Chief Dan George
Known for ActingBorn 1899-07-24 — died 1981-09-23British Columbia, Canada
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
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · as Lone Watie
Little Big Man
1970 · as Old Lodge Skins
Americathon
1979 · as Sam Birdwater
Harry and Tonto
1974 · as Sam Two Feathers
Smith!
1969 · as Ol' Antoine
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 · as The Big Chief
Nothing Personal
1980 · as Oscar
The Bears and I
1974 · as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Alien Thunder
1974 · as Sounding Sky
Cancel My Reservation
1972 · as Old Bear
Spirit of the Wind
1979 · as Moses
The Education of Phyllistine
1963
How to Break a Quarter Horse
1966 · as Ol' Antoine
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974 · as Himself
A Different Drum
as Grandfather
Shadow of the Hawk
1976 · as Old Man Hawk
Cold Journey
1975 · as Special Guest
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999 · as Self (archive footage)