Chief Dan George
Acting • Born 1899-07-24 – Died 1981-09-23
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.
Filmography
26 credits
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Movie • 1976
Lone Watie
Little Big Man
Movie • 1970
Old Lodge Skins
Harry and Tonto
Movie • 1974
Sam Two Feathers
Americathon
Movie • 1979
Sam Birdwater
Smith!
Movie • 1969
Ol' Antoine
Shadow of the Hawk
Movie • 1976
Old Man Hawk
The Bears and I
Movie • 1974
Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
The Special London Bridge Special
Movie • 1972
The Big Chief
The Education of Phyllistine
Movie • 1963
Alien Thunder
Movie • 1974
Sounding Sky
Cancel My Reservation
Movie • 1972
Old Bear
Nothing Personal
Movie • 1980
Oscar
Man Belongs to the Earth
Movie • 1974
Himself
Cold Journey
Movie • 1975
Special Guest
Spirit of the Wind
Movie • 1979
Moses
How to Break a Quarter Horse
Movie • 1966
Ol' Antoine
Kung Fu
TV • 1972
Ancient Warrior
The High Chaparral
TV • 1967
Chief Morales
McCloud
TV • 1970
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
TV • 1998
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV • 1977
The Littlest Hobo
TV • 1963
Eagle
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Red Cloud
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
Lone Wolf
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest