Cast & creator
Chief Dan George
Best known for Bonanza, The Dick Cavett Show, The Incredible Hulk
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.
18
film credits
9
television credits
27
1959–1999 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (27)
Showing 27 of 27 credits
Bonanza
Red Cloud
1959
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
The Incredible Hulk
Lone Wolf
1977
McCloud
1970
The High Chaparral
Chief Morales
1967
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Lone Watie
1976
The Littlest Hobo
Eagle
1963
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Little Big Man
Old Lodge Skins
1970
The Bears and I
Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
1974
Americathon
Sam Birdwater
1979
Nothing Personal
Oscar
1980
Harry and Tonto
Sam Two Feathers
1974
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Self (archive footage)
1999
Kung Fu
Ancient Warrior
1972
Smith!
Ol' Antoine
1969
Shadow of the Hawk
Old Man Hawk
1976
Man Belongs to the Earth
Himself
1974
The Special London Bridge Special
The Big Chief
1972
Cancel My Reservation
Old Bear
1972
Spirit of the Wind
Moses
1979
Alien Thunder
Sounding Sky
1974
A Different Drum
Grandfather
How to Break a Quarter Horse
Ol' Antoine
1966
Cold Journey
Special Guest
1975