Acting
Chief Dan George
1899 · British Columbia, Canada
18 films
Bio
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
Little Big Man
Old Lodge Skins
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Lone Watie
Smith!
Ol' Antoine
Harry and Tonto
Sam Two Feathers
Americathon
Sam Birdwater
The Bears and I
Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
The Special London Bridge Special
The Big Chief
Spirit of the Wind
Moses
Man Belongs to the Earth
Himself
Nothing Personal
Oscar
A Different Drum
Grandfather
How to Break a Quarter Horse
Ol' Antoine