Michael Horse

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-12-21 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Michael Horse

Biography

Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television. Horse was born Michael James Heinrich in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1949. His mother, Nancie Belle Posten, was Swedish. Horse's adoptive father, George Heinrich, was born in Florida to parents from Austria. Nancie died in California in 2004. Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype. ...

Acting

1992

Passenger 57

as Forget

2002

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

as Little Creek's Friend (voice)

1988

The French as Seen by…

as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

1982

The Avenging

as Josuah

1982

1993

1989

Deadly Weapon

as Indian Joe

1988

Longarm

as Vasquez

2023

Gift of Fear

as Chance Riddle

1998

Star of Jaipur

as Colonel Ironwood

1989

Border Shootout

as Dandy Jim

2008

The Bone Eater

as Storm Cloud

1988

1986

1996

American Strays

as Lead Cop

1988

Buckeye and Blue

as Cherokee Bill

1996

Navajo Blues

as Begay

2002

2002

Birdseye

as Pete Longshadow

1989

Twin Peaks

as Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill

2018

1995

1987

Rented Lips

as Bobby Leaping Mouse

-

I Filmed Your Death

as Andy Bones

2020

2017

Dead Ant

as Bigfoot

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill

2017

2012

Skinny Jo

as Tombi

Production

1996

American Strays

as Stunt Coordinator

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