Chief Dan George
Actor
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.
Filmography
Little Big Man
as Old Lodge Skins 1970
Harry and Tonto
as Sam Two Feathers 1974
Nothing Personal
as Oscar 1980
Smith!
as Ol' Antoine 1969
The Bears and I
as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay 1974
Americathon
as Sam Birdwater 1979
Shadow of the Hawk
as Old Man Hawk 1976
Alien Thunder
as Sounding Sky 1974
Cancel My Reservation
as Old Bear 1972
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Self (archive footage) 1999
Spirit of the Wind
as Moses 1979
The Special London Bridge Special
as The Big Chief 1972
The Education of Phyllistine
1963
Man Belongs to the Earth
as Himself 1974