Chief Dan George
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.
Movie Appearances
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Lone Watie
1976
Little Big Man
as Old Lodge Skins
1970
Harry and Tonto
as Sam Two Feathers
1974
Americathon
as Sam Birdwater
1979
Smith!
as Ol' Antoine
1969
Shadow of the Hawk
as Old Man Hawk
1976
The Bears and I
as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
1974
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Self (archive footage)
1999
The Special London Bridge Special
as The Big Chief
1972
The Education of Phyllistine
1963
Alien Thunder
as Sounding Sky
1974
Cancel My Reservation
as Old Bear
1972
Nothing Personal
as Oscar
1980
Man Belongs to the Earth
as Himself
1974
Cold Journey
as Special Guest
1975
Spirit of the Wind
as Moses
1979
How to Break a Quarter Horse
as Ol' Antoine
1966
A Different Drum
as Grandfather
TBA
