Chief Dan George
Acting
July 24, 1899
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.
Movies
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
Little Big Man
1970
Alien Thunder
1974
Harry and Tonto
1974
Americathon
1979
Nothing Personal
1980
Cancel My Reservation
1972
Smith!
1969
The Bears and I
1974
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Shadow of the Hawk
1976
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
Cold Journey
1975
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999
Spirit of the Wind
1979
