Chief Dan George
Acting Born Jul 24, 1899 British Columbia, Canada 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Bonanza (1959) as Red Cloud
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) as Lone Wolf
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Chief Morales
- McCloud (1970)
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) as Lone Watie
- The Littlest Hobo (1963) as Eagle
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
- Little Big Man (1970) as Old Lodge Skins
- Kung Fu (1972) as Ancient Warrior
- Harry and Tonto (1974) as Sam Two Feathers
- Alien Thunder (1974) as Sounding Sky
- Nothing Personal (1980) as Oscar
- Americathon (1979) as Sam Birdwater
- Cancel My Reservation (1972) as Old Bear
- The Special London Bridge Special (1972) as The Big Chief
- Shadow of the Hawk (1976) as Old Man Hawk
- Smith! (1969) as Ol' Antoine
- Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- The Bears and I (1974) as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
- Spirit of the Wind (1979) as Moses
- Cold Journey (1975) as Special Guest
- The Education of Phyllistine (1963)