Don Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016[1]) was a Canadian actor who voiced multiple Star Wars characters during the 1970s and 80s. He voiced Boba Fett in the "Story of the Faithful Wookiee" segment of The Star Wars Holiday Special and later on Star Wars Droids, making him the first person to portray the character. He also voiced Jann Tosh and Gir Kybo Ren-Cha on Droids and an X-marked Dulok, Umwak and an O-marked Dulok on Ewoks.
Francks was the father of Cree Summer, who voiced Princess Kneesa in Ewoks. He has appeared on other shows like Inspector Gadget, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, X-Men, and The Neverending Story.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Actor, Jazz Musician Don Francks Dies at 84 by Vlessing, Etan on www.hollywoodreporter.com (April 4, 2016) (archived from the original on December 21, 2016)
External links[]
- Don Francks on Wikipedia
- Don Francks at the Internet Movie Database
- Don Francks at the British Film Institute (backup link)
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