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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Nebraska, USA

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 4


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Biography

Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East!, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits". He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star. Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He currently resides in southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney A. Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Stargate SG-1
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8

Stargate SG-1

(1997) Tonané
Dances with Wolves
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8

Dances with Wolves

(1990) Wind In His Hair
The District
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7

The District

(2000) Tommy Morgan
The Doors
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7

The Doors

(1991) Patron at Barney's
Ghosts of Mars
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5

Ghosts of Mars

(2001) Tres
Geronimo: An American Legend
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6
The Substitute
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7

The Substitute

(1996) Johnny Glades
Hawkeye
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7

Hawkeye

(1994) Chingachgook

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2012 Indian #3
2011 Street Chief
2005 Wild-Eye
2002 Cecil Running Bear
2001 Tres
2000 Tommy Morgan
Quentin
1999 N/A
Hudson
Kills First
Billy
1998 Ned Stillwater
Geronimo
Iron Jacket
1997 Tonané
Self
N/A
Vision Quest Indian
1996 Johnny Glades
1994 Eric
Chingachgook
Little Feather
Bucky Miller
1993 Mangas
Lunar Commish
1991 Patron at Barney's
Crazy Horse
1990 Himself
Wind In His Hair
1989 Brave on Horse
1988 The Crow
Year Character Movie/Tv

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