Chief Dan George

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-07-24 (82 years old)

Deathday

1981-09-23

Place of Birth

British Columbia, Canada

Chief Dan George

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.

Acting

1976

1970

Little Big Man

as Old Lodge Skins

1974

Harry and Tonto

as Sam Two Feathers

1979

Americathon

as Sam Birdwater

1969

Smith!

as Ol' Antoine

1976

Shadow of the Hawk

as Old Man Hawk

1974

The Bears and I

as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay

1974

Alien Thunder

as Sounding Sky

1972

1980

1975

Cold Journey

as Special Guest

1979

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