Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George

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

Morte : 1981-09-23

História

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

Filmes

Nothing Personal
Oscar
Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.
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?
Josey Wales: O Fora da Lei
Lone Watie
Clint interpreta Josey Wales, um fazendeiro cujas terras no Missouri são atacadas por soldados da União, que também matam sua mulher e filho. Buscando vingança, Wales inicia uma solitária e violenta caçada combatendo soldados, bandidos e renegados.
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, o Amigo de Tonto
Sam Two Feathers
Após utilizar todos os meios legais Harry Combes (Art Carney), um professor aposentado com 70 anos, é forçado a deixar seu velho apartamento em Manhattan, que é demolido para dar lugar para um estacionamento. Harry sente muito isto, pois foi lá que, com sua falecida esposa, criou seus filhos e viveu toda sua vida. Acompanhado por Tonto, seu gato de estimação, ele inicia uma viagem após sentir que é um estorvo para sua enteada. Tenta viajar de avião, mas não embarca por causa de Tonto. Ao viajar de ônibus para Chicago tem de abandonar o veículo por causa do seu mascote, assim compra um carro. Harry acaba dando carona para Ginger (Melanie Mayron), uma jovem de 16 anos que acaba se envolvendo com Norman (Josh Mostel), o neto de Harry.
Os Ursos e Eu
Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
Quando um homem adota três ursos, ele precisa enfrentar uma das decisões mais difíceis de sua vida.
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
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.
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”.
O Pequeno Grande Homem
Old Lodge Skins
Adaptação do romance de Thomas Berger sobre as memórias de um velho de 121 anos que evoca os seus tempos no Oeste, vivendo entre dois mundos, o dos pioneiros e o dos americanos primitivos que o tinham raptado em criança no ataque a uma caravana. Uma revisão de alguns mitos da história e clichés do western, em particular a personagem de George Armstrong Custer e a batalha de Little Big Horn.
A Esperança dos Índios
Ol' Antoine
Quando o índio Jimmyboy é acusado do assassinato de um homem branco, ele foge para o rancho de Smith, que é conhecido por sua tolerância a índios, já que foi criado pelo velho índio Antoine. Smith ajuda Jimmyboy a se defender do malvado xerife e promete representá-lo no tribunal, enquanto tenta convencê-lo a se entregar à polícia.