ACTOR · FROM BURNABY, CANADA

Don Francks

1932–2016103 credits since 1959

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ABOUT DON

Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born28 February 1932

Died3 April 2016

BirthplaceBurnaby, Canada

Known forActing

On Cineora40 of 103 titles

Known for

The titles people know Don from.

Series

X-Men

1992–1997IMDb8.4

Series

Hemlock Grove

2013–2015IMDb7.0

Movie

Heavy Metal

1981IMDb6.6

Movie

He Never Died

2015IMDb6.3

Series

La Femme Nikita

1997–2001IMDb7.5

Series

Beetlejuice

1989–1991IMDb7.3

Movie

Rock & Rule

1983IMDb6.4

Movie

Finian's Rainbow

1968IMDb6.1

Series

Gangland Undercover

2015–2017IMDb8.0

Movie

Fast Company

1979IMDb5.4

Series

Ewoks

1985–1986IMDb5.9

Movie

The Minion

1998IMDb3.9

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 40
Average IMDb: 6.6
Highest rated: X-MenIMDb 8.4
Working since: 1959

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

103 credits

The 2010s

3 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Movie

He Never Died

2015IMDb6.3

as Goatee Man

Series

Gangland Undercover

2015–2017IMDb8.0

as Lizard · 14 episodes

Series

Hemlock Grove

2013–2015IMDb7.0

as Nicolae · 3 episodes

The 2000s

11 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Series

The Listener

2009–2014IMDb6.8

as Wally · 1 episode

Movie

I'm Not There

2007IMDb6.8

as Hobo Joe

Not on Cineora

The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom

2006

as Futukayoi · 1 episode

Movie

Lie with Me

2005IMDb5.2

as Joshua

Not on Cineora

This Is Wonderland

2004

as Stan Puck · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Zixx

2004

1 episode

Not on Cineora

My Dad the Rock Star

2003

26 episodes

Movie

My Name Is Tanino

2003IMDb6.4

as Seymour Chinawsky

The 1990s

47 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Series

Relic Hunter

1999–2002IMDb6.5

as Jake Whitney · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Seasons of Love

1999

as Reverend Doctor Garshwin · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Little Men

1998

as Levi Cole · 1 episode

Movie

Summer of the Monkeys

1998IMDb6.2

as Bayliss Hatcher

Movie

The Minion

1998IMDb3.9

as Chief Michael Bear

Not on Cineora

Mr. Music

1998

as Zal Adamchyk

Not on Cineora

Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension

1998

1 episode

Series

Silver Surfer

1998IMDb7.1

as Kalek (voice) · 1 episode

The 1980s

21 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Series

Beetlejuice

1989–1991IMDb7.3

31 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Christmas Wife

1988

as Social Arranger

Movie

Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

1988IMDb6.3

as The Vizier (voice)

Not on Cineora

Garbage Pail Kids

1988

13 episodes

Not on Cineora

Hot Paint

1988

as Don Spatulo

Movie

The Big Town

1987IMDb5.9

as Carl Hooker

Not on Cineora

Oklahoma Smugglers

1987

as George Taip

Not on Cineora

Madballs: Escape from Orb!

1986

as Wolf Breath (voice)

The 1970s

7 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Not on Cineora

Summer's Children

1979

as Albert

Not on Cineora

Riel

1979

as Ouellette

Movie

Fast Company

1979IMDb5.4

as Elder

Not on Cineora

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

1978

as Boba fett

Not on Cineora

Drying Up the Streets

1978

as Peter Brennan

Not on Cineora

The Overlanders

1974

as The Hand Me Down Kid

Movie

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971IMDb7.6

as Buffalo

The 1960s

11 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Movie

Finian's Rainbow

1968IMDb6.1

as Woody Mahoney

Not on Cineora

Lancer

1968

1 episode

Series

Mannix

1967–1975IMDb7.4

1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Circle

1967

as Don

Series

Mission: Impossible

1966–1973IMDb7.9

as Nicholas Groat · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Jericho

1966

as Franklin Sheppard · 16 episodes

Series

The Wild Wild West

1965–1969IMDb8.1

as T. Wiggett Jones · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

High Steel

1965

as Narrator (voice)

The 1950s

2 titles

R.C.M.P.

Not on Cineora

R.C.M.P.

1959

as Constable Bill Mitchell · 39 episodes

Ivy League Killers

Not on Cineora

Ivy League Killers

1959

as Andy

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Don’s titles.

Dan HennesseyBeetlejuice, Rock & Rule and 3 more

John StockerBeetlejuice, Ewoks and 2 more

Alyson CourtX-Men, Beetlejuice and 1 more

George BuzaX-Men, Fast Company and 1 more

Chris WigginsRock & Rule, Married to It and 1 more

Len CarlsonBeetlejuice, Swamp Thing and 1 more

Susan RomanRock & Rule, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and 1 more

Dolph LundgrenJohnny Mnemonic and The Minion