Chief Dan George

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AKA: Geswanouth Slahoot
Nationality: Canadian
Birthdate: 07/24/1899
Birthplace: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Death Date: 09/23/1981

biography

Native American character actor who made his mark in features late in life with several memorable performances. Chief Dan George first came to prominence with his Oscar-nominated supporting role as the philosophical tribesman who adopts Dustin Hoffman in Arthur Penn's offbeat, time-spanning saga "Little Big Man" (1970). Over the next decade he made half a dozen other feature appearances, often in sizable roles, and he also played Old Sioux in the memorable TV miniseries epic "Centennial" (1978-79). Sometimes his presence signified a bland kind of Hollywood liberalism ("The Bears and I" 1974), Continued

Credits

Sam Birdwater
Old Lodge Skins
Ol'Antoine
Actor
Old Indian
Old Man Hawk
Chief A-Tas-Ka-Nay

milestones

Year
Milestone
1969 
Made feature film debut in "Smith!"
1970 
Played first prominent film role in "Little Big Man"
1972 
Appeared on the NBC variety special, "Special London Bridge Special"
1978 
Played Old Sioux in the twelve-part NBC-TV miniseries, "Centennial"
1979 
Last film, "Americathon"

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