Alexander Howard Ross Cann (January 8, 1903 – December 21, 1977) was a Canadian actor and journalist known for his role in documenting the 1945 New Guinea Gremlin Special rescue.

[1]: 250  He attended the Royal Naval College of Canada and studied structural engineering at Columbia University.

While he was recovering in Australia, he got a job with the Netherlands-Indies Information Service as a war correspondent.

[2][3] He lived with the survivors and their rescuers for twelve days in order to document the rescue on behalf of his employer's Film and Photo Unit.

[4] Cann's short film Rescue from Shangri-La includes staged scenes as well as documentary footage of the indigenous Dani people.