Don Francks Biography (1932-)

Born February 28, 1932, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; children: Cree, Rainbow.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: February 28, 1932; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Andy, Ivy League Killers (also known as The Fast Ones), Astral, 1959
Narrator, The Price of Fire (also known as La rancon du feu), National Film Board of Canada, 1961
Russel, Drylanders (also known as Un autre pays), Columbia,1963
Alexander MacKenzie, Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North, National Film Board of Canada, 1964
Narrator, High Steel (also known as Charpentier du ciel), National Film Board of Canada, 1965
The Circle, National Film Board of Canada, 1967
Woody Mahoney, Finigan's Rainbow, Pioneer, 1968
Buffalo, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Warner Bros., 1971
Drylanders Episode 1, National Film Board of Canada, 1977
Flashpoint, National Film Board of Canada, 1977
Peter Brennan, Drying Up the Streets, Vestron Video, 1978
Elder, Fast Company, Danton, 1979
Deut Boggs, Fish Hawk, AVCO Embassy, 1979
Albert, Summer's Children, 1979
Chief Jake Newby, My Bloody Valentine, Paramount, 1981
Voice of Grimaldi, Heavy Metal, Columbia, 1981
Voice of Mok, Rock & Rule (also known as Ring of Powerand Rock `n' Rule), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Chauncy Rand, Terminal Choice (also known as Critical List, Death Bed, Death List and Trauma), Almi, 1985
Voice of Wolf Breath, Madballs: Escape from Orb!, Hi-Tops Video, 1986
Carl Hooker, The Big Town, Columbia, 1987
Voice of Len Roos, Those Roos Boys and Friends, 1987
George Taip, Oklahoma Smugglers, Sharp, 1988
Sol Chamberlain, Married to It, Orion, 1991
Maitland Burns, Paint Cans, National Film Board of Canada, 1994
Hooky, Johnny Mnemonic (also known as Johnny Mnemoniue), TriStar, 1995
Lou Matlin, First Degree (video), Norstar, 1996
Harrison Withers, Harriet the Spy, Paramount, 1996
Dr. Surprise, Bogus, Warner Bros., 1996
Michael Baer, The Minion (also known as Fallen Knight and Guerrier des tenebres), Buena Vista, 1998
Bayliss Hatcher, Summer of the Monkeys (also known as L' Ete des singes), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998
Gus, Dinner at Fred's, Imperial, 1999
King, Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets (video), Buena Vista, 1999
Chinawsky, My Name Is Tanino, Medusa, 2002
Lie with Me, Eurocine, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral, CBC, 1954
Riding High, 1955
Long Shot, CBC, 1959
Host, Other Voices, CBC, 1964
Franklin Sheppard, Jericho, CBS, 1966
Mr. Anybody, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS, 1968-70
Host, This Land, 1978-82
David Brook, The Phoenix Team, CBC, 1980
Inspector Gadget (animated; also known as Inspecteur Gadget), syndicated, 1983-84
Voice of Umwak, Dulok Shaman, Ewoks (also known as Ewoks &Droids Adventure Hour, Star Wars: Ewoks and The All New Ewoks), 1985-86
Alf, NBC, 1987-91
Announcer, Top Cops, CBS, 1990
Dr. Arcane, Swamp Thing, USA Network, 1991
Voice of Girth/Hobbs, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (animated), 1993
Movies
Ouellette, Riel, CBC, 1979
Warden, 984: Prisoner of the Future (also known as The TomorrowMan), 1982
Don Geller, Countdown to Looking Glass, 1984
Don Spatulo, Hot Paint, 1988
Social arranger, The Christmas Wife, 1988
Labor of Love, 1990

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, 1990
Singer, The Trial of Red Riding Hood, CBC, 1992
Dr. Martin, Quiet Killer (also known as Black Death and New York, alerte a la peste), CBS, 1992
Royland, The Diviners, 1993
Peter, Small Gifts, CBC, 1994
Jerome Kirkland, Madonna: Innocence Lost, 1994
Smithford, A Vow to Kill, 1995
Marcel, The Possession of Michael D. (also known as Legacy of Evil), 1995
Norman, The Conspiracy of Fear, 1996
Red, Heck's Way Home (also known as Un drole de cabot), 1996
Hector, The Deliverance of Elaine, 1996
Risser, Captive Heart: The James Mink Story, 1996
Marty, Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story, 1996
Ken, A Prayer in the Dark, 1997
Zal Adamchyk, Mr. Music, Showtime, 1998
Lou Massey, A Killing Spring (also known as Copie non conforme), 2002
Episodic
Constable Bill Mitchell, R.C.M.P. (also known as Royal CanadianMounted Police), CBC, 1959
Sanders, "The Game Reserve," The Forest Rangers (also known as Les Cadets de la foret), 1963
"You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital?," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
"Why Did the Day Go Backwards?," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
T. Wigget Jones, "The Night of the Grand Emir," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1966
Artie King, "The Round Table Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966
The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, 1968
Nicholas Groat, "A Game of Chess," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1968
Caleb and Jack Welles, "The Land Dreamer," The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1969
Major Alex Denesch, "The Numbers Game," Mission: Impossible, CBS,1969
"Memory: Zero," Mannix, CBS, 1969
Noah Fletcher, "Little Darling of the Sierras," Lancer, CBS, 1969
Reverend Dobson, "The Good Shepherd," The Littlest Hobo, CTV/syndicated, 1984
Sunshine, "I'm Looking Through You," Seeing Things, CBC, 1984
Droids (animated; also known as Droids: The Adventures of R2D2and C3PO and Star Wars: Droids), ABC, 1985
Gary, "Blind Alley," Seeing Things, CBC, 1985
The Care Bears Family (animated), ABC, 1986
Voice of Admiral Franklin Brinkley, Starcom: The U.S. Space Force,1987
Voice of Lacchi, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, syndicated, 1987
Mel, "I'll Be Home for Christmas," Street Legal, CBC, 1987
AlfTales (also known as Alf), NBC, 1988
"Spirit Cabinet," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1991
Gun shop owner, Secret Service, NBC, 1992
Narrator, Hollywood Babylon, syndicated, 1992
Dick, "Transfigured Night," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1993
Stranger, "Enter the Tiger," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1994
"The Great Chendini," Side Effects, CBC, 1994
Abe Pike, "The Return of Gus Pike," Road to Avonlea (also known asAvonlea and Tales from Avonlea), Disney and CBC, 1995
Dr. Simon Gorfleisch, The Great Defender, Fox, 1995
Levi Cole, "Thanksgiving," Little Men, PAX, 1998
Voice of Kalok, The Silver Surfer (animated), Fox, 1998
Sandman, "Nightmare on Eerie Street," Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension, NBC, 1998
Bad Dog, Fox, 1998
Walter, "Double Date," La Femme Nikita, 1998
Second sailor, "Jason and the Argonauts," Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend, 1998
Blue-eyed wolf, "Ulysses and Circe," Mythic Warriors: Guardians of theLegend, 1998
Jake Whitney, "Flag Day," Relic Hunter (also known as Relic Hunter--Die schatzjagerin and Sydney Fox l'aventuriere), 1999
Samuel Thompson, "Wendigo," PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 2000
Phil Phelps, "Backstage Pass," The Famous Jett Jackson, The DisneyChannel, 2000
Kyle Madrid, "Trapped by Time," Earth: Final Conflict (also knownas EFC, Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, Invastionplanete terre and Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns), 2001
Mr. Goldstein, "Reversal of Fortune," Street Time, Showtime, 2002
Voice of skunk, My Dad the Rock Star (animated; also known as Moi Willy, fils de rockstar), Teletoon, 2003
Stan Puck, This Is Wonderland, CBC, 2004
The evil head, "The Twilight Place," Puppets Who Kill, Comedy Central, 2004
Voice of Maximus Sr., Atomic Betty (animated), Cartoon Network, 2004-2005
Also appeared in many episodes of X-Men, Fox.
Miniseries
Captain Savard, Blauvogel (also known as Bluehawk), 1994
Johnny Moore, Degree of Guilt, 1995
Reverend Doctor Garshwin, Seasons of Love, CBS, 1999
President Stanz, The Last Chapter II: The War Continues (also known as Le Dernier chapitre: La vengeance), CBC, 2003
Specials
Jimmy Rae, Moment of Truth, CBS, 1992
Swamp hermit, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, Fox, 1996
Voice of Boss Mouse, The True Meaning of Crumbfest (animated), PAX, 1998
Voice of Maximus Sr., Atomic Betty: The No-L Nine (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005
Stage Appearances
Don Francks, Leonard Bernstein's Theatre Songs, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1965
Hop Kelly, Kelly, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1965
Theo, The Flip Side, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1968
Also appeared in On a Clear Day; Man Inc., St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto, Canada; Spring Thaw and The Connection.
Stage Work
Directed and produced The Connection.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Sabretooth, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Capcom, 2000
Voice of Sabretooth/Victor Creed, X-Men: Mutant Academy, Activision, 2000
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2, Activision, 2001
WRITINGS
Stageplays
Wrote Spring Thaw and The Connection.

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