Chief Dan George
Birthday: 1899-07-24 | Place of Birth: British Columbia, CanadaChief 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
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Oscar
as Moses
as Sam Birdwater
as Lone Watie
as Old Man Hawk
as Special Guest
as Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
as Himself
as Sam Two Feathers
as Sounding Sky
as Old Bear
as The Big Chief
as Old Lodge Skins
as Ol' Antoine
