Autographs of Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 – 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain Peacock in the TV sitcom Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace & Favour (Are You Being Served? Again!) and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. More about Frank Thornton

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Current items with a signature of Frank Thornton

These are the most current items with a signature of Frank Thornton that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailGrace & Favour Signed Cast Card - Frank Thornton as Captain Peacock£45.00logo
thumbnailGrace & Favour Signed Cast Card - Frank Thornton as Captain Peacock£45.00logo
Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son of Rosina Mary (née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's Church, Sydenham Hill, where Frank learned to play the organ for a short while. Music proved too difficult for him, however, and he wanted to act from an early age.

His father, who worked in a bank, wanted him to get a "proper" job, so he began working in insurance after leaving Alleyn's School. He soon enrolled at a small acting school, the London School of Dramatic Art, and took evening classes. After two years working at the insurance company, he was invited to become a day student at the acting school and persuaded his father to finance his studies. Read even more about Frank Thornton at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Frank Thornton

In total, we tracked 242 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Frank Thornton (ARE YOU BEING SERVED 7X9 PHOTO SIGNED BY JOHN INMAN/ FRANK THORNTON) was sold in March 2020 for £103.71 while the cheapest item (Frank Thornton (Are You Being Served?) Signed Photo) found a new owner for £0.50 in October 2012. The month with the most items sold (19) was March 2013 with an average selling price of £3.21 for an autographed item of Frank Thornton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2023 with £79.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2015. In average, an autographed item from Frank Thornton is worth £5.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Frank Thornton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailBritish TV Comedy. 10 X Signed Photo Cards. Incl Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton ++£4.99logo
thumbnailFrank Thornton (Truly in Last of the Summer Wine) HAND SIGNED BBC POSTCARD£9.99logo
thumbnailFRANK THORNTON - LAST OF SUMMER WINE / ARE YOU BEING SERVED - INDEX CARD SIGNED£7.99logo
thumbnailFrank Thornton Hand Signed Autographed Photo - Are You Being Served?£11.00logo
thumbnailFrank Thornton signed photo 1997, TV actor Are You Being Served£9.99logo
thumbnailFrank Thornton Signed- Are You Being Served£5.00logo
thumbnailFrank Thornton vintage signed card, Are You Being Served? AFTAL#145£7.99logo
thumbnailFrank Thornton vintage signed page Are You Being Served? AFTAL#145£4.99logo
thumbnailLast of the Summer Wine `Truly` FRANK THORNTON †92 signed 3x5 pic (RU Being Svd)£8.00logo
thumbnailLAST OF THE SUMMER WINE SIGNED Letter Frank Thornton Gordon Wharmby Wesley£45.00logo