Frank Thring

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-05-11 (68 years old)

Deathday

1994-12-29

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Frank Thring

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

1974

1961

King of Kings

as Herod Antipas

1970

Ned Kelly

as Judge Barry

1985

1976

Mad Dog Morgan

as Superintendent Cobham

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

Production

1992

Bloodlust

as Thanks

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