Frank Thring(1926-1994)

Actor

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King of Kings (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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Known for

Mel Gibson, Toni Allaylis, Helen Buday, Justine Clarke, Adam Cockburn, Mark Kounnas, Adam Scougall, Shane Tickner, Tina Turner, James Wingrove, and Rod Zuanic in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

6.2

The Collector

1985

Ben-Hur

8.1

Pontius Pilate

1959

The Vikings

7.0

Aella

1958

King of Kings

7.0

Herod Antipas

1961

Credits

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Actor

Hercules Returns
7.1
- Zeus (voice)
- 1993
Mission: Impossible
7.5
TV Series
- Jake Morgan
- 1989
Howling III
3.6
- Jack Citron
- 1987
The Steam-Driven Adventures of Riverboat Bill
6.9
- The Bunyip (voice)
- 1986
Death of a Soldier
5.8
- Religious Speaker
- 1986
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
6.2
- The Collector
- 1985
Bodyline
8.4
TV Mini Series
- Lord Harris
- 1984
Eureka Stockade
6.9
TV Mini Series
- Judge (uncredited)
- 1984
At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture
3.3
- TV Producer
- 1983
Outbreak of Love
TV Mini Series
- 1981
Against the Wind
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Magistrate
- 1978
The Importance of Keeping Perfectly Still
Short
- 1977
Up the Convicts
5.7
TV Series
- Sgt Bastion
- 1976
Mad Dog Morgan
6.1
- Supt. Cobham
- 1976
The Devil in Evening Dress
5.1
- Host
- 1975

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Ben-Hur: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition [Blu-Ray]

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Ben-Hur: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition [Blu-Ray]

Personal details

Height
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Born
- May 11, 1926
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
- December 29, 1994
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(cancer)
Spouse
- Joan CunliffeNovember 1, 1955 - December 11, 1956
Parents
- F.W. Thring
Other works
Played Captain Hook on stage in 1956 opposite Peggy Cummins' Peter Pan.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Cold-eyed Australian character actor known particularly for his biblical villains Pontius Pilate in Ben-Hur (1959) and King Herod in King of Kings (1961). Also played Herod in an acclaimed 1950s stage production of "Salome".

Quotes
I didn't like school, and it didn't like me. When I first auditioned for the school play at age twelve, I was asked to imagine that I was on a crowded tram like the ones in San Francisco. The headmaster was not impressed with my work, characterizing it as terrible and inserting that I'd never be an actor. My rebuttal was that I'd never been on a tram because I was always driven to school in the family Rolls-Royce.