Frank Thring
Birthday
1926/05/11
Day of death
1994/12/29 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also know as
Francis William Thring IV, Frank Thring Jr.
Biography
Frank Thring (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. He was the son of Australian film director, producer and exhibitor Francis William Thring III.
Acting
(1959) Ben-Hur
as Pontius Pilatus
(1987) Howling III: The Marsupials
as Jack Citron
(1974) Alvin Rides Again
as Fingers
(1961) King of Kings
as Herod Antipas
(1970) Ned Kelly
as Judge Barry
(1975) The Man from Hong Kong
as Willard
(1985) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
as The Collector
(1983) At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
as ---
(1985) The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
as Self
(1976) Mad Dog Morgan
as Superintendent Cobham
(1981) Death Shock
as Vicar (as Bill Wright)
(1961) El Cid
as Al Kadir
(1958) The Vikings
as Aella
(1969) Age of Consent
as Godfrey
(1986) Death of a Soldier
as Religious Speaker
(1958) A Question of Adultery
as Mr. Stanley
(1984) Bodyline
as Lord Harris
(1968) Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as Dr. Alexander Stark
(1979) Parkinson In Australia
as Self
(1968) Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as Dr. Stark