Chief Dan George
Acting
Born: 1899-07-24 in 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
Bonanza
Red Cloud
The Incredible Hulk
Lone Wolf
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The High Chaparral
Chief Morales
McCloud
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Lone Watie
The Littlest Hobo
Eagle
Little Big Man
Old Lodge Skins
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Americathon
Sam Birdwater
The Bears and I
Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Smith!
Ol' Antoine
Harry and Tonto
Sam Two Feathers
Kung Fu
Ancient Warrior
Cancel My Reservation
Old Bear
Nothing Personal
Oscar
Cold Journey
Special Guest
Alien Thunder
Sounding Sky
A Different Drum
Grandfather
Shadow of the Hawk
Old Man Hawk
Man Belongs to the Earth
Himself
Spirit of the Wind
Moses
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Self (archive footage)
The Special London Bridge Special
The Big Chief