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Date of Birth

11 May 1926, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death

29 December 1994, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (cancer)

Birth Name

Francis William Thring Jr.

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

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His father, F.W. Thring, invented the forerunner of the clapperboard still in use today. He was also big in early theatre and film production in Australia.

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.".

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