Gordon Tootoosis

Personal Info

Birthday

October 25, 1941

Day of Death

2011-07-05

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gordon Tootoosis

Biography

From Wikipedia. Gordon Tootoosis, CM (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011) was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent.

Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pîhtokahanapiwiyin. He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his people's stories. He once said, "Leadership is about submission to duty, not elevation to power.

Known For

Smallville

The X-Files

MacGyver

Northern Exposure

Airwolf

Danger Bay

North of 60

Bordertown

Filmography

2012
Guns, Girls and Gambling
as The Chief
2011
Doomsday Prophecy
as John
2008
Out In the Cold
as Soft as Snow
2007
Hybrid
as Grandpa
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Chief Red Cloud
That Beautiful Somewhere
as Harold
2006
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
as Gordy (voice)
Open Season
as Gordy (voice)
2005
Fugitives Run
as Dan John
Hank Williams First Nation
as Adelard Fox
2004
7 Times Lucky
as Mr. Five Wounds
2003
Dreamkeeper
as Kills Enemy
Cowboys & Indians
as James Harper
On the Corner
as Floyd
2002
Black Point
as Standing Bear
Now & Forever
as Ghost Fox
Christmas at Wapos Bay
as Mushom
2001
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
as Albert Golo
The Doe Boy
as Marvin
Nobody's Baby
as Dog Havasu
2000
Bear with Me
as John Ours
Reindeer Games
as Old Governor
1999
Lakota Moon
as Rolling Thunder
1998
Big Bear
as Chief Big Bear
1997
Song of Hiawatha
as Iagoo
Keeping the Promise
as Sakniss
Forgotten Warriors
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Alaska
as Ben
Crazy Horse
as Akicita
Lone Star
as Wesley Birdsong
Coyote Summer
as Mopeah
1995
Pocahontas
as Kekata (voice)
Pocahontas: The Legend
as Chief Powhatan
1994
Legends of the Fall
as One Stab
1993
Spirit Rider
as Joe Moon
Call Of The Wild
as Charlie
1992
Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker
as Grandfather
Leaving Normal
as Hank Amaruk
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
as Mewasin
1991
Black Robe
as Old Aenons
Blood River
as Smiling Knife
1989
Last Train Home
as Poundmaker
1987
Stone Fox
as Stone Fox
1978
Marie Ann
as Chief Many Horses
1974
Alien Thunder
as Almighty Voice