
Don Francks
Known for Acting · 106 credits
- Born
- 1932-02-28
- Died
- 2016-04-03
- Place of birth
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as
- Don Francis · Don Harvey Francks · Iron Buffalo
Biography
Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer.
Known For
TV Shows (40)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Mannix
1967

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Nicholas Groat / Major Alex Denesch

Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Kyle Madrid

Ben Casey
1961

The Wild Wild West
1965
as T. Wiggett Jones

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Sgt.Jim Willis

X-Men
1992
as Sabretooth (voice)

Relic Hunter
1999
as Jake Whitney

The Listener
2009
as Wally

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Stranger

Goosebumps
1995
as Swamp Hermit

Hemlock Grove
2013
as Nicolae

La Femme Nikita
1997
as Walter

This Is Wonderland
2004
as Stan Puck

Lancer
1968

Beetlejuice
1989

Street Time
2002
as Don Goldstein

Tracker
2001
as Wahota Keene

The Hidden Room
1991
as Dick

Ewoks
1985
as Umwak (voice)

Puppets Who Kill
2002

Jericho
1966
as Franklin Sheppard

Little Men
1998
as Levi Cole

Star Wars: Droids
1985
as Jann Tosh / Boba Fett / Kybo Ren-Cha (voice) / Boba Fett (voice) / Kybo Ren (voice)

The NeverEnding Story
1995
as Gmork (voice)

Silver Surfer
1998
as Kalek (voice)

Gangland Undercover
2015
as Lizard

Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
1998

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
1993
as Girth (voice)

Garbage Pail Kids
1987

Zixx
2004

My Dad the Rock Star
2003

Seasons of Love
1999
as Reverend Doctor Garshwin

Swamp Thing
1990

The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom
2006
as Futukayoi

The Phoenix Team
1980
as David Brook
Madballs
1986
R.C.M.P.
1959
as Constable Bill Mitchell
The Phoenix Team
1980
Movies (66)

Lie with Me
2005
as Joshua

Johnny Mnemonic
1995
as Hooky

Harriet the Spy
1996
as Harrison Withers

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

I'm Not There
2007
as Hobo Joe

My Bloody Valentine
1981
as Chief Jake Newby

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Buffalo

He Never Died
2015
as Goatee Man

Bogus
1996
as Dr. Surprise

The Big Town
1987
as Carl Hooker

Rock & Rule
1983
as Mok (voice)

My Name Is Tanino
2003
as Seymour Chinawsky

Finian's Rainbow
1968
as Woody Mahoney

Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
1997
as Dulok Shaman (voice)

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
as Risser

Married to It
1991
as Sol Chamberlain

Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
1997
as Dulok Shaman (voice)

The First Circle
1992
as Spiridon

Riel
1979
as Ouellette

The Possession of Michael D.
1995
as Marcel

Summer of the Monkeys
1998
as Bayliss Hatcher

Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince
1997
as Kybo Ren / Jann Tosh

Fast Company
1979
as Elder

Hot Paint
1988
as Don Spatulo

Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
1996
as Marty Brawner, Esq.

The Minion
1998
as Chief Michael Bear

The Conspiracy of Fear
1996
as Norman

Dinner at Fred's
1997
as Gus

The Toy Shop
1996
as General Jim (voice)

Terminal Choice
1985
as Chauncy Rand

A Prayer in the Dark
1997
as Ken

Paint Cans
1994
as Maitland Burns

The Christmas Wife
1988
as Social Arranger

The Diviners
1993

Madonna - Innocence Lost
1994
as Jerome Kirkland

Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
1988
as The Vizier (voice)

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
1968
as Self

Mr. Music
1998
as Zal Adamchyk

Small Gifts
1994
as Peter

984: Prisoner of the Future
1982
as The Warden
Fish Hawk
1980
as Deut Boggs

Summer's Children
1979
as Albert

Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
1996
as Swamp Hermit

The Deliverance of Elaine
1996
as Hector

Drylanders
1962
as Russel

First Degree
1995
as Lou Matlin

Madballs: Escape from Orb!
1986
as Wolf Breath (voice)

Call of the Wild
1996
as (voice)

Jungle Boy
1996
as Takina (voice)

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990

The Genius of Lenny Breau
1999
as Self

A Journey to the Center of the Earth
1996
as (voice)

Drying Up the Streets
1978
as Peter Brennan

Toronto Jazz
1963
as Himself

Oklahoma Smugglers
1987
as George Taip

The Circle
1967
as Don

The Call of the Wild
1990

Swiss Family Robinson
1996

Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
1964
as Alexander Mackenzie

No More Hibakusha!
1983
as (voice)

Heritage Minutes: Joseph Tyrrell
1992
as Additional Cast

The Overlanders
1974
as The Hand Me Down Kid

High Steel
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Ivy League Killers
1959
as Andy

Portrait of Snow
2016
as Himself

An Angel for Christmas
1996
About Don Francks
Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer. With 106 credits spanning from 1959 to 2016, Don Francks has appeared in 66 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Lie with Me (2005) — as Joshua
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) — as Hooky
- Harriet the Spy (1996) — as Harrison Withers
- Heavy Metal (1981) — as Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)
- I'm Not There (2007) — as Hobo Joe
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