Frank Thornton

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actor comedian film actor human stage actor television actor

Frank Thornton was an English actor and comedian best known for his role as the pompous floorwalker Captain Peacock in the long-running British sitcom "Are You Being Served?".

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Label	Occurrences
Frank Thornton canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor ⓘ comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ
birthName	Frank Thornton Ball ⓘ
causeOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
characterRole	Captain Stephen Peacock ⓘ
child	Jane Thornton ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1921-01-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2013-03-16 ⓘ
educatedAt	Alleyn’s School ⓘ surface form: Alleyn's School Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art ⓘ surface form: London School of Dramatic Art
employer	BBC ⓘ ITV ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English people ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
militaryService	Royal Air Force ⓘ
name	Frank Thornton self-link ⓘ
notableWork	Are You Being Served? ⓘ Captain Peacock ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ comedian ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Dulwich Village ⓘ surface form: Dulwich England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
placeOfDeath	England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
portrayedIn	Are You Being Served? ⓘ
residence	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
spouse	Beryl Jane Evans ⓘ
workedOn	Are You Being Served? ⓘ Are You Being Served? ⓘ surface form: Are You Being Served? Again! Carry On Screaming! ⓘ Crooks and Coronets ⓘ Hancock's Half Hour ⓘ Last of the Summer Wine ⓘ No Sex Please, We're British ⓘ Sykes ⓘ The Bed Sitting Room ⓘ The Benny Hill Show ⓘ The Big Job ⓘ The Goodies ⓘ The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
yearsActive	1940s–2010s ⓘ

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Frank Thornton → name → Frank Thornton self-link ⓘ