Chief Dan George

(1899-1981)

Canadian actor

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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; also for his role in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), as Lone Watie, opposite Clint Eastwood.

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Born	Tes-Wah-No 24 July 1899 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	23 September 1981 (aged 82) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Zodiac	Leo
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Chief Leonard George · Son · 1946-2017 · Canadian actor edit info

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