Chief Dan George
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.
Known for
- Bonanza (1959)
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977)
- The High Chaparral (1967)
- McCloud (1970)
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- The Littlest Hobo (1963)
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
- Little Big Man (1970)
- The Bears and I (1974)
- Harry and Tonto (1974)
- Americathon (1979)
- Smith! (1969)
- Kung Fu (1972)
- Shadow of the Hawk (1976)
- Nothing Personal (1980)
- The Special London Bridge Special (1972)
- Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1999)
- Cancel My Reservation (1972)