Frank Thornton

Birth Name:

Frank Thornton Ball

Birth Place:

Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

He supported the World Land Trust, which is an international conservation charity
At his home in Barnes, London, he died of natural causes while in his sleep
After leaving Alleyn's School, he began working for an insurance company
He was known for portraying unusual or eccentric characters
His first professional stage appearance was in playwright Terence Rattigan's "French Without Tears․"
One of his favorite pastimes was to go birding with a pair of binoculars

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