Chief Dan George
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.
Acted in
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
Nothing Personal
1980
as Oscar
Americathon
1979
as Sam Birdwater
Spirit of the Wind
1979
as Moses
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Lone Wolf
Shadow of the Hawk
1976
as Old Man Hawk
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
as Lone Watie
Cold Journey
1975
as Special Guest
Harry and Tonto
1974
as Sam Two Feathers
The Bears and I
1974
as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
as Himself
Alien Thunder
1974
as Sounding Sky
Kung Fu
1972
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as Old Bear
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as The Big Chief
Little Big Man
1970
as Old Lodge Skins
McCloud
1970
Smith!
1969
as Ol' Antoine
The High Chaparral
1967
as Chief Morales
The Littlest Hobo
1963
as Eagle
The Education of Phyllistine
1963
Bonanza
1959
as Red Cloud