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.

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Filmography

View Bonanza
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959Series
7.5
View The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977Series
7.2
View The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series
6.8
View The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967Series
6.7
View McCloud
McCloud

McCloud

1970Series
7.1
View The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

1998Series
6.5
View The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976Film
7.4
View What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977Series
4.5
View Little Big Man
Little Big Man

Little Big Man

1970Film
7.4
View Harry and Tonto
Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

1974Film
7.1
View Kung Fu
Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972Series
7.7
View The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

1963Series
4.5