John Morris Rankin was born on April 28, 1959 in Mabou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for
Making Steel (1992),
The Rankin Family: Borders and Time (1994) and
The Rankins: Roving Gypsy Boy (1996). He died on January 16, 2000 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.