Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George

Nacimiento : 1899-07-24, British Columbia, Canada

Muerte : 1981-09-23

Historia

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.

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Chief Dan George

Películas

Nada personal
Oscar
Una abogada comprometida con el medio ambiente es contratada por un profesor para parar la construcción de una base en terrenos de cría de las focas.
Americathon
Sam Birdwater
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.
Spirit of the Wind
Moses
The life story of George Attla, a famous Alaskan dog sled driver, from his childhood until his first major victory in 1958.
Shadow of the Hawk
Old Man Hawk
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?
El fuera de la ley
Lone Watie
A punto de finalizar la Guerra de Secesión, un grupo de unionistas, liderados por el sádico capitán Terrill, asesina a la familia de un granjero llamado Joseph Wales. Movido por el odio y el deseo de venganza, se une a un grupo de rebeldes. Poco después, finaliza la contienda, el ejército de la Unión ofrece la amnistía a todas las guerrillas y sus compañeros aceptan. La rabia y el dolor siguen vivos dentro de Wales, y no se rendirá tan fácilmente.
Cold Journey
Special Guest
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.
Harry y Tonto
Sam Two Feathers
Un profesor retirado viudo y su gato abandonan su apartamento de Manhattan y emprenden un viaje a través de los Estados Unidos. (FILMAFFINITY)
Los osos y yo
Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Bob Leslie es un veterano de Vietnam que se refugia en una cabaña de bosque. En la soledad del lugar su única compañía serán tres oseznos huérfanos de los que se ocupa. El gobierno prevé crear en el lugar un Parque Nacional, aunque los indios que allí habitan se opondrán al proyecto. Bob mediará entre los intereses de ambos.
Man Belongs to the Earth
Himself
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.
Alien Thunder
Sounding Sky
The true story of Canadian Mountie Dan Candy's pursuit of a Native American that killed his partner.
Cancel My Reservation
Old Bear
Un presentador jubilado de TV se ve implicado en una historia de asesinato.
The Special London Bridge Special
The Big Chief
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”.
Pequeño gran hombre
Old Lodge Skins
Poco convencional western que relata de forma retrospectiva (flash-back), las múltiples aventuras y peripecias vividas en el salvaje Oeste por Jack Crabbe, un anciano de 121 años que sobrevivió al general Custer y a la época de las guerras contra los indios.
Sospechoso de asesinato
Ol' Antoine
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.