Chief Dan George
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday24 July 1899
Died23 September 1981 (age 82)
Place of birthBritish Columbia, Canada
Known credits27
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.
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999 · Self (archive footage)
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
Nothing Personal
1980 · Oscar
Americathon
1979 · Sam Birdwater
Spirit of the Wind
1979 · Moses
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Lone Wolf
Shadow of the Hawk
1976 · Old Man Hawk
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Lone Watie
Cold Journey
1975 · Special Guest
Harry and Tonto
1974 · Sam Two Feathers
The Bears and I
1974 · Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974 · Himself
Alien Thunder
1974 · Sounding Sky
Kung Fu
1972 · Ancient Warrior
Cancel My Reservation
1972 · Old Bear
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 · The Big Chief
Little Big Man
1970 · Old Lodge Skins
McCloud
1970
Smith!
1969 · Ol' Antoine
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The High Chaparral
1967 · Chief Morales
How to Break a Quarter Horse
1966 · Ol' Antoine
The Littlest Hobo
1963 · Eagle
The Education of Phyllistine
1963
Bonanza
1959 · Red Cloud
A Different Drum
Grandfather
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