Frank Thring
Actor
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.
Filmography
Ben-Hur
as Pontius Pilatus 1959
The Vikings
as Aella 1958
El Cid
as Al Kadir 1961
King of Kings
as Herod Antipas 1961
Howling III: The Marsupials
as Jack Citron 1987
Age of Consent
as Godfrey 1969
The Man from Hong Kong
as Willard 1975
Mad Dog Morgan
as Superintendent Cobham 1976
Ned Kelly
as Judge Barry 1970
Hercules Returns
as Zeus (voice) 1993
Alvin Rides Again
as Fingers 1974
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
as Self 1985
Death of a Soldier
as Religious Speaker 1986
A Question of Adultery
as Mr. Stanley 1958
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
1983