Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-05-11
Deathday
1994-12-29
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Frank Thring
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
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
as The Collector
Ben-Hur
as Pontius Pilatus
The Vikings
as Aella
El Cid
as Al Kadir
King of Kings
as Herod Antipas
The Marsupials: The Howling III
as Jack Citron
Age of Consent
as Godfrey
The Man from Hong Kong
as Willard
Mad Dog Morgan
as Superintendent Cobham
Hercules Returns
as Zeus (voice)