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.

Known For

Bonanza

The Incredible Hulk

The Dick Cavett Show

The High Chaparral

McCloud

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

The Outlaw Josey Wales

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

All Movies (18)

• Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Nothing Personal1980 · as Oscar
• Americathon1979 · as Sam Birdwater
• Spirit of the Wind1979 · as Moses
• Shadow of the Hawk1976 · as Old Man Hawk
• The Outlaw Josey Wales1976 · as Lone Watie
• Cold Journey1975 · as Special Guest
• Harry and Tonto1974 · as Sam Two Feathers
• The Bears and I1974 · as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
• Man Belongs to the Earth1974 · as Himself
• Alien Thunder1974 · as Sounding Sky
• Cancel My Reservation1972 · as Old Bear
• The Special London Bridge Special1972 · as The Big Chief
• Little Big Man1970 · as Old Lodge Skins
• Smith!1969 · as Ol' Antoine
• How to Break a Quarter Horse1966 · as Ol' Antoine
• The Education of Phyllistine1963
• A Different Drum— · as Grandfather

All TV Shows (9)

• The Crow: Stairway to Heaven1998
• What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Lone Wolf
• Kung Fu1972 · as Ancient Warrior
• McCloud1970
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The High Chaparral1967 · as Chief Morales
• The Littlest Hobo1963 · as Eagle
• Bonanza1959 · as Red Cloud