IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Francis Johnson
Played by Colin Hanks
Francis A. Johnson, the Darwin, Minnesota farmer who began winding a ball of sisal baling twine in 1950 and spent decades building it into the Guinness-recognized largest twine ball rolled by one person. This page identifies portrayals of that real person.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.