Don Francks

Don Francks (born Donald Harvey Francks) was born on February 28, 1932 in Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Francks started out as a nightclub jazz vocalist, a DJ, a trombonist in a country western band and a member of a barbershop quartet called Model-T Four.

Don is also known as Iron Buffalo (an honorary Cree) is married to Lili (Red Eagle) for over 30 years, they have two children, a son Rainbow Sun, and a daughter, actress/singer0 Cree Summer.

 

 

Film

Lie With Me~2005 - David's Father

My Name Is Tanino~2002 -  Chinawsky

Killing Spring, A~2002  -  Lou Massey

Dinner at Fred's~1999 -  Gus

Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets~1999 (V) -  King (segment Prince of the Gypsies)

Summer of the Monkeys~1998 -  Bayliss Hatcher

Minion, The~1998 -  Michael Baer

Bogus~1996 -  Dr. Surprise

Harriet the Spy~1996 -  Harrison Withers

First Degree~1995 -  Lou Matlin

Johnny Mnemonic~1995 -  Hooky

Paint Cans~1994 -  Maitland Burns

Married to It~1991 -  Sol Chamberlain

Big Town, The~1987 -  Carl Hooker

Madballs: Escape from Orb!~1986 (V) (voice) -  Wolf Breath

Terminal Choice~1985 -  Chauncy Rand

Rock & Rule~1983 (voice) -  Mok

Heavy Metal~1981 (voice) -  Grimaldi/Co-Pilot/Barbarian

My Bloody Valentine~1981 -  Chief Jake Newby

Summer's Children~1979 -  Albert

Fish Hawk~1979 -  Deut Boggs

Fast Company~1979 -  Elder

Drying Up the Streets~1978 -  Peter Brennan

Flashpoint~1977

Drylanders Episode 1~1974

McCabe & Mrs. Miller~1971 -  Buffalo

Finian's Rainbow~1968 -  Woody Mahoney

Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North~1964 -  Alexander MacKenzie

Drylanders~1963 -  Russel

Ivy League Killers~1959 -  Andy

 

TV

My Dad the Rock Star~2003 (voice) - Skunk

Last Chapter: The War Continues, The~2003 (mini)  -  President Stanz

Street Time~2002 -  Mr. Goldstein in  Reversal of Fortune (# 1.13) 9/8/02

Tracker~2001 -  Wahota Keene in  Native Son (# 1.11) 2/11/02

Earth: Final Conflict~1997 -  Kyle Madrid in  Trapped By Time (# 4.16) 2/19/01

Famous Jett Jackson, The~1998 -  Phil Phelps in  Backstage Pass (# 3.16) 12/8/00

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal~1996 -  Samuel Thompson in  Wendigo (# 4.19) 3/29/00

Relic Hunter~1999 -  Jake Whitney in  Flag Day (# 1.4) 10/11/99

Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension~1998 -  Sandman in  Nightmare on Eerie Street (# 1.11) 4/25/98

Little Men~1998 -  Levi Cole in  Thanksgiving (# 1.3) 1998

Mr. Music~1998  -  Zal Adamchyk

Silver Surfer, The~1998  (voice) -  Kalok

Prayer in the Dark, A~1997  -  Ken

Nikita~1997  -  Walter

Conspiracy of Fear, The~1996  -  Norman

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story~1996  -  Marty

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story~1996  -  Risser

Deliverance of Elaine, The~1996  -  Hector

Heck's Way Home~1996  -  Red

Degree of Guilt~1995 (mini)  -  Johnny Moore

Possession of Michael D., The~1995  -  Marcel

Small Gifts~1994  -  Peter

Madonna: Innocence Lost~1994  -  Jerome Kirkland

Diviners, The~1993  -  Royland

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs~1993  (voice) -  Girth/Hobbs

Trial of Red Riding Hood, The~1992  -  Singer

X-Men~1992  (voice) -  Sabretooth (Victor Creed)/Puck (Eugene Judd)/Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen)

Quiet Killer~1992  -  Dr. Martin

Road to Avonlea~1989 -  Abe Pike in  The Return of Gus Pike (# 6.1) 1995

Vow to Kill, A~1995  -  Smithford

Free Willy~1994 - various

Blauvogel~1994 (mini)  -  Captain Savard

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues~1993 -  Stranger in  Enter the Tiger (# 2.21) 11/21/94

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs~1993 - Girth/Hobbs

Labor of Love~1990 

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story~1990 

Christmas Wife, The~1988  -  Social Arranger

Beetlejuice~1988 - 

Hot Paint~1988  -  Don Spatulo

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future~1987  (voice) -  Lacchi

Starcom: The U.S. Space Force~1987  (voice) -  Admiral Franklin Brickley

AlfTales~1987  (voice) -  Additional Voices

Street Legal~1986 -  Mel in  I'll Be Home for Christmas (# 2.13) 12/16/87

Ewoks~1985  (voice) -  Umwak, Dulok Shaman (1985-1986)

Droids~1985 - Additional voices

Seeing Things~1981 -  Gary in  Blind Alley (# 4.8) 3/24/85

Littlest Hobo, The~1979 -  Reverend Dobson in  The Good Shepherd (# 6.8) 11/1/84

Seeing Things~1981 -  Sunshine in  I'm Looking Through You (# 3.3) 1/29/84

Countdown to Looking Glass~1984  -  Don Geller

Inspector Gadget~1983 -  Additional Voices (1983-1984) and...

King Fezug Fezzy in  So It Is Written (# 1.61) 1984

Patches/Elevator Operator/Crazy Guy in  School for Pickpockets (# 1.63) 1984

The Quiz Master in  Quiz Masters (# 1.64) 1984

Agent Q in  Do Unto Udders (# 1.47) 1983

Astronaut in  Launch Time (# 1.26) 1983

Big M.A.D Agent in The Boat (# 1.7) 1983

A Clear Case (# 1.31) 1983

Haunted Castle (# 1.8) 1983

Health Spa (# 1.6) 1983

Captain in  Pirate Island (# 1.40) 1983

Engineer in  Basic Training (# 1.21) 1983

General in  Follow That Jet (# 1.51) 1983

Hotel Consierge in  Sleeping Gas (# 1.22) 1983

King in  Prince of the Gypsies (# 1.44) 1983

LaPoof's Assistant/Madam's Butler in  In Seine (# 1.58) 1983

Macho Miguel in  The Emerald Duck (# 1.46) 1983

M.A.D Agent #2/Flower Shop Owner in  Art Heist (# 1.15) 1983

M.A.D Agent #2/Willard in  All That Glitters (# 1.12) 1983

M.A.D Agent in  A Bad Altitude (# 1.49) 1983

M.A.D Agent in  The Invasion (# 1.17) 1983

M.A.D Agent in  Smelderado (# 1.53) 1983

M.A.D Agents/Science Teacher in  M.A.D Academy (# 1.41) 1983

M.A.D Sarcofagus Thief #2 in  The Curse of the Pharoah (# 1.19) 1983

M.A.D Scientist/M.A.D Agent #2 in  Doubled Agent (# 1.35) 1983

M.A.D Water Salesman #2 in  Dry Spell (# 1.52) 1983

M.A.D Yodeler/M.A.D Agent in  The Coo Coo Clock Caper (# 1.28) 1983

Mr. Greenfinger in  Greenfinger (# 1.24) 1983

Nervous Nick Defecto in  Quimby Exchange (# 1.54) 1983

Old Guard in  Snakin' All Over (# 1.57) 1983

Presto Change-O in  Presto Change-O 1983

Professor Lasre in  The Ruby (# 1.10) 1983

Professor Musty/Big M.A.D Agent in  Did You Myth Me? (# 1.48) 1983

Radio Announcer/Sea Captain/M.A.D Agent in  The Bermuda Triangle 1983

Squint in  Funny Money (# 1.50) 1983

Sven Vinceton in  Tree Guesses (# 1.59) 1983

Thief #1 in  Eye of the Dragon (# 1.34) 1983

Big M.A.D Agent/General Store Clerk in  Down on the Farm (# 1.3) 1982

M.A.D Yodeler in  Gadget in Winterland (a.k.a Winter Sports) (# 1.1) 1982

Professor Frumpkin in  Monster Lake (# 1.2) 1982

Professor Von Slickstein in  The Amazon (# 1.5) 1982

984: Prisoner of the Future<The Tomorrow Man>~1982  -  The Warden (see Actor Connections - TV)

Phoenix Team, The~1980  -  David Brook

This Land~1970  -  Host (1978-1982)

Star Wars Holiday Special, The~1978  (voice) -  Boba Fett

Lancer~1968 in  Little Darling of the Sierras (# 2.12) 12/30/69

Mannix~1967 in  Memory: Zero (# 3.8) 11/22/9

Mission: Impossible~1966 -  

Major Alex Denesch in  The Numbers Game (# 4.2) 10/5/69

Nicholas Groat in  A Game of Chess (# 2.17) 1/14/68

Virginian, The~1962 -  Caleb and Jack Welles in  The Land Dreamer (# 7.20) 2/26/69

Jericho~1966  -  Franklin Sheppard

Man from U.N.C.L.E., The~1964 -  Artie King in  The Round Table Affair (# 2.27)3/25/66

Wild Wild West, The~1965 -  T. Wigget Jones in  The Night of the Grand Emir (# 1.18) 1/18/66

Ben Casey~1961 in  

You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital? (# 5.14) 12/20/65

Why Did the Day Go Backwards? (# 5.13) 12/6/65

Front Page Challenge~1957 -  Guest 1965

Other Voices~1964  -  Host

Forest Rangers, The~1963 -  Jack Brass' Friend in  The Game Reserve 1963

R.C.M.P.~1959  -  Constable Bill Mitchell

Long Shot~1959 

Riding High~1955  -  Regular

Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral~1954  -  Regular

 

Commercials

Coca-Cola (CTV) Olympics

 

Theater

Flip Side, The~ -(Broadway, NY)

Leonard Bernstein's Theatre Songs (Off Broadway, NY)

Man Inc.~ - (St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto, Can)

Spring Thaw~ -  

The Connection~ -

On A Clear Day~1967 - (The Paper Mill, NY)

Kelly~1965 - (Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, NY)

Willow Stage Pattern, The~1944 - 

 

Theatres

Theatre Under The Stars (Toronto, CAN)

 

Radio

Nero Wolfe (CBC)

 

Director

Me & My Friends (Can TV)

Connection, The

 

Producer

Connection, The

 

Writer Music

Music for This Land~1970 (Can TV)

Overlanders~1967 (CBC Film Score)

Spring Thaw

The Andy Williams Show~1969

 

Writer

Black Books

 

CD's/Albums/Recordings

Jazzsong~2002

The Insanity of One Man~ 

Finian's Rainbow~1968 -  song: That Great Come-And-Get-It-Day

Lost... and Alone~1964

Lenny Breau, Don Francks, Eon Henstridge at the Purple Onion~1962 - vocals

I Lost My Pet Lizard

Jackie Gleason Says, "No One In This World Is Like Don Francks"~1963

Mesa: The Four Directions~

 

Video Games

X-Men: Mutant Academy~2000 (voice) -  Sabretooth/Victor Creed

 

Awards, Honors and Nominations

ACTRA Award:

Rec'd 1981 Best Dramatic Performance for Drying Up the Streets

Rec'd 1980 Best Dramatic Performance for The Phoenix Team

 

Miscellany

Causes:

Free Panchen Lama

Free Leonard Peltier

The People's Path 

Greenpeace

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