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Graham Greene

Acting Born Jun 22, 1952 Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada 24 credits

Biography

Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017).

In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

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Known for

Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Sam Keeyani

Murder, She Wrote

as Peter Henderson

Tulsa King

as Old Smoke

Riverdale

as Thomas Topaz

The Last of Us

as Marlon
Film

Jaws

as Chief James Clearwater
Film

The Green Mile

as Arlen Bitterbuck

1883

as Spotted Eagle

Echo

as Skully

Full filmography

  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Sheriff Sam Keeyani
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Peter Henderson
  • Tulsa King (2022) as Old Smoke
  • Riverdale (2017) as Thomas Topaz
  • The Last of Us (2023) as Marlon
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Chief James Clearwater
  • The Red Green Show (1991) as Edgar K. B. Montrose
  • Northern Exposure (1990) as Leonard Quinhagak
  • Longmire (2012) as Malachi Strand
  • L.A. Law (1986) as David Wauneka
  • Goliath (2016) as Joe Littlecrow
  • The Green Mile (1999) as Arlen Bitterbuck
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Chief Weapons Officer
  • 1883 (2021) as Spotted Eagle
  • Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) as Dr. David Lands
  • American Gods (2017) as Whiskey Jack
  • American Gods (2017) as Whiskey Jack (voice)
  • Defiance (2013) as Rafe McCawley
  • First Wave (1998) as Lonetree
  • This Is Wonderland (2004) as Paul Hilliard
  • Echo (2024) as Skully
  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) as Harry Clearwater
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Brown Bear (voice)
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) as Kicking Bird