Thring

Thring

Frank Thring (* 11. Mai 1926 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australien; † 29. Dezember 1994 ebenda; eigentlich Francis William Thring Jr.) war ein australischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler.

Filmschaffen

Frank Thring verkörperte wie kein anderer zwei negative Charaktere des Neuen Testaments. In Ben Hur, dem mit elf Oscars prämierten Film von 1959 verkörperte er Pontius Pilatus, in König der Könige von 1961 Herodes Antipas. Den Charakter des Herodes Antipas sollte er auch in der Bühnenproduktion des Stücks Salome verkörpern.

Bekannt wurde Thring auch durch die australische Fernsehserie Skippy, das Buschkänguruh.

Weitere Filme, in denen Thring auftrat, waren unter anderem:

  • 1958: Die Wikinger (The Vikings)
  • 1959: Gegen Sitte und Moral (A Question of Adultery)
  • 1961: El Cid (El Cid)
  • 1970: Kelly, der Bandit (Ned Kelly)
  • 1975: Der Mann aus Hongkong (The Man from Hong Kong)
  • 1976: Mad Dog (Mad Dog Morgan)
  • 1985: Mad Max – Jenseits der Donnerkuppel (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome)
  • 1987: Wolfmen (Howling III)

Frank Thring starb am 29. Dezember 1994 im Alter von 68 Jahren an Krebs.

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Personendaten
NAME Thring, Frank
ALTERNATIVNAMEN Thring Jr., Francis William
KURZBESCHREIBUNG australischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler
GEBURTSDATUM 11. Mai 1926
GEBURTSORT Melbourne, Victoria, Australien
STERBEDATUM 29. Dezember 1994
STERBEORT Melbourne, Victoria, Australien

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