Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George

Born: July 24, 1899
Died: September 23, 1981
in British 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.

Movies for Chief Dan George...

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Title: Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: Movie
John Milius narrates this featurette on the Clint Eastwood classic.
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Title: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Released: September 25, 1998
Type: TV
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel spun off from the The Crow film series starring Mark Dacascos in the lead role as Eric Draven, reprising the role originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow.
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Nothing Personal
Title: Nothing Personal
Character: Oscar
Released: March 28, 1980
Type: Movie
Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.
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Americathon
Title: Americathon
Character: Sam Birdwater
Released: August 10, 1979
Type: Movie
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
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Spirit of the Wind
Title: Spirit of the Wind
Character: Moses
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
The life story of George Attla, a famous Alaskan dog sled driver, from his childhood until his first major victory in 1958.
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Title: What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
Released: December 8, 1977
Type: TV
Sam Ashley, a graduate of 1965 class of Bret Harte High School, who was now a teacher at the school, served as the narrator describing what had happened to his fellow graduates in the decade since they had graduated.
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Title: The Incredible Hulk
Character: Lone Wolf
Released: November 4, 1977
Type: TV
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.
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Shadow of the Hawk
Title: Shadow of the Hawk
Character: Old Man Hawk
Released: July 14, 1976
Type: Movie
Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Mike, the grandson of Native American shaman Old Man Hawk who is called back to his village to help defeat evil forces threatening the tribe. After years of living in the city and working in a business world altogether apart from his roots, Mike is contacted by a freelance reporter, Maureen, who was enlisted by Old Man Hawk to track his grandson. When Mike assents to returning with Maureen, they find that the village is beset by the evil spirit of an ancient sorceress, Dsonoqua, animating beasts and objects and causing strange, deadly accidents. Only the heir of the tribe’s shaman can stand in the way of the evil and protect his people, but will Mike be able to harness his power in time?
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
Title: The Outlaw Josey Wales
Character: Lone Watie
Released: June 30, 1976
Type: Movie
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
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Cold Journey
Title: Cold Journey
Character: Special Guest
Released: May 6, 1975
Type: Movie
In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him to be a white man and tries to find a way of life more meaningful to his Indigenous culture and ancestry.
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Harry and Tonto
Title: Harry and Tonto
Character: Sam Two Feathers
Released: August 12, 1974
Type: Movie
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States, visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.
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The Bears and I
Title: The Bears and I
Character: Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Released: July 31, 1974
Type: Movie
When a man adopts three black bear cubs, he faces one of the hardest decisions of his life. Set in the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada, Robert Leslie struggles to keep his bears safe and maintain relations with native Americans and park rangers.
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Man Belongs to the Earth
Title: Man Belongs to the Earth
Character: Himself
Released: May 4, 1974
Type: Movie
Made for screening at the U.S. Pavilion at the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane Washington, USA, which had a Native-American environmental theme, MAN BELONGS TO THE EARTH depicts the history of air, water, and earth pollution, and how environmentalists are trying to solve these problems using various technologies.
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Alien Thunder
Title: Alien Thunder
Character: Sounding Sky
Released: February 22, 1974
Type: Movie
Saskatchewan, Canada, late 19th century. The negligence of Dan Candy, sergeant of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, allows Almighty Voice, a young Cree warrior, to escape.
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Title: Kung Fu
Released: October 14, 1972
Type: TV
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
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Cancel My Reservation
Title: Cancel My Reservation
Character: Old Bear
Released: September 21, 1972
Type: Movie
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the lovely Eva Marie Saint, to solve a series of murders that has Bob as the prime suspect.
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The Special London Bridge Special
Title: The Special London Bridge Special
Character: The Big Chief
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.
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Little Big Man
Title: Little Big Man
Character: Old Lodge Skins
Released: December 14, 1970
Type: Movie
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
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Title: McCloud
Released: February 17, 1970
Type: TV
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.
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Smith!
Title: Smith!
Character: Ol' Antoine
Released: March 21, 1969
Type: Movie
When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since he was raised by the old Indian Antoine. Smith helps Jimmyboy against the mean Sheriff and promises to speak for him in court, thus persuading him to surrender himself to the police.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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Title: The High Chaparral
Character: Chief Morales
Released: September 10, 1967
Type: TV
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.
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Title: The Littlest Hobo
Character: Eagle
Released: September 24, 1963
Type: TV
A German Shepherd roams ceaselessly, pausing solely to perform acts of kindness or assist those in distress, before resuming his never-ending journey.
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The Education of Phyllistine
Title: The Education of Phyllistine
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
An orphaned indigenous girl is taken away to an all white school so that the school can get grant money.
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Title: Bonanza
Character: Red Cloud
Released: September 12, 1959
Type: TV
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.