Chief Dan George
Date of Birth:
Jul 24, 1899
Place of Birth:
British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth:
Jul 24, 1899
Place of Birth:
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.
filmography:
1980
1979
1979
1976
1975
1974
1974
1974
1970
1969