Chief Dan George
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Sonia Chernus,
Cast: Bill McKinney, Chief Dan George, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Keams, John Vernon, Joyce Jameson, Paula Trueman, Sam Bottoms, Sondra Locke, Woodrow Parfrey,
Director: Paul Mazursky
Writers: Josh Greenfeld,
Cast: Art Carney, Avon Long, Chief Dan George, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Herbert Berghof, Larry Hagman, Michael McCleery, Rashel Novikoff, René Enríquez,
Director: Arthur Penn
Writers: Calder Willingham,
Cast: Aimée Eccles, Alan Oppenheimer, Chief Dan George, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Jeff Corey, Kelly Jean Peters, Martin Balsam, Richard Mulligan, William Hickey,