Francis Charles Turner (born June 2, 1951) is a Canadian actor and iconographer born in Wainwright, Alberta and now living in British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous films, made-for-television films, television shows, and plays.[1]

Frank C. Turner
Born
Francis Charles Turner

(1951-06-02) June 2, 1951 (age 73)
Occupation(s)Actor, iconographer
Years active1975–present
PartnerJan Turner
Children4

Biography

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He received his theatrical training at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1975 with a BFA in acting. For the first few years after graduation he acted in theatres across western Canada and Ontario. In 1983 he moved to Vancouver, BC and has worked mainly in film since then. In 2003 he appeared as George Bernard Shaw in debate with G. K. Chesterton on G. K. CHESTERTON: THE APOSTLE OF COMMON SENSE with EWTN, a performance previously given in Calgary, and St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1991 he began studying iconography under Vladislav Andreyev. A frequent attendee of the Mount Angel Iconography Institute where he studied with Charles Rohrbacher, Mary Katsilometes, Claudia Coos, and Cathy Sievers; more recently he studied in Cottonwood, Idaho with Father Gianluca Busi from Bologna. In 2007, he spent six weeks in Bologna painting and being immersed in Catholic iconography. Along with Chris Kielsinki and Michal Janek, Frank was a founding member of Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild, and served as its president for ten years. He also served on the curriculum advisory board of Living Water College of the Arts. Married in 1976, he has four children.[2][3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Silence of the North Young Man
1981 A War Story Peter Seed Credited as Frank Turner
1982 The Grey Fox Hotel Clerk
1982 Harry Tracy: Dead or Alive Eddie Hoyt
1984 Finders Keepers Elvis, Railway Waiter Uncredited
1984 Draw! Poker Player TV movie
1985 Certain Fury Dimitri Credited as Frank Turner
1985 The Journey of Natty Gann Farmer
1985 Into Thin Air Motel Manager TV movie
1985 Love Is Never Silent Mr. Frank TV movie
1987 A Stranger Waits Station Attendant TV movie
1987 Stone Fox Emil Janssen TV movie
1987 Malone Andy
1988 Deadly Pursuit Crilly
1988 The Red Spider Salvation Army TV movie
1988 Higher Ground Jack Simon TV movie
1988 The People Across the Lake Eli TV movie
1988 Watchers Salesclerk
1988 Family Reunion Ticket Agent
1989 The Experts Sheriff
1989 The Fly II Shepard Credited as Frank Turner
1989 Dead Bang Cottonwood Officer
1989 We're No Angels Shopkeeper
1991 And the Sea Will Tell Kansas Rock TV movie
1991 The Legend of Kootenai Brown Emaciated Man
1991 Bingo Prison Guard
1991 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Produce Keeper TV movie
1992 Miles from Nowhere Dr. Moranis TV movie
1992 Knight Moves Doctor
1992 Unforgiven "Fuzzy"
1992 Shame Bill Ross TV movie
1992 Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Biologist, State of Alaska TV movie
1993 This Boy's Life Truck Driver
1993 Call of the Wild Old Timer TV movie
1993 Another Stakeout "Unlucky"
1993 Needful Things Pete Jerzyck
1993 Look Who's Talking Now Dave Credited as Frank Turner
1993 Ernest Rides Again Van Driver
1994 Andre John Miller
1994 Crackerjack Oliver Green
1994 Incident at Deception Ridge Homeless Man TV movie
1994 Flinch The Coroner
1995 Johnny's Girl "Bear" TV movie
1996 In Cold Blood Clarence Ewalt TV movie
1996 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue Hiram Wingate
1997 Air Bud The Bailiff
1997 Northern Lights Willard TV movie
1997 The Diary of Evelyn Lau Minister In Van TV movie
1997 Tricks Dr. Olsen TV movie
1997 Mr. Magoo Ralston, The Stage Manager
1998 Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure Pratt TV movie
1998 Air Bud: Golden Receiver Official
1998 Rupert's Land Hunter
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars Juror
1999 The Duke Parsnip
2000 Navigating the Heart Alan TV movie
2000 Mr. Rice's Secret Thin Man
2000 Beautiful Joe Frank
2000 MVP: Most Valuable Primate Bart
2000 High Noon Station Master TV movie
2000 Christy: Return to Cutter Gap Ozias Holt TV movie
2000 By Dawn's Early Light Doctor TV movie
2001 Black River Farmer TV movie
2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Impound Shop Man
2001 Cats & Dogs The Farmer
2001 Air Bud: World Pup Referee #2
2002 Snow Dogs Neely
2002 Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch Carlton
2002 Try Seventeen The Custodian
2002 Killer Bees! Skinny Farmer TV movie
2003 Scary Movie 3 Mr. Meek's Brother
2004 Love on the Side Wilbur
2005 Are We There Yet? Amish Man
2005 Alone in the Dark Sam Fischer
2005 Missing in America "Dinky"
2005 The Big White Dave
2005 The Engagement Ring Abe, In The Present TV movie
2007 Kickin' It Old Skool Carl, The Crazy Homeless Man
2007 Post Mortem The Photographer
2007 Hot Rod The Fisherman
2009 2012 Preacher
2010 Mea Maxima Culpa The Master Short film
2011 Crash Site Terrence
2011 Spooky Buddies Sheriff Jim
2011 Good Morning, Killer Willie John Black TV movie
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Troop Master Barrett
2013 Letter to a Priest Father Boniface Short film based on the book of the same name by French philosopher Simone Weil
2015 The Driftless Area Vacuum Salesman
2015 Accidental Obsession Bill TV movie
2015 My One Christmas Wish Homeless Man TV movie
2016 Warcraft Prizon Mage #2
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Crazy Carl

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980–1982 Harriet's Magic Hats Ralph the Parrot Seasons 1 and 2
1986 Danger Bay Mr. Shepherd Episode: "Fish Forgery"
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Sad Sack Santa Episode: "The Christmas Star"
1987 Deadly Nightmares Old Billy Baltimore Episode: "The Legendary Billy B."; credited as Frank Turner
1987 Airwolf Cully Episode: "Flowers of the Mountain"
1988 Earth Star Voyager Willy TV mini-series
1988 21 Jump Street "Cherry" Episode: "Cory and Dean Got Married"
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theatre John Webley Episode: "Hail and Farewell"
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theatre Roger Willis Episode: "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!"
1989 Booker Bum Episode: "Someone Stole Lucille"
1990 Mom P.I. "Goggles" Episode: "Gumshoe"
1987–1990 Wiseguy Reverend Adams / Manager 5 episodes
1987–1990 MacGyver News / Milt Bozer / Priest Episodes: "MacGyver's Women" (News), "Halloween Knights" (Milt Bozer), and "Back from the Dead" (Priest)
1990 It Al Marsh TV mini-series
1991 Palace Guard Unknown Episode: "Simian Enchanted Evening"
1992 Street Justice Homeless Man Episode: "Feet of Clay"
1992 The Commish Fred Phillips Episode: "The Frame"
1994 The X-Files Dr. Del Hakkie / Dr. Collins Episodes: "Duane Barry" (Hakkie) and "Tooms" (Collins)
1993–1994 Highlander Official / Harry Episodes: "Shadows" (Official) and "The Darkness" (Harry)
1995 Sliders Kenny "Crazy Kenny" / Senator Candidate Episode: "Pilot"
1995–1996 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Unbob Finch Recurring (season 2); 14 episodes

Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series

1996 The Sentinel Brother Frederick Episode: "Vow of Silence"
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Reverend Josiah Blood Episode: "Thirteenth Generation"
1998 Dead Man's Gun Roscow Knowls Episode: "Stage Coach Marty"
1998 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Harvey Millstone Episode: "The Case of the Golden Cave"
1999 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Jack Kroger Episode: "Charades"
1999 The Net Matt Joad Episode: "Chem Lab"
1999 The New Addams Family Geezer Episode: "Addams Family Feud"
2000 Call of the Wild Frank Palmer / Miner / Frak Palmer 8 episodes
2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Cowpoke #1 Episode: "Honey, I'm Spooked"
2000 Hollywood Off-Ramp Unknown Episode: "Cell Phone"
2001 Mysterious Ways Manager Episode: "Wonderful"
1995–2001 The Outer Limits Old Man / Mikulak / Elder / Luther Episodes: "Rule of Law" (Old Man), "Desent" (Mikulak), "The Camp" (Elder), and "If These Walls Could Talk" (Luther)
2001 Stargate SG-1 Homeless Man Episode: "Desperate Measures"
2002 Wolf Lake Drycleaner Owner Episode: "If These Wolves Could Talk"
2002 The Chris Isaak Show Farmer Episode: "Farm Boys"
2004 Kingdom Hospital Store Keeper Episode; "Finale"
2004 Dead Like Me Arthur "Montana" Simms Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"
2004 Earthsea Farmer TV mini-series
2004–2005 Andromeda Prieus Episodes: "The Test" and "Phear Phactor Phenom"
2002–2005 Smallville The Mechanic / Eddie Cole Episodes: "Ageless" (Mechanic) and "Obscura" (Eddie Cole)
2007 The 4400 Stewart Hanley Episode: "The Marked"
2008 The Guard Grimsby Episode: "Waheguru"
2008 The Guard Restaurant Guy Episodes: "Coming Through Fog"
2009 Theater of the Word, Inc. Israel Gow Episode: "The Honor of Israel Gow"
2009 G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense Professor Thaddeus Gorgonus Episodes: "The Problem of Evil"
2009 G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense Michael Episodes: "The Exception Proves the Rule"
2011 Supernatural Elkins Episode: "Frontierland"
2013 Arctic Air Hoover Fitzgerald Episode: "There's Gold in Them Thar Hills"
2013–2014 Spooksville The Mayor Recurring role; 3 episodes

Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series

2014 Strange Empire Reverend Titus Leach Episode: "The Hunting Party"
2014 Strange Empire Titus Lynch Episode: "Lonely Hearts"
2015 The Man in the High Castle Jim McCarthy Episodes: "A Way Out" and "Kindness"
2016 Legends of Tomorrow Ancient Prisoner Episode: "Fail-Safe"

References

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  1. ^ "Frank C. Turner". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ^ "Frank C. Turner - Actor". Northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Frank C. Turner Biography".
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