Don Francks was an American actor.
Biography[]
Born Donald Francks in Burnaby, Canada, he appeared on the radio as an impressionist as a child before gaining a television role in Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral and later played the lead in R.C.M.P. He also had a number of television roles in Mission Impossible, The Wild Wild West and Mannix.
Francks was also much sought after voice actor, including being the original Boba Fett in The Star Wars Holiday Special, playing Dr. Claw in Inspector Gradget and Sabretooth in X-Men: The Animated Series.
Francks passed away in 2016.
Singing[]
Francks played the leading role of Hop Kelly in the original cast of Kelly and appeared in the compilation concert Leonard Bernstein's Theatre Songs. He also played the role of Woody Mahoney in Finian's Rainbow. He was also a member of the jazz trio known as "Three."
Film[]
Finian's Rainbow (1968)[]
- Old Devil Moon (duet)
- If This Isn't Love (contains solo lines)
- That Great Come-And-Get-It Day (contains solo lines)
- Old Devil Moon (reprise)(duet)
- Look To The Rainbow (reprise)(contains solo lines)
- How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (Finale)(contains solo lines)
Stage[]
Kelly (1965)(originated the role)[]
- Ode to the Bridge (solo)
- Simple Ain't Easy (duet)
- I'm Gonna Walk Right Up to Her (duet)
- A Moment Ago (duet)
- This Is a Tough Neighborhood
- Never Go There Anymore (duet)
- Ballad to a Brute (duet)
- Me and the Elements (duet)
- Everyone Here Loves Kelly (Reprise)
Leonard Bernstein's Theatre Songs (1965)[]
Gallery[]
