Chief Dan George

Biography

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.

Known For

Lone Watie

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Old Lodge Skins

Little Big Man

Sam Two Feathers

Harry and Tonto

Sam Birdwater

Americathon

Ol' Antoine

Smith!

Old Man Hawk

Shadow of the Hawk

Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay

The Bears and I

Self (archive footage)

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Big Chief

The Special London Bridge Special

The Education of Phyllistine

Sounding Sky

Alien Thunder

Old Bear

Cancel My Reservation

Oscar

Nothing Personal

Himself

Man Belongs to the Earth

Special Guest

Cold Journey

Moses

Spirit of the Wind