Chief Dan George
Birthday
1899/07/24
Day of death
1981/09/23 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
British Columbia, Canada
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1976) The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Lone Watie
(1970) Little Big Man
as Old Lodge Skins
(1974) Harry and Tonto
as Sam Two Feathers
(1979) Americathon
as Sam Birdwater
(1969) Smith!
as Ol' Antoine
(1976) Shadow of the Hawk
as Old Man Hawk
(1974) The Bears and I
as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
(1999) Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) The Special London Bridge Special
as The Big Chief
(1963) The Education of Phyllistine
as ---
(1974) Alien Thunder
as Sounding Sky
(1972) Cancel My Reservation
as Old Bear
(1980) Nothing Personal
as Oscar
(1974) Man Belongs to the Earth
as Himself
(1975) Cold Journey
as Special Guest
(1979) Spirit of the Wind
as Moses
(1972) Kung Fu
as ---
(1967) The High Chaparral
as Chief Morales
(1970) McCloud
as ---
(1998) The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
as ---
(1977) What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
as ---
(1963) The Littlest Hobo
as Eagle
(1959) Bonanza
as Red Cloud
(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as Lone Wolf
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest