Rodney A. Grant
Actor
Biography
Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor.
Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East!, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits". He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star.
Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He currently resides in southern California.
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Filmography
Wild Wild West
as Hudson 1999
The Doors
as Patron at Barney's 1991
Ghosts of Mars
as Tres 2001
The Substitute
as Johnny Glades 1996
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Mangas 1993
Don't Come Knocking
as Wild-Eye 2005
Wagons East!
as Little Feather 1994
The Jack Bull
as Billy 1999
Vanishing Point
as Vision Quest Indian 1997
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts
1997
Powwow Highway
as Brave on Horse 1989
Dark Blood
as Indian #3 2012
F.T.W.
as Bucky Miller 1994
White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf
as Quentin 2000
The Killing Grounds
as Ned Stillwater 1998
The Staircase
as Geronimo 1998