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