Chief Dan George
Known For: Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1899
- Died
- September 23, 1981 (82.167123287671 years old)
- Place of Birth
- British Columbia, Canada
- External Links
- IMDB
Biography
Chief Dan George OC 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.
