Don Francks

Donald Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known as Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician. Francks's acting career began with CBC Television as a regular on Burns Chuckwagon from the Stampede Corral (1955-55) and Riding High (1955), then in the drama The Fast Ones (1959). In 1957 he had a part in the American series The Adventures of Tugboat Annie.

Don Francks
Francks in 1966.
Born	Donald Harvey Francks (1932-02-28)February 28, 1932 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Died	April 3, 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Other names	Iron Buffalo
Occupation(s)	Actor, vocalist, jazz musician, poet
Years active	1954–2016
Spouse(s)	Lili Francks (m. 1967-2016; his death)
Children	4 (including Cree Summer and Rainbow Sun Francks)

Francks was the first actor to voice the role of Boba Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter in Star Wars Holiday Special and reprised the role in an episode of Star Wars: Droids. He voiced several characters in Inspector Gadget along with his daughter, Cree Summer, who voiced Penny during the first season of the show. He was infamous for living in a teepee in BC for a while.

Francks died on April 3, 2016 from lung cancer in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 84.^[1]