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Frank C. Turner Biography (1951-)

Full name, Francis Charles Turner; born June 2, 1951, in Wainwright, Alberta,Canada; married Jan; children: four. Addresses: Agent: Lucas Talent,Inc., Sun Tower, 7th Floor, 100 West Pender, Vancouver BC V6B 1R8, Canada.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

June 2, 1951

Wainwright, Alberta, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Young man, Silence of the North, Universal, 1981
• Peter Seed, A War Story, National Film Board of Canada, 1981
• Hotel clerk, The Grey Fox, 1982
• Eddie Hoyt, Harry Tracy, Desperado (also known as Harry Tracy), Quartet Films, 1982
• (Uncredited) Elvis, railway waiter, Finders Keepers, Warner Bros.,1984
• Dimitri, Certain Fury, New World Pictures, 1985
• Farmer, The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985
• Andy, Malone, Orion, 1987
• Austin Crilley, Shoot to Kill (also known as Deadly Pursuit), Buena Vista, 1988
• Sales clerk, Watchers, MCA/Universal, 1988
• Ticket agent, Family Reunion, 1988
• Shepard, The Fly II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Cottonwood officer, Dead Bang (also known as Dead-Bang), Warner Bros., 1989
• Shopkeeper, We're No Angels, 1989
• Sheriff, The Experts (also known as Les experts), Paramount, 1989
• Prison guard, Bingo, 1991
• Emaciated man, Showdown at Williams Creek (also known as Kootenai Brown and The Legend of Kootenai Brown), 1991
• Doctor, Knight Moves (also known as Face to Face and Knight Moves--Ein moerderisches Spiel), Interstar, 1992
• Fuzzy, Unforgiven, Warner Bros., 1992
• Truck driver, This Boy's Life, Warner Bros., 1993
• Unlucky, Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout 2), Buena Vista, 1993
• Pete Jerzyck, Needful Things, Columbia, 1993
• Dave, Look Who's Talking Now, TriStar, 1993
• Van driver, Ernest Rides Again, Monarch Home Video, 1993
• John Miller, Andre, Paramount, 1994
• Coroner, Flinch, 1994
• Oliver Green, Crackerjack, 1994
• Bailiff, Air Bud (also known as Disney's Air Bud, MVP (Most Valuable Pooch), and Tobby le joueur etoile), Buena Vista, 1997
• Ralston (store manager), Mr. Magoo, Buena Vista, 1997
• Official, Air Bud: Golden Receiver (also known as Air Bud 2and Tobby 2: Receveur etoile), Miramax, 1998
• Bunny man, The Tourist Trap, 1998
• Juror, Snow Falling on Cedars, MCA/Universal, 1999
• Thin man, Mr. Rice's Secret, Panorama Entertainment, 2000
• Frank, Beautiful Joe, Columbia TriStar, 2000
• Bart, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Keystone Family Pictures, 2000
• Referee #2, Air Bud: World Pup (also known as Air Bud 3 andTobby III: Le chien etoile), Miramax Home Entertainment, 2000
• Impound shop man, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Warner Bros., 2001
• The farmer, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
• Neely, Snow Dogs (also known as Chiens des neiges), Buena Vista, 2002
• Carlton, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (also known as Tobby, lefrappeur etoile), Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002
• Custodian, Try Seventeen (also known as All I Want), Try Seventeen Productions, 2002
• Mr. Meek's brother, Scary Movie 3, Dimension Films, 2003
• Dinky, The Woodcutter, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Unbob Finch, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, syndicated, 1995
• Owner, Most Valuable Primate, 1999
• Frank Palmer, Call of the Wild (also known as Jack London's Call of the Wild), CBS, 2000
• Miniseries
• Willy, Earth Star Voyager, The Disney Channel, 1988
• Alvin Marsh, It (also known as Stephen King's It), ABC, 1990
• Kansas Rock, And the Sea Will Tell, CBS, 1991
• Clarence Ewalt, In Cold Blood, CBS, 1996
• Farmer, Black River (also known as Dean Koontz's Black River), Fox, 2001
• Ozias Holt, Christy: The Movie (also known as Christy: Return to Cutter Gap), PAX, 2001
• Movies
• Poker player, Draw!, HBO, 1984
• Motel manager, Into Thin Air, CBS, 1985
• Mr. Frank, Love Is Never Silent, NBC, 1985
• Sad Sack Santa, The Christmas Star, ABC, 1986
• Station attendant, A Stranger Waits, CBS, 1987
• Emil Janssen, Stone Fox, NBC, 1987
• Salvation army, The Red Spider, CBS, 1988
• Jack Simon, Higher Ground, CBS, 1988
• Eli, The People across the Lake, NBC, 1988
• Produce keeper, Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, ABC, 1991
• Dr. Moranis, Miles from Nowhere, CBS, 1992
• Bill Ross, Shame, Lifetime, 1992
• Biologist, Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (also known as Disaster at Valdez), HBO, 1992
• Old timer, Call of the Wild, CBS, 1993
• Minister in van, The Diary of Evelyn Lau, CBC, 1993
• Homeless man, Incident at Deception Ridge (also known as Terrorat Deception Ridge), USA Network, 1994
• Bear, Johnny's Girl, ABC, 1995
• Hiram Wingate, The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (also known as L'ange de Noel), The Family Channel, 1996
• Willard, Northern Lights (also known as L'etoile du nord),The Disney Channel, 1997
• Doctor Olsen, Tricks, Showtime, 1997
• Pratt, Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (also known as Gold Rush!), ABC, 1998
• Parsnip the gardener, The Duke (also known as Hubert), TheDisney Channel, 1999
• Alan, Navigating the Heart, Lifetime, 2000
• Private investigator Ralph Spivak, Best Actress, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2000
• Station master, High Noon, TBS, 2000
• Doctor, By Dawn's Early Light, Showtime, 2000
• Skinny farmer, Killer Bees, PAX, 2002
• Pilots
• Manager, Wiseguy, 1987
• Crazy Kenny, "Soviet America: Parts 1 & 2," Sliders, Fox, 1995
• Episodic
• Old Billy B., "The Legendary Billy B.," The Hitchhiker, 1987
• Priest, "Back from the Dead," MacGyver, ABC, 1987
• John Webley, "Hail and Farewell," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1989
• "Halloween Knights," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
• Roger Willis, "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1989
• Goggles, "Gumshoe," Mom P.I., CBC, 1990
• Reverend Adams, "His Master's Voice," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990
• Reverend Adams, "Hello Buckwheat," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990
• Reverend Adams, "Let Them Eat Cake," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990
• News, "MacGyver's Women," MacGyver, ABC, 1990
• Homeless man, "Feet of Clay," Street Justice, 1992
• Harry the taxidermist, "The Darkness," Highlander, syndicated, 1993
• Dr. Collins, "Tooms," The X-Files, Fox, 1994
• Dr. Del Hakkie, "Duane Barry," The X-Files, Fox, 1994
• Official, "Shadows," Highlander, syndicated, 1994
• Luther, "If These Walls Could Talk," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1995
• Brother Frederick, "Vow of Silence," The Sentinel, UPN, 1996
• Reverend Josiah Blood, "Thirteenth Generation," Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1996
• First elder, "The Camp," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997
• Roscoe Knowles, "Stagecoach Marty," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1998
• Harley Miltston, "The Case of the Golden Cave," The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, 1998
• "The Ship," Jake and the Kid, 1999
• Matt Joad, "Chem Lab," The Net, USA Network, 1999
• Mikulak, "Descent," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1999
• "Cell phone," Hollywood Off-Ramp, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• "Honey, I'm Spooked," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, 2000
• Manager, "Wonderful," Mysterious Ways, PAX, 2001
• Old man, "Rule of Law," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated,2001
• Homeless man, "Desperate Measures," Stargate SG-1, Showtime and syndicated, 2001
• Eddie Cole, "Obscura," Smallville, The WB, 2002
• Farmer, "Farm Boys," The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime, 2002
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, 2002
• Also appeared as Mushroom man, "Case of the Golden Mushrooms," The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, YTV; Buddy, The Fearing Mind; Fred Phillips, The Commish, ABC; Mr. Halohan, Jack's Place; Tom Campanas, The Marshal, ABC; in Jake and the Kid.
• Stage Appearances
• Appeared in Of Mice and Men, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; The Tempest, Theatre Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon, Theatre Calgary.