Frank Thring was born on 11th May, 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as Francis William Thring Jr. and died 24th December, 1994.
The better known was Frank jnr, the actor renowned for a flamboyant personality, varied stage roles and enthusiastic depiction of villainous tyrants in 4 Hollywood blockbusters. However, his father, Frank snr, who died in 1936 when his son was 10, was a significant figure in the early days of Australian film, directing features such as "The Sentimental Bloke" and founding Efftee Studios. So in a sense, Frank jnr was Aussie film royalty given this connection to the beginnings of the oldest film industry in the world.
Frank jnr was in fact more respected as a stage actor as the greater part of his career was spent up to the 1990s on the Australian stage. A competent Shakespearean actor with an incredible resonant speaking voice was what brought him to the attention of Hollywood with his last film there in 1961.
