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Chief Dan George

1899 - 1981

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Chief Dan George (born Geswanouth Slahoot; 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 also was an actor, musician, poet and author. The Chief's best-known written work is 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, and for his role in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), as Lone Watie, opposite Clint Eastwood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chief Dan George is the 4,759th most popular actor, the 371st most popular biography from Canada and the 105th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chief Dan George ranks 4,759 out of 13,578. Before him are Heather Thomas, Nancy Kovack, Sydney Greenstreet, Jennifer Ehle, Slava Polunin, and Gloria Trevi. After him are Louie Anderson, Maggie Wheeler, Dylan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Connie Sawyer, and Tamlyn Tomita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Chief Dan George ranks 231. Before him are Bo Lindman, Väinö Kokkinen, György Piller, Indra Devi, Willem Jacob Luyten, and John Christie. After him are Byron Haskin, Curtis Bernhardt, Frances Yates, Harald Tammer, Yervand Kochar, and Charlotte Auerbach. Among people deceased in 1981, Chief Dan George ranks 191. Before him are Aleksandra Beļcova, Esteban Canal, Julio Quintana, Bob Hite, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., and Mary Lou Williams. After him are Curtis Bernhardt, Richard Boone, Paul Mattick, Tadeusz Baird, Álvaro Cunqueiro, and José María Minella.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Chief Dan George ranks 371 out of 1,622. Before him are Gordon Neufeld (1947), Michel Tremblay (1942), Owen Hart (1965), David Furnish (1962), George Romanes (1848), and Geddy Lee (1953). After him are Xavier Dolan (1989), Julie Payette (1963), Doug Rogers (1941), David Reimer (1965), David Baszucki (1963), and Jessalyn Gilsig (1971).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Chief Dan George ranks 105. Before him are Len Cariou (1939), Victor Jory (1902), Donal Logue (1966), A. J. Cook (1978), Heather Menzies (1949), and Gordon Thomson (1945). After him are Xavier Dolan (1989), Jessalyn Gilsig (1971), Kelly Rowan (1965), Frances Bay (1919), Jack Pickford (1896), and Marie-Josée Croze (1970).

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