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Chief Dan George

Highest Rated: 91% The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Lowest Rated: 88% Harry and Tonto (1974)

Birthday: Jul 24, 1899

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Birthplace: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Native American character actor who made his mark in features late in life with several memorable performances. Chief Dan George first came to prominence with his Oscar-nominated supporting role as the philosophical tribesman who adopts Dustin Hoffman in Arthur Penn's offbeat, time-spanning saga "Little Big Man" (1970). Over the next decade he made half a dozen other feature appearances, often in sizable roles, and he also played Old Sioux in the memorable TV miniseries epic "Centennial" (1978-79). Sometimes his presence signified a bland kind of Hollywood liberalism ("The Bears and I" 1974), but he did provide a handful of memorable cameos ("Harry and Tonto" 1974) and a hilarious turn as Clint Eastwood's bumbling traveling companion in the superior "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976). Chief Dan George also made several small films in his native Canada and often added a dignified strength and depth to his roles in his brief but impressive career.

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Highest rated movies

91% 91% The Outlaw Josey Wales
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91% 87% Little Big Man
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88% 81% Harry and Tonto
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Spirit of the Wind
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37% Shadow of the Hawk
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Smith!
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7% Dan Candy's Law
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27% The Bears and I
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22% Cancel My Reservation
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Cold Journey
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet 36% Americathon Sam Birdwater (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spirit of the Wind Moses (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 37% Shadow of the Hawk Old Man Hawk (Character) - 1976
91% 91% The Outlaw Josey Wales Lone Watie (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cold Journey Unknown (Character) - 1975
88% 81% Harry and Tonto Sam Two Feathers (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 27% The Bears and I Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 7% Dan Candy's Law Sounding Sky (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 22% Cancel My Reservation Old Bear (Character) - 1972
91% 87% Little Big Man Old Lodge Skins (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Smith! Ol' Antoine (Character) - 1969

TV

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No Score Yet 74% Incredible Hulk Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Chief Stillwater (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet 100% Kung Fu Unknown (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marcus Welby, M.D. Charlie (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1971