Donald Harvey "Don" Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known as Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician.
Francks was born and raised in Burnaby, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver.
He once attributed his voice talent and career to free elocution lessons by Muriel Davis from age eight. He performed in vaudeville, worked as a foundryman and was involved in summer stock before moving to Toronto. During his time in Hollywood he lived in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.