Frank Thring - Wikipedia
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 - IMDb
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.
Frank Thring - Biography - IMDb
Frank Thring was born on May 11, 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 December 29, 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Francis William (Frank) Thring - Australian Dictionary of Biography
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.
Frank Thring - The Movie Database (TMDB)
Dec 29, 1994 · 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.
Frank Thring - Wikiwand
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 biography. Australian character actor
Frank Thring was an iconic Australian character actor known for his distinctive appearance that lent itself well to villainous roles. With his tall and imposing stature, thin aquiline nose, menacing eyes, disapproving expression, and confident voice, Frank Thring was a natural fit for playing ancient Roman aristocrats on screen.
Frank Thring - Turner Classic Movies
Dec 29, 1994 · Frank Thring was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Thring's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the Kirk Douglas adaptation "The Vikings" (1958), the dramatic adaptation "Ben-Hur" (1959) with Charlton Heston and "El Cid" (1961) with Charlton Heston.
Frank Thring 1926 – 1994 - Live Performance
Frank Thring was indeed a one-off: a flamboyant, eccentric, intimidating, often cruelly sarcastic iconoclast, who, though he would have been the last to admit it, was also a very good actor. He was born Francis William Thring in Melbourne on 11 May 1926.
Obituary - Francis William (Frank) Thring - Obituaries Australia
Thring started the famous chariot race in Ben Hur, arguably the greatest action scene in the history of Hollywood. He also appeared regularly on Australian television, most recently in commercials. Thring died at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne on Wednesday. He was 68.