Frank Thring

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1926-05-11

Deathday 1994-12-29 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As Francis William Thring IV, Frank Thring Jr.

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.

Known For

Actor

1987
1986
Death of a Soldier

as Religious Speaker

1985
1984
Bodyline

as Lord Harris

1981
Death Shock

as Vicar (as Bill Wright)

1976
Mad Dog Morgan

as Superintendent Cobham

1975
1974
1970
Ned Kelly

as Judge Barry

1969
Age of Consent

as Godfrey

1968
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

as Dr. Alexander Stark

1968
1961
El Cid

as Al Kadir

1961
King of Kings

as Herod Antipas

1959
Ben-Hur

as Pontius Pilatus

1958
A Question of Adultery

as Mr. Stanley

1958
The Vikings

as Aella

Crew

1992
Bloodlust

as Thanks