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Frank Thring

Frank Thring

Born: 1926-05-11 • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.

Filmography
Hercules Returns poster
Hercules Returns
1993 • Zeus (voice)
Howling III: The Marsupials poster
Howling III: The Marsupials
1987 • Jack Citron
Death of a Soldier poster
Death of a Soldier
1986 • Religious Speaker
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome poster
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985 • The Collector
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' poster
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985 • Self
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture poster
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
1983
Mad Dog Morgan poster
Mad Dog Morgan
1976 • Superintendent Cobham
The Man from Hong Kong poster
The Man from Hong Kong
1975 • Willard
Alvin Rides Again poster
Alvin Rides Again
1974 • Fingers
No Image
The Devil in Evening Dress
1974 • Host
Ned Kelly poster
Ned Kelly
1970 • Judge Barry
Age of Consent poster
Age of Consent
1969 • Godfrey
El Cid poster
El Cid
1961 • Al Kadir
King of Kings poster
King of Kings
1961 • Herod Antipas
Ben-Hur poster
Ben-Hur
1959 • Pontius Pilatus
A Question of Adultery poster
A Question of Adultery
1958 • Mr. Stanley
The Vikings poster
The Vikings
1958 • Aella