Chief Dan George
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.
27 acting credits
Acting · 27
Bonanza
1959
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The High Chaparral
1967
McCloud
1970
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Littlest Hobo
1963
Little Big Man
1970
Kung Fu
1972
Harry and Tonto
1974
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Americathon
1979
Smith!
1969
Cancel My Reservation
1972
The Bears and I
1974
Nothing Personal
1980
Alien Thunder
1974
Shadow of the Hawk
1976
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999
A Different Drum
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Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
Cold Journey
1975
Spirit of the Wind
1979
The Education of Phyllistine
1963
How to Break a Quarter Horse
1966