Chief Dan George
- Acting
- July 24, 1899 · British Columbia, Canada
- September 23, 1981
Biography
Chief Dan George OC (July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was also an actor, musician, poet and author; his best-known written work was "My Heart Soars". As an actor, he is best remembered for portraying Old Lodge Skins opposite Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Known for
Filmography
- Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales · Self
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
- Nothing Personal · Oscar
- Americathon · Sam Birdwater
- Spirit of the Wind · Moses
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
- The Incredible Hulk · Lone Wolf
- Shadow of the Hawk · Old Man Hawk
- The Outlaw Josey Wales · Lone Watie
- Cold Journey · Special Guest
- Harry and Tonto · Sam Two Feathers
- The Bears and I · Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
- Man Belongs to the Earth · Self
- Alien Thunder · Sounding Sky
- Kung Fu · Ancient Warrior
- Cancel My Reservation · Old Bear
- The Special London Bridge Special · The Big Chief
- Little Big Man · Old Lodge Skins
- McCloud
- Smith! · Ol' Antoine
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- The High Chaparral · Chief Morales
- How to Break a Quarter Horse · Ol' Antoine
- The Littlest Hobo · Eagle
- The Education of Phyllistine
- Bonanza · Red Cloud
- A Different Drum · Grandfather