Acting
Chief Dan George
Born 24 July 1899 in British Columbia, Canada · Died 23 September 1981
26 credits
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
Acting 26
- TBAA Different DrumFilmGrandfather
- 1999Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey WalesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1998The Crow: Stairway to HeavenSeries
- 1980Nothing PersonalFilmOscar
- 1979AmericathonFilmSam Birdwater
- 1979Spirit of the WindFilmMoses
- 1977The Incredible HulkSeriesLone Wolf
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?Series
- 1976The Outlaw Josey WalesFilmLone Watie
- 1976Shadow of the HawkFilmOld Man Hawk
- 1975Cold JourneyFilmSpecial Guest
- 1974Harry and TontoFilmSam Two Feathers
- 1974The Bears and IFilmChief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
- 1974Alien ThunderFilmSounding Sky
- 1974Man Belongs to the EarthFilmHimself
- 1972Kung FuSeriesAncient Warrior
- 1972Cancel My ReservationFilmOld Bear
- 1972The Special London Bridge SpecialFilmThe Big Chief
- 1970McCloudSeries
- 1970Little Big ManFilmOld Lodge Skins
- 1969Smith!FilmOl' Antoine
- 1967The High ChaparralSeriesChief Morales
- 1966How to Break a Quarter HorseFilmOl' Antoine
- 1963The Littlest HoboSeriesEagle
- 1963The Education of PhyllistineFilm
- 1959BonanzaSeriesRed Cloud
Filmography from TMDB.