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Francis William Thring IV (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.
Frank Thring was born on 11 May 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Vikings (1958). He was married to Joan Cunliffe. He died on 29 December 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Frank Thring was a cold-eyed Australian actor who played refined, autocratic villains in films like Ben-Hur and The Vikings. He was also a radio and theatre producer, and the son of a clapperboard inventor.
- May 11, 1926
- December 29, 1994
Aug 17, 2012 · MANY have sought the ''real'' Frank Thring. The man in the devilish black outfits, the bling around the neck and the enormous sunglasses concealing the expression in his eyes - the legend goes ...
A biography of Frank Thring, a flamboyant and eccentric Australian actor who starred in films, theatre and radio. Learn about his early life, his roles in Shakespeare, his Hollywood career and his legacy.
Francis William Thring (1926–1994), actor, was born on 11 May 1926 at Armadale, Victoria, only child of New South Wales-born Francis William Thring, film and theatre entrepreneur, and his locally born second wife Olive, née Kreitmayer.
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Francis William (Frank) Thring (1926–1994) Actor Frank Thring, whose death after a long battle with cancer was announced yesterday, delighted in outraging people with cutting put-downs and intimations of his own evil decadence.
