Graham Greene
Biography
Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017). In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. From Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Green Mile
as Arlen Bitterbuck
1999
Transamerica
as Calvin Many Goats
2005
Dances with Wolves
as Kicking Bird
1990
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Joe Lambert
1995
All Hat
as Jim Burns
2007
North
as Alaskan Dad
1994
Lost in the Barrens
as Mewasin
1990
Thunderheart
as Walter Crow Horse
1992
Maverick
as Joseph
1994
A Thief Of Time
as Slick Nakai
2004
Revolution
as Ongwata
1985
Christmas in the Clouds
as Earl
2001
Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull
as Sitting Bull
1995
Defining Moments
as Dr. Kelly
2021
The Hired Heart
as Keith
1997
Gunless
as Two Dogs
2010
Just Buried
as Henry Sanipass
2007
Misery Harbour
as Burly
1999
The Education of Little Tree
as Willow John
1997
Breakfast with Scot
as Bud Wilson
2007
TV Appearances
Numb3rs
as Chief James Clearwater
2005
The Collector
as George
2004
The Red Green Show
as Edgar K. B. Montrose
1991
American Gods
as Whiskey Jack
2017
American Gods
as Whiskey Jack (voice)
2017
Big Wolf on Campus
as Ferryman
1999
Mister Sterling
as Senior Senator Jackson
2003
The War that Made America
as Host
2006
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
as Dr. David Lands
1996
Wolf Lake
as Sherman Blackstone
2001
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
as Mr. Crabby Tree
1993
The Outer Limits
as Chief Weapons Officer
1995