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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Homepage: https://www.johntrudell.com

Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 1


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Biography

John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.

Most Famous Work

Extreme Measures
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6

Extreme Measures

(1996) Tony
On Deadly Ground
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5

On Deadly Ground

(1994) Johnny Redfeather
Thunderheart
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6

Thunderheart

(1992) Jimmy Looks Twice
Trudell
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6

Trudell

(2005) Self / Narrator (voice)
The West
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8

The West

(1996) Self
Dark Blood
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6

Dark Blood

(2012) Indian #2
Dreamkeeper
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7

Dreamkeeper

(2003) Coyote
Reel Injun
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7

Reel Injun

(2010) Self

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