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Don Francks is a Actor and Writer Canadien born on 28 february 1932 at Vancouver (Canada)

Don Francks

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Birth name Donald Harvey Francks
Nationality Canada
Birth 28 february 1932 at Vancouver (Canada)
Death 3 april 2016 (at 84 years)

Donald Harvey Francks or Iron Buffalo (born February 28, 1932) is a Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician.

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Chris Wiggins
Chris Wiggins
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John Bruno
John Bruno
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Roc LaFortune
Roc LaFortune
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Don Francks (29 films)

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Actor

He Never Died, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Booboo Stewart, Henry Rollins, Steven Ogg, David Richmond-Peck, Jordan Todosey, James Cade
Roles Goatee Man
Rating62% 3.148933.148933.148933.148933.14893
Jack (Henry Rollins) has developed a routine for his life that he sticks to in order to avoid giving into the impulse to engage in cannibalism. He stays away from society other than occasionally trips to local diners, bingo games, and to the hospital, where he purchases blood from a hospital intern. This routine is only interrupted by the appearance of a few thugs out to hurt him and the introduction of Andrea (Jordan Todosey), who claims to be his daughter. However Jack's past soon comes back to haunt him after a couple of thugs kidnap Andrea in order to use her against him and Jack must now try to find a way to save her without disrupting his life.
I'm Not There, 2h15
Directed by Todd Haynes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Heath Ledger
Roles Hobo Joe
Rating67% 3.398563.398563.398563.398563.39856
I'm Not There uses a nonlinear narrative, shifting between six characters in separate storylines "inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan". Each character represents a different facet of Dylan's public persona: poet (Arthur Rimbaud), prophet (Jack Rollins/Father John), outlaw (Billy McCarty), fake (Woody Guthrie), "rock and roll martyr" (Jude Quinn), and "star of electricity" (Robbie Clark). These seven characters represent different aspects of Dylan's life and music.
Lie with Me, 1h33
Directed by Clément Virgo
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Lauren Lee Smith, Eric Balfour, Polly Shannon, Ron White, Mayko Nguyen, Don Francks
Roles Joshua
Rating52% 2.600512.600512.600512.600512.60051
The camera slowly zooms out on a young woman masturbating to a porn tape. She gets up abruptly and goes out to a party, looking for sex. Leila has learned she has some power over men with sex but feels a part of her is still untouched, holding back, despite her assertiveness. Before she can choose a partner for the night she is corraled by David, into a bathroom, while his girlfriend calls through the door. She leaves, but keeps her eye on David as she picks up a shy guy, with whom she has sex against a fence outside as David watches from his car while his girlfriend fellates him. Leila is in complete control of her encounter while David remains completely passive.
My Name Is Tanino, 2h4
Directed by Paolo Virzì
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Rachel McAdams, Corrado Fortuna, Frank Crudele, Don Francks, Beau Starr, Lori Hallier
Roles Seymour Chinawsky
Rating63% 3.194343.194343.194343.194343.19434
Gaetano Mendollia, said Tanino, is a boy born in Castelluzzo del Golfo (really Castellammare del Golfo small town in the province of Trapani), a seaside resort in Sicily. But he is also a student of cinematography in Rome, with the ambition to become a director.
Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets, 1h5
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Animation
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker, Cree Summer, Townsend Coleman, Don Adams, Louis Nye
Roles King (segment "Prince of the Gypsies")
Rating72% 3.635093.635093.635093.635093.63509
The Capeman Cometh Gadget's Gadgets
The Minion
The Minion (1998)
, 1h35
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Françoise Robertson, Allen Altman, Tony Calabretta, Don Francks, Arthur Holden, Roc LaFortune
Roles Chief Michael Bear
Rating39% 1.962611.962611.962611.962611.96261
En 1999, on découvre dans le métro une clé mystérieuse. Lukas Sadorov, un ancien agent secret et disciple de l'Ordre des Templiers, s'associe alors à Karen Goodleaf, un célèbre archéologue, pour empêcher les créatures du démon de libérer Satan.
The Minion
The Minion (1998)
, 1h35
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Dolph Lundgren, Françoise Robertson, Roc LaFortune, Allen Altman, Don Francks, Michael Greyeyes
Roles Chief Michael Bear
Rating39% 1.962611.962611.962611.962611.96261
The film's plot revolves around the coming of the Apocalypse, heralded by the imminent liberation of the Antichrist from the depths of Hell through a certain gateway at the close of one full millennium. This gate can only be opened by a special key, which has been kept guarded by the order of the Templars (who in this version existed since the last days of Jesus). The key in turn is sought out by the servant of the Antichrist, simply known as the Minion, a demonic spirit that transfers itself into the next available host body when his previous one is killed off. His first attempt to gain the key at the close of the year 999 is foiled; the sole surviving Templar of the company charged with hiding the key eventually takes off with a ship to the west, to what was at that time known as the "end of the world", to keep it from the Minion's grasp.
Summer of the Monkeys, 1h41
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin Canada
Actors Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Corey Sevier, Don Francks, Wilford Brimley

Summer of the Monkeys is set at the end of the nineteenth century. Its hero is a 14-year-old boy, Jay Berry Lee, who had enjoyed an idyllic childhood. Born to Missouri sharecroppers, he moves with his family to Oklahoma after his grandfather offers them free land. Daisy, his twin, has a crippled leg, and her family devotes much effort to gaining enough money to pay for reconstructive surgery. One day, while looking for the family's lost milk cow, Jay Berry discovers monkeys in a nearby river bottom. Visiting his grandfather's store, he learns that the monkeys have escaped from a travelling circus, which has offered a vast reward for their capture: $100 for the chief monkey, "Jimbo", and $2 per monkey for the others. Jay Berry makes multiple attempts to capture the monkeys using traps and a net borrowed from his grandfather, but he gains only scratches and bites from the hostile Jimbo and his minions.
La Nuit des Mille Miettes
Actors Don Francks, Yvon Thiboutot, Lawrence Arcouette, Hubert Fielden, François Sasseville, François Godin
Roles Boss Mouse (le Seigneur des souris)

Le téléfilm narre l'histoire d'Eckhart, une souris curieuse, qui veut comprendre la signification de la Nuit des Milles Miettes ; le temps de l'année où miraculeusement, les souris affamées peuvent trouver des miettes de pain, de biscuits et de tartes.
Bogus
Bogus (1996)
, 1h50
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Nancy Travis, Andrea Martin, Denis Mercier
Roles Dr. Surprise
Rating53% 2.658562.658562.658562.658562.65856
A fantasy, it tells the story of seven-year-old Albert Franklin (Haley Joel Osment), the son of a Las Vegas magician's widowed assistant (Nancy Travis). His mother dies suddenly in a car accident and Albert, who is now an orphan, is sent to New Jersey to live with his mother's foster sister, Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg). The plot revolves around Albert, and his imaginary friend named Bogus (Gérard Depardieu), a French magician, who helps the boy cope with his transition. Gradually Harriet, who can also see Bogus, comes to terms with her new situation as well.
Harriet the Spy, 1h40
Directed by Bronwen Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Michelle Trachtenberg, Gregory Smith, Rosie O'Donnell, Vanessa Lee Chester, J. Smith-Cameron, Robert Joy
Roles Harrison Withers
Rating59% 2.950892.950892.950892.950892.95089
Harriet M. Welsch (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an eleven-year-old sixth grader and a young spy/writer who is best friends with Simon "Sport" Rocque (Gregory Smith) and Janie Gibbs (Vanessa Lee Chester). She lives a privileged life with her parents and her nanny, Katherine "Ole Golly" (Rosie O'Donnell), who's the only person who knows all the things that Harriet has been snooping on. Harriet and her friends are enemies with mainly Marion Hawthorne (Charlotte Sullivan). For a while, Harriet lives life very well with being a spy and having fun with Golly.
Johnny Mnemonic, 1h36
Directed by Robert Longo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about computing, Transport films, Films set in the future, Political films, Road movies, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Chase films, Anticipation
Actors Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Dina Meyer, Henry Rollins
Roles Hooky
Rating56% 2.801262.801262.801262.801262.80126
In 2021, Johnny is a "mnemonic courier" with a data storage device implanted in his brain, allowing him to discreetly carry information too sensitive to transfer across the Net, the virtual-reality equivalent of the Internet. While lucrative, the implant has cost Johnny his childhood memories, and he seeks to have the implant removed to regain his memories back; his handler, Ralfi assigns him one more job that would cover the costs of the operation (which are extremely expensive), sending Johnny to Beijing to deliver the latest information.
Degree of Guilt, 3h
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Daphne Zuniga, David James Elliott, Patricia Kalember, Adam LaVorgna, Mae Whitman, Vincent Ventresca
Roles Johnny Moore
Rating60% 3.001493.001493.001493.001493.00149
Journaliste vedette de la télévision, Mary Carelli avoue le meurtre de l'écrivain Mark Ransom. Pour expliquer son geste, la jeune femme affirme que le défunt avait tenté d'abuser d'elle au cours d'une interview... La journaliste confie sa défense à son ex-mari. Celui-ci découvre bientôt que Mary a omis de dire toute la vérité aux enquêteurs. Il semblerait en effet que Ransom la faisait chanter en menaçant de révéler son faux témoignage dans une affaire de corruption politique.
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story, 1h26
Directed by Allan Kroeker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Rena Sofer, Victor Garber, Karen Allen, Sean McCann, Patricia Gage, Sherry Miller
Roles Marty
Rating55% 2.7641452.7641452.7641452.7641452.764145
Les nombreuses lettres intimes envoyées par un collègue (Victor Garber) incite une femme (Rena Sofer) à déposer une plainte contre ce dernier pour harcèlement.
The Diviners, 1h57
Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Jay Brazeau, Don Francks, Tom Jackson, Jennifer Podemski, Wayne Robson
Roles Royland
Rating63% 3.1848253.1848253.1848253.1848253.184825
The storyline follows Morag Gunn from her tough childhood in Manitoba, Canada to middle-age adult life. A key theme of the movie is Morag's search for love. The story also introduces unique characters from the Manawaka series. The film provides a glimpse into many ways that society creates outcasts socially. The film also explores mythology, as illustrated by Christie's Scottish Piper Gunn, Métis hero Jules Tonnerre, Morag's novel and songs by Skinner and Piquette. As Margaret Laurence's crowning achievement, The Diviners shows that truth and love can be "divined" in many ways.