Francis Charles Turner (born June 2, 1951) is an actor and iconographer born in Wainwright, Alberta and now living in BC. 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. He has appeared in numerous films, made-for-television films, television shows, and plays.
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
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He made guest appearances on all five of the longest running North American science fiction series: The X-Files (1993), The Outer Limits (1995),"Stargate SG-1" (1997)_, Smallville (2001) and Supernatural (2005).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Warcraft
2016
Prison Mage
Legends of Tomorrow
2016
TV Series
Ancient Prisoner
My One Christmas Wish
2015
TV Movie
Homeless Man
The Man in the High Castle
2015
TV Series
Jim McCarthy
Accidental Obsession
2015
TV Movie
Bill
The Driftless Area
2015
Vacuum Salesman
Strange Empire
2014
TV Series
Titus Lynch / Reverend Titus Leach
Spooksville
2013-2014
TV Series
The Mayor
Letter to a Priest
2013
Short
Fr.Boniface
Arctic Air
2013
TV Series
Hoover Fitzgerald
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
2013
TV Movie
Kempner
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012
Troop Master Barrett
Good Morning, Killer
2011
TV Movie
Willie John Black
Spooky Buddies
2011
Video
Sheriff Jim
Crash Site
2011
Terrence
Supernatural
2011
TV Series
Elkins
Mea Maxima Culpa
2010
Short
The Master
G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense
2009
TV Series
Michael / Professor Thaddeus Gorgonus
2012
2009/I
Preacher
Theater of the Word, Inc.
2009
TV Series
Israel Gow
The Guard
2008
TV Series
Restaurant Guy / Grimsby
Hot Rod
2007
Fisherman
Post Mortem
2007
TV Movie
Photographer
The 4400
2007
TV Series
Stewart Hanley
Kickin' It Old Skool
2007
Crazy Homeless Man
The Engagement Ring
2005
TV Movie
Abe-present
The Big White
2005
Dave
Missing in America
2005
Dinky
Smallville
2002-2005
TV Series
Mechanic / Eddie Cole
Alone in the Dark
2005
Sam Fischer
Are We There Yet?
2005
Amish Man
Earthsea
2005
TV Mini-Series
Farmer
Andromeda
2004-2005
TV Series
Prieus
Dead Like Me
2004
TV Series
Arthur 'Montana' Simms
Love on the Side
2004
Wilbur
Kingdom Hospital
2004
TV Series
Store Keeper
Scary Movie 3
2003
Mr. Meek's Brother
Killer Bees!
2002
TV Movie
Skinny Farmer
Try Seventeen
2002
Custodian
The Chris Isaak Show
2002
TV Series
Farmer
Wolf Lake
2002
TV Series
Drycleaner Owner
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
2002
Video
Carlton
Snow Dogs
2002
Neely
Stargate SG-1
2001
TV Series
Homeless Man
The Outer Limits
1995-2001
TV Series
Old Man / Mikulak / Elder / ...
Black River
2001
TV Movie
Farmer
Cats & Dogs
2001
The Farmer
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
Impound Shop Man
Mysterious Ways
2001
TV Series
Manager
By Dawn's Early Light
2000
TV Movie
Doctor
Air Bud 3
2000
Video
Referee #2
Christy: The Movie
2000
TV Movie
Ozias Holt
Hollywood Off-Ramp
2000
TV Series
High Noon
2000
TV Movie
Station Master
MVP: Most Valuable Primate
2000
Bart
Beautiful Joe
2000
Frank
Best Actress
2000
TV Movie
Ralph Spivak, P.I.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
2000
TV Series
Cowpoke #1
Mr. Rice's Secret
2000
Thin Man
Navigating the Heart
2000
TV Movie
Alan
Call of the Wild
2000
TV Series
Frank Palmer / Miner / Frak Palmer
The Duke
1999
Parsnip
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
Juror
The New Addams Family
1999
TV Series
Geezer
The Net
1999
TV Series
Matt Joad
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
1999
TV Series
Jack Kroger
Rupert's Land
1998
Hunter
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
1998
Official
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1998
TV Series
Harvey Millstone
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
1998
TV Movie
Pratt
Dead Man's Gun
1998
TV Series
Roscow Knowls
Mr. Magoo
1997
Ralston - Stage Manager
Tricks
1997
TV Movie
Doctor Olsen
Northern Lights
1997
TV Movie
Willard
Air Bud
1997
Bailiff
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
TV Movie
Hiram Wingate
In Cold Blood
1996
TV Mini-Series
Clarence Ewalt
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
TV Series
Reverend Josiah Blood
The Sentinel
1996
TV Series
Brother Frederick
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995-1996
TV Series
Unbob Finch
Johnny's Girl
1995
TV Movie
Bear
Sliders
1995
TV Series
Crazy Kenny / Senator Candidate
Flinch
1994
Video
Coroner
Highlander
1993-1994
TV Series
Official / Harry
The X-Files
1994
TV Series
Dr. Del Hakkie / Doctor Collins
Incident at Deception Ridge
1994
TV Movie
Homeless Man
Crackerjack
1994
Oliver Green
Andre
1994
John Miller
The Diary of Evelyn Lau
1994
TV Movie
Minister in Van
Ernest Rides Again
1993
Van Driver
Look Who's Talking Now
1993
Dave (as Frank Turner)
Needful Things
1993
Pete Jerzyck
Another Stakeout
1993
Unlucky
This Boy's Life
1993
Truck Driver
Call of the Wild
1992
TV Movie
Old Timer
The Commish
1992
TV Series
Fred Phillips
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
TV Movie
Biologist - State of Alaska
Street Justice
1992
TV Series
Homeless Man
Shame
1992
TV Movie
Bill Ross
Unforgiven
1992
Fuzzy
Knight Moves
1992
Doctor
Miles from Nowhere
1992
TV Movie
Dr. Moranis
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991
TV Movie
Produce Keeper
Palace Guard
1991
TV Series
Bingo
1991
Prison Guard
Showdown at Williams Creek
1991
Emaciated Man
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
TV Movie
Kansas Rock
It
1990
TV Mini-Series
Al Marsh
MacGyver
1987-1990
TV Series
News
Milt Bozer
Priest
Wiseguy
1987-1990
TV Series
Reverend Adams
Rev. Adams
Manager
Mom P.I.
1990
TV Series
Goggles
We're No Angels
1989
Shopkeeper
Booker
1989
TV Series
Bum
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1989
TV Series
Roger Willis / John Webley
Dead Bang
1989
Cottonwood Officer
The Fly II
1989
Shepard (as Frank Turner)
The Experts
1989
Sheriff
Family Reunion
1988
Ticket Agent
Watchers
1988
Salesclerk
The People Across the Lake
1988
TV Movie
Eli
Higher Ground
1988
TV Movie
Jack Simon
21 Jump Street
1988
TV Series
Cherry
The Red Spider
1988
TV Movie
Salvation Army
Shoot to Kill
1988
Crilly
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1988
TV Series
Willy (1988)
Airwolf
1987
TV Series
Cully
Malone
1987
Andy
The Hitchhiker
1987
TV Series
Old Billy Baltimore
Stone Fox
1987
TV Movie
Emil Janssen
A Stranger Waits
1987
TV Movie
Station Attendant
The Christmas Star
1986
Sad Sack Santa
Danger Bay
1986
TV Series
Mr. Shepherd
Love Is Never Silent
1985
TV Movie
Mr. Frank
Into Thin Air
1985
TV Movie
Motel Manager
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
Farmer
Certain Fury
1985
Dimitri (as Frank Turner)
Draw!
1984
TV Movie
Poker Player
Finders Keepers
1984
Elvis, Railway Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch
1982
Eddie Hoyt
The Grey Fox
1982
Hotel Clerk (as Frank Turner)
A War Story
1981
Peter Seed (as Frank Turner)
Silence of the North
1981
Young Man
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1997
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series