Chief Dan George
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1899-07-24
Place of birth:British Columbia, Canada
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1981-09-23
82Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey WalesSelf (archive footage)1999-03-307.52
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven1998-09-256.557
- Nothing PersonalOscar1980-03-285.614
- AmericathonSam Birdwater1979-08-103.714
- Spirit of the WindMoses1979-01-017.52
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977-12-086.03
- The Incredible HulkLone Wolf1977-11-047.2502
- Shadow of the HawkOld Man Hawk1976-07-146.011
- The Outlaw Josey WalesLone Watie1976-06-307.51,302
- Cold JourneySpecial Guest1975-05-069.01
- Harry and TontoSam Two Feathers1974-08-127.197
- The Bears and IChief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay1974-07-316.413
- Man Belongs to the EarthHimself1974-05-049.01
- Alien ThunderSounding Sky1974-02-225.411
- Kung FuAncient Warrior1972-10-147.7238
- Cancel My ReservationOld Bear1972-09-216.54
- The Special London Bridge SpecialThe Big Chief1972-01-018.01
- Little Big ManOld Lodge Skins1970-12-237.4724
- McCloud1970-02-177.253
- Smith!Ol' Antoine1969-03-215.913
- The High ChaparralChief Morales1967-09-106.826
- How to Break a Quarter HorseOl' Antoine1966-01-190.00
- The Littlest HoboEagle1963-09-246.03
- The Education of Phyllistine1963-01-010.00
- BonanzaRed Cloud1959-09-127.5480