/70
- Scotland Yard
  George (The Barman
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Silent Witness
- The Sooty Show
  Doctor Hugh
  - S 4: Ep 1 Amnesia
  - S 7: Ep 7 On The Piste
- Bless This House (UK)
  Mr Jones
  - S 1: Ep 12 Bless This House
- The Champions
  Clerk
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Night People
    3/5/69
- The Man in Room 17
  Inspector Bascombe
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Bequest
    8/13/65
- Comedy Playhouse
  Jessop
  - S 3: Ep 17 Good Luck Sir, You've Got A Lucky Face
    1/31/64
- Benny Hill
  Frindyke/Korsikoff
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Vanishing Man
    1/11/63
- The Cheaters
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 15 A Hood From Canada
    3/31/62
- Comedy Playhouse
  Mortimer
  - S 2: Ep 1 Our Man in Moscow
    3/1/62
- Comedy Playhouse
  Official
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Channel Swimmer
    2/16/62
- The Avengers
  Sir William Bonner
  - S 1: Ep 17 Death on the Slipway
    6/24/61
- Hancock's Half Hour
  1st Patient
  - S 7: Ep 5 The Blood Donor
    6/23/61
- Danger Man
  Pepe
  - S 1: Ep 34 Hired Assassin
    4/30/61
- Danger Man
  Airport Official
  - S 1: Ep 18 Find and Return
    1/8/61
- The Four Just Men
  Policeman
  - S 1: Ep 31 The Boy Without a Country
    4/9/60
- The Four Just Men
  Enrique Vidal
  - S 1: Ep 23 Money to Burn
    2/13/60
- The Four Just Men
  Gendarme
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Man in the Road
    2/6/60
- The Four Just Men
  Announcer
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Survivor
    1/16/60
- The Four Just Men
  Azim
  - S 1: Ep 18 Marie
    1/9/60
- The Four Just Men
  Auctioneer
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Man with the Golden Touch
    1/2/60
  - S 1: Ep 15 National Treasure
    12/19/59
- The Four Just Men
  Clerk
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Beatniques
    10/17/59
- The Four Just Men
  Coroner
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Crying Jester
    10/10/59
- The Adventures of William Tell
  Heinburgher
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Surgeon
    2/16/59
- The Adventures of William Tell
  Tax collector
  - S 1: Ep 18 Landslide
    1/12/59
- Dixon of Dock Green
  P.C. Cox
  - S 4: Ep 11 The New Skipper
    11/23/57
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Kenny Everett Television Show
  Various
  - S 5: Ep 5 Episode 5-5
    1/11/88
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode 3-2
    4/20/85

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