Michael Horse
Age: N/A | From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Michael Heinrich , Michael James Heinrich
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 19
Most Famous Work
Biography
Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television. Horse was born Michael James Heinrich in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1949. His mother, Nancie Belle Posten, was Swedish. Horse's adoptive father, George Heinrich, was born in Florida to parents from Austria. Nancie died in California in 2004. Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype. After appearing in David Lynch's short film The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988), Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a Native American policeman, in Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91). He also acted in Passenger 57 (1992), House of Cards (1993), the 1990s version of the television series The Untouchables (1993), and North of 60 (1995–97). He also appeared in the Thanks episode "Thanksgiving" in 1999, portraying Squanto. He appeared as Deputy Owen Blackwood in four episodes of the first season of Roswell (1999). Horse also appeared as Sheriff Tskany in The X-Files episode "Shapes" in 1994. In 1999, Horse guest starred on Walker, Texas Ranger in the episode "Team Cherokee" as John Red Cloud, the owner of a Native American NASCAR racing team and a friend of the titular character, Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris). Horse portrayed American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Dennis Banks in the 1994 film Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. Eight years later, he lent his voice to Little Creek's friend in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. He portrayed Mike Proudfoot on Sons of Tucson. In 1995 he portrayed Dirty Bob in the Western film Riders in the Storm. He played the character Jindoga in Hawkeye. In 2017, Horse reprised his role as Deputy Hawk in the third season of TV series Twin Peaks. He also portrayed Twamie Ullulaq in the seventh season of The Blacklist in 2020.
Most Famous Work
The Blacklist
(2013) Twamie Ullulaq
The X-Files
(1993) Sheriff Charles Tskany
Superman: The Animated Series
(1996) Ubu (voice)
Roswell
(1999) Owen Blackwood
Walker, Texas Ranger
(1993) John Red Cloud
Twin Peaks
(1990) Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
Gargoyles
(1994) Peter Maza (voice)
Hell on Wheels
(2011) Native AmericanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| 2021 | N/A | |
| 2020 | The Marshal | |
| Edenshaw | ||
| 2018 | Narrator | |
| 2017 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Bigfoot | ||
| 2014 | Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill | |
| 2013 | Twamie Ullulaq | |
| 2011 | Native American | |
| 2010 | Holling Longshadow (voice) | |
| Mike Proudfoot | ||
| 2008 | Storm Cloud | |
| 2007 | N/A | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Leon Strongfeather (voice) | |
| Pete Longshadow | ||
| Broken Feather | ||
| Little Creek's Friend (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Self | |
| Jonathan Stillwater | ||
| 2000 | Muntab Leader (voice) | |
| Security Guy | ||
| Steve | ||
| 1999 | Owen Blackwood | |
| Andrew One Sky | ||
| 1998 | Colonel Ironwood | |
| Wildlife Ranger Sam Rainwater (voice) | ||
| Eddie | ||
| 1997 | Chaynah Walker (voice) | |
| 1996 | Begay | |
| N/A | ||
| Sky Sentry Operator (voice) | ||
| Ubu (voice) | ||
| Strong Wind / The Chief (voice) | ||
| Ames (voice) | ||
| Eskimo (voice) | ||
| 1995 | Dirty Bob | |
| 1994 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Peter Maza (voice) | ||
| Dennis Banks | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Sheriff Charles Tskany | |
| Stoker | ||
| John Red Cloud | ||
| George Steelman | ||
| 1992 | Forget | |
| 1991 | David Blackwing | |
| N/A | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Tommy 'Hawk' Hill | ||
| 1989 | Dandy Jim | |
| N/A | ||
| Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill | ||
| Indian Joe | ||
| 1988 | Broken Feather | |
| (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman") | ||
| Vasquez | ||
| Cherokee Bill | ||
| 1987 | Bobby Leaping Mouse | |
| 1986 | Pool Attendant | |
| 1985 | Indian | |
| male friend | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Jonathan Eagle | ||
| Self | ||
| Josuah | ||
| 1981 | Tonto | |
| Andy Bones | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
