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Frank Thring
Acting
Born: May 11, 1926
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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
Ben-Hur
as Pontius Pilatus
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
as The Collector
King of Kings
as Herod Antipas
The Vikings
as Aella
El Cid
as Al Kadir
The Man from Hong Kong
as Willard
Death of a Soldier
as Religious Speaker
Howling III: The Marsupials
as Jack Citron
Mad Dog Morgan
as Superintendent Cobham
Age of Consent
as Godfrey
