Rodney A. Grant

Biography

Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East!, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits". He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star. Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He currently resides in southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney A. Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Wind In His Hair

Dances with Wolves

Tres

Ghosts of Mars

Geronimo

The Staircase

Little Feather

Wagons East!

Bucky Miller

F.T.W.

Wild-Eye

Don't Come Knocking

Self

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Iron Jacket

Two for Texas

Billy

The Jack Bull

Johnny Glades

The Substitute

Lunar Commish

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Quentin

White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf

Street Chief

Shouting Secrets

The Crow

War Party

Patron at Barney's

The Doors

Cecil Running Bear

Just a Dream

Mangas

Geronimo: An American Legend

Kills First

Lakota Moon

Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

Brave on Horse

Powwow Highway

Vision Quest Indian

Vanishing Point

Hudson

Wild Wild West

Ned Stillwater

The Killing Grounds

Himself

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

Indian #3

Dark Blood