Don Francks Biography

Fast Facts

• Has worked as a peace activist and as a spokesperson for Greenpeace
• In his early career, he worked as a vaudeville performer, was involved in summer stock, and worked as a foundry man
• A jazz musician, he plays trombone, drums and flute and has performed in jazz clubs in Canada and the U․S
• Has had roles in a number of spy-themed productions including "Mission: Impossible," the 1997 television series "La Femme Nikita" and the family film "Harriet the Spy․"
• Became an honorary Cree while living on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan, taking the name Iron Buffalo
• Collected a dozen antique cars, primarily Model-T Ford racing cars from 1912 to 1927
• Developed an interest in motorcycle riding and writing poetry in his free time