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