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Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George was born with the names Geswanouth Slahoot (which was anglicized as Dan Slaholt) to a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3 in North Vancouver. His last name was changed to George when he entered a mission boarding school at the age of 5, where the use of his native language was discouraged, if not forbidden. After spending much of his early life as a longshoreman, a construction worker, and a school bus driver, Chief Dan George auditioned for the role of Ol' Antoine on "Cariboo Country" (1960), a CBC television series, and was offered the part. On the strength of his performance in the series, and after playing the same part in Smith! (1969) a Disney adaptation of one the show's episodes, based on "Breaking Smith's Quarterhorse" a novella by _Paul St. Pierre_ and starring Glenn Ford, he was asked to play Old Lodge Skins in Little Big Man (1970); this role led to a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1970. He continued to appear in a variety of films, and also became an accomplished stage actor. He became an influential speaker on the rights of the native peoples of North America. He died in 1981 on the same Indian Reserve where he was born.


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Born:
Jul 24, 1899
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the series The High Chaparral 1967-09-10
Latest Project:
Movie Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales 1999-03-30
Known For
Poster of Spirit of the Wind
Poster of Shadow of the Hawk
Poster of Cold Journey
Poster of Man Belongs to the Earth
Filmography
Movie Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales Self (archive footage) 1999-03-30
Series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Unknown 1998-09-25
Movie Nothing Personal Oscar 1980-03-28
Movie Americathon Sam Birdwater 1979-08-10
Movie Spirit of the Wind Moses 1979-01-01
Series The Incredible Hulk Unknown 1977-11-04
Series What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? Unknown 1977-12-08
Movie The Outlaw Josey Wales Lone Watie 1976-06-30
Movie Shadow of the Hawk Old Man Hawk 1976-07-14
Movie Cold Journey Special Guest 1975-05-06
Movie Alien Thunder Sounding Sky 1974-02-22
Movie Man Belongs to the Earth Himself 1974-05-04
Movie Harry and Tonto Sam Two Feathers 1974-08-12
Movie The Bears and I Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay 1974-07-31
Movie Cancel My Reservation Old Bear 1972-09-21
Movie The Special London Bridge Special The Big Chief 1972-01-01
Series Kung Fu Unknown 1972-10-14
Series McCloud Unknown 1970-02-17
Movie Little Big Man Old Lodge Skins 1970-12-23
Movie Smith! Ol' Antoine 1969-03-21
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10