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Chief Dan George

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24

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0.6

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Movies: 15Series: 9

TMDB ID: 66670

IMDb ID: nm0313381

Known for: Acting

Born: July 24, 1899

Died: September 23, 1981

Age: 82

Place of birth: British Columbia, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1959 - 1999

Years active: 41

Average TMDB rating: 7.14

Wikidata: Q577606

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.

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