Russell Means

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-10 (73 years old)

Deathday

2012-10-22

Place of Birth

Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA

Russell Means

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 - October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist for the rights of Native American people. He was a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) having joined the organization in 1968. Means also pursued careers in politics, acting, and music. Description the Wikipedia article Russell Means, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1994

2007

Pathfinder

as Pathfinder

1995

Pocahontas

as Powhatan (voice)

1995

Buffalo Girls

as Sitting Bull

2004

1992

1998

Black Cat Run

as Ten Reed

2021

Larry Flynt for President

as Self (archive footage)

2002

Cowboy Up

as Joe

2002

29 Palms

as The Chief

2010

Reel Injun

as Self

1997

Song of Hiawatha

as Mudjekeewis

2014

Days and Nights

as Big Jim

2019

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

as Self (archive footage)

1992

Incident at Oglala

as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

1996

The Pathfinder

as Arrowhead

1994

WindRunner

as Wa Tho Huck (Country Ghost)

2008

Rez Bomb

as Dodds

2000

Wind River

as Wódz Washakie

2007

Unearthed

as Grandpa

1991

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

as Self - American Indian Movement (archive footage)

2004

1994

Wagons East!

as Chief

2000

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

as Billy Twofeathers

1997

2012

Tiger Eyes

as Willie Ortiz

2022

Lakota Nation vs. United States

as Self (archive footage)

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