Chief Dan George
Age: 82 | From: British Columbia, Canada
Person Details
Birthday: 1899-07-24 05:14:24
Death: 1981-09-23 05:14:24
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: British Columbia, Canada
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Incredible Hulk
(1977) Lone Wolf
Bonanza
(1959) Red Cloud
The High Chaparral
(1967) Chief Morales
The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976) Lone Watie
The Bears and I
(1974) Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
The Littlest Hobo
(1963) Eagle
Smith!
(1969) Ol' Antoine
Spirit of the Wind
(1979) MosesActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | N/A | |
| 1980 | Oscar | |
| 1979 | Sam Birdwater | |
| Moses | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| Lone Wolf | ||
| 1976 | Old Man Hawk | |
| Lone Watie | ||
| 1975 | Special Guest | |
| 1974 | Sam Two Feathers | |
| Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay | ||
| Himself | ||
| Sounding Sky | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Old Bear | ||
| The Big Chief | ||
| 1970 | Old Lodge Skins | |
| N/A | ||
| 1969 | Ol' Antoine | |
| 1968 | Self - Guest | |
| 1967 | Chief Morales | |
| 1963 | Eagle | |
| 1959 | Red Cloud | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
