Frank C. Turner
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 | |
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| Born | Francis Charles Turner June 2, 1951 Wainwright, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Frank C Turner |
| Occupation | Actor, iconographer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Partner(s) | Jan Turner |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Crazy Carl | |
| 2016 | Warcraft | Prizon Mage #2 | |
| 2015 | My One Christmas Wish | Homeless Man | TV movie |
| Accidental Obsession | Bill | ||
| The Driftless Area | Vacuum Salesman | ||
| 2013 | Letter to a Priest | Fr. Boniface | Short film based on the book of the same name by French philosopher Simone Weil |
| 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Troop Master Barrett | |
| 2011 | Good Morning, Killer | Willie John Black | TV movie |
| Spooky Buddies | Sheriff Jim | ||
| Crash Site | Terrence | ||
| 2010 | Mea Maxima Culpa | The Master | Short film |
| 2009 | 2012 | Preacher | |
| 2007 | Hot Rod | Fisherman | |
| Post Mortem | Photographer | ||
| Kickin' It Old Skool | Crazy Homeless Man, aka Carl | ||
| 2005 | The Engagement Ring | Abe - present | TV movie |
| The Big White | Dave | ||
| Missing in America | Dinky | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Sam Fischer | ||
| Are We There Yet? | Amish Man | ||
| 2004 | Love on the Side | Wilbur | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Mr. Meek's Brother | |
| 2002 | Killer Bees! | Skinny Farmer | TV movie |
| Try Seventeen | Custodian | ||
| Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch | Carlton | ||
| Snow Dogs | Neely | ||
| 2001 | Air Bud: World Pup | Referee #2 | |
| Cats & Dogs | The Farmer | ||
| 3000 Miles to Graceland | Impound Shop Man | ||
| Black River | Farmer | TV movie | |
| 2000 | By Dawn's Early Light | Doctor | |
| Christy: Return to Cutter Gap | Ozias Holt | ||
| High Noon | Station Master | ||
| MVP: Most Valuable Primate | Bart | ||
| Beautiful Joe | Frank | ||
| Mr. Rice's Secret | Thin Man | ||
| Navigating the Heart | Alan | TV movie | |
| 1999 | The Duke | Parsnip | |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Juror | |
| 1998 | Rupert's Land | Hunter | |
| 1998 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | Official | |
| 1998 | Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure | Pratt | TV movie |
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | Ralston - Stage Manager | |
| 1997 | Tricks | Doctor Olsen | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Diary of Evelyn Lau | Minister in Van | TV movie |
| 1997 | Northern Lights | Willard | TV movie |
| 1997 | Air Bud | Bailiff | |
| 1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Hiram Wingate | |
| 1996 | In Cold Blood | Clarence Ewalt | TV movie |
| 1995 | Johnny's Girl | Bear | TV movie |
| 1994 | Flinch | Coroner | |
| 1994 | Incident at Deception Ridge | Homeless Man | TV movie |
| 1994 | Crackerjack | Oliver Green | |
| 1994 | Andre | John Miller | |
| 1993 | Ernest Rides Again | Van Driver | |
| 1993 | Look Who's Talking Now | Dave | Credited as Frank Turner |
| 1993 | Needful Things | Pete Jerzyck | |
| 1993 | Another Stakeout | Unlucky | |
| 1993 | Call of the Wild | Old Timer | TV movie |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Truck Driver | |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Biologist - State of Alaska | TV movie |
| 1992 | Shame | Bill Ross | TV movie |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Fuzzy | |
| 1992 | Knight Moves | Doctor | |
| 1992 | Miles from Nowhere | Dr. Moranis | TV movie |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Produce Keeper | TV movie |
| 1991 | Bingo | Prison Guard | |
| 1991 | The Legend of Kootenai Brown | Emaciated Man | |
| 1991 | And the Sea Will Tell | Kansas Rock | TV movie |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Shopkeeper | |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Cottonwood Officer | |
| 1989 | The Fly II | Shepard | Credited as Frank Turner |
| 1989 | The Experts | Sheriff | |
| 1988 | Family Reunion | Ticket Agent | |
| 1988 | Watchers | Salesclerk | |
| 1988 | The People Across the Lake | Eli | TV movie |
| 1988 | Higher Ground | Jack Simon | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Red Spider | Salvation Army | TV movie |
| 1988 | Deadly Pursuit | Crilly | |
| 1987 | Malone | Andy | |
| Stone Fox | Emil Janssen | TV movie | |
| A Stranger Waits | Station Attendant | ||
| 1985 | Love Is Never Silent | Mr. Frank | |
| Into Thin Air | Motel Manager | ||
| The Journey of Natty Gann | Farmer | ||
| Certain Fury | Dimitri | Credited as Frank Turner | |
| 1984 | Draw! | Poker Player | TV movie |
| Finders Keepers | Elvis, Railway Waiter | Uncredited | |
| 1982 | Harry Tracy: Dead or Alive | Eddie Hoyt | |
| The Grey Fox | Hotel Clerk | Credited as Frank Turner | |
| 1981 | A War Story | Peter Seed | |
| Silence of the North | Young Man |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Ancient Prisoner | Episode: "Fail-Safe" |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Jim McCarthy | Episodes: "A Way Out" and "Kindness" |
| 2014 | Strange Empire | Titus Lynch | Episode: "Lonely Hearts" |
| Reverend Titus Leach | Episode: "The Hunting Party" | ||
| Spooksville | The Mayor | Episodes: "The Maze" | |
| 2013 | Episodes: "The Haunted Cave" | ||
| Arctic Air | Hoover Fitzgerald | Episode: "There's Gold in Them Thar Hills" | |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Elkins | Episode: "Frontierland" |
| 2009 | G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense | Michael | Episodes: "The Exception Proves the Rule" |
| Professor Thaddeus Gorgonus | Episodes: "The Problem of Evil" | ||
| Theater of the Word, Inc. | Israel Gow | Episode: "The Honor of Israel Gow" | |
| 2008 | The Guard | Restaurant Guy | Episodes: "Coming Through Fog" |
| Grimsby | Episode: "Waheguru" | ||
| 2007 | The 4400 | Stewart Hanley | Episode: "The Marked" |
| 2002-2005 | Smallville | Mechanic / Eddie Cole | Episodes: "Ageless" (Mechanic) and "Obscura" (Eddie Cole) |
| 2004-2005 | Andromeda | Prieus | Episodes: "The Test" and "Phear Phactor Phenom" |
| 2004 | Earthsea | Farmer | TV mini-series |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Arthur 'Montana' Simms | Episode: "Ashes to Ashes" |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Store Keeper | Episode; "Finale" |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Farmer | Episode: "Farm Boys" |
| 2002 | Wolf Lake | Drycleaner Owner | Episode: "If These Wolves Could Talk" |
| 2001 | Stargate SG-1 | Homeless Man | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 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 | Mysterious Ways | Manager | Episode: "Wonderful" |
| 2000 | Hollywood Off-Ramp | Episode: "Cell Phone" | |
| 2000 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Cowpoke #1 | Episode: "Honey, I'm Spooked" |
| 2000 | Call of the Wild | Frank Palmer / Miner / Frak Palmer | 8 episodes |
| 1999 | The New Addams Family | Geezer | Episode: "Addams Family Feud" |
| 1999 | The Net | Matt Joad | Episode: "Chem Lab" |
| 1999 | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | Jack Kroger | Episode: "Charades" |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Harvey Millstone | Episode: "The Case of the Golden Cave" |
| 1998 | Dead Man's Gun | Roscow Knowls | Episode: "Stage Coach Marty" |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Reverend Josiah Blood | Episode: "Thirteenth Generation" |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Brother Frederick | Episode: "Vow of Silence" |
| 1995-1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Unbob Finch | 14 episodes |
| 1995 | Sliders | Crazy Kenny / Senator Candidate | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1993-1994 | Highlander | Official / Harry | Episodes: "Shadows" (Official) and "The Darkness" (Harry) |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Dr. Del Hakkie / Dr. Collins | Episodes: "Duane Barry" (Hakkie) and "Tooms" (Collins) |
| 1992 | The Commish | Fred Phillips | Episode: "The Frame" |
| 1992 | Street Justice | Homeless Man | Episode: "Feet of Clay" |
| 1991 | Palace Guard | Episode: "Simian Enchanted Evening" | |
| 1990 | It | Al Marsh | TV mini-series |
| 1987–90 | MacGyver | News / Milt Bozer / Priest | Episodes: "MacGyver's Women" (News), "Halloween Knights" (Milt Bozer), and "Back from the Dead" (Priest) |
| 1987–90 | Wiseguy | Reverend Adams / Rev. Adams / Manager | 5 episodes |
| 1990 | Mom P.I. | Goggles | Episode: "Gumshoe" |
| 1989 | Booker | Bum | Episode: "Someone Stole Lucille" |
| The Ray Bradbury Theatre | Roger Willis | Episode: "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!" | |
| John Webley | Episode: "Hail and Farewell" | ||
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street | Cherry | Episode: "Cory and Dean Got Married" |
| Earth Star Voyager | Willy | TV mini-series | |
| 1987 | Airwolf | Cully | Episode: "Flowers of the Mountain" |
| Deadly Nightmares | Old Billy Baltimore | Episode: "The Legendary Billy B."; credited as Frank Turner | |
| 1986 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Sad Sack Santa | Episode: "The Christmas Star" |
| Danger Bay | Mr. Shepherd | Episode: "Fish Forgery" |
References
- "Frank C. Turner". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- "Frank C. Turner - Actor". Northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- "Frank C. Turner Biography".
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