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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 Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son of Rosina Mary (née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's Church, Sydenham Hill, where Frank learned to play the organ for a short while. Music proved too difficult for him, however, and he wanted to act from an early age.
Mar 18, 2013 · Obituary: Frank Thornton. 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 ...
Mar 18, 2013 · Frank Thornton reprised his role as Captain Peacock in spin-off show Grace & Favour The series, relying on seaside postcard-style innuendo, was an enormous hit with the audience peaking at more ...
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 left in1937 and became a clerk with the Guardian...
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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 ...
Mar 18, 2013 · Frank Thornton, who was perhaps best known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?, has died aged 92. Advertisement. The actor passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning ...
