Chief Dan George
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 24, 1899 (127 years old)
Place of Birth
British Columbia, Canada
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.
Known For
| 1999 | Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey WalesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | |
| 1980 | Nothing PersonalOscar | |
| 1979 | AmericathonSam Birdwater | |
| 1979 | Spirit of the WindMoses | |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | |
| 1977 | The Incredible HulkLone Wolf | |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey WalesLone Watie | |
| 1976 | Shadow of the HawkOld Man Hawk | |
| 1975 | Cold JourneySpecial Guest | |
| 1974 | Harry and TontoSam Two Feathers | |
| 1974 | The Bears and IChief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay | |
| 1974 | Alien ThunderSounding Sky | |
| 1974 | Man Belongs to the EarthHimself | |
| 1972 | The Special London Bridge SpecialThe Big Chief | |
| 1972 | Cancel My ReservationOld Bear | |
| 1972 | Kung FuAncient Warrior | |
| 1970 | Little Big ManOld Lodge Skins | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1969 | Smith!Ol' Antoine | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1967 | The High ChaparralChief Morales | |
| 1966 | How to Break a Quarter HorseOl' Antoine | |
| 1963 | The Education of Phyllistine | |
| 1963 | The Littlest HoboEagle | |
| 1959 | BonanzaRed Cloud | |
| - | A Different DrumGrandfather |