Chief Dan George
Acting
Born 1899-07-24 · 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.
Known for
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Movie
Little Big Man
1970 · Movie
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 · Movie
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974 · Movie
Cold Journey
1975 · Movie
Harry and Tonto
1974 · Movie
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999 · Movie
Spirit of the Wind
1979 · Movie
Cancel My Reservation
1972 · Movie
Nothing Personal
1980 · Movie
The Bears and I
1974 · Movie
Smith!
1969 · Movie
Shadow of the Hawk
1976 · Movie
A Different Drum
— · Movie
Alien Thunder
1974 · Movie
Americathon
1979 · Movie