ACTOR

Gordon Tootoosis

1941 - 2011

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Gordon Tootoosis, (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 (also known as Poundmaker). He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his people's stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Tootoosis has received more than 717,687 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Tootoosis is the 7,360th most popular actor (down from 6,886th in 2019), the 634th most popular biography from Canada (down from 589th in 2019) and the 201st most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 7,360 out of 13,578. Before him are Sheila McCarthy, Ryan Stiles, Brandon Call, Cláudia Ohana, W. Morgan Sheppard, and Eleanor Audley. After him are Bodil Jørgensen, Pavel Morozenko, Monica Guerritore, Ludwika Paleta, Glenn Strange, and Eric Fleming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 577. Before him are Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Vidin Apostolov, Kenneth O. Hall, Edward Ferry, Barry Otto, and Bjørn Hasløv. After him are Bertrand Halperin, Dale Chihuly, Meinhard Nehmer, Elías Muñoz, David Ruffin, and Viktor Zinger. Among people deceased in 2011, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 433. Before him are Albertina Sisulu, George Baker, Annalisa Ericson, Brian Jacques, Pauline Betz, and Angela Scoular. After him are Iztok Puc, Mike Starr, Aloysius Ambrozic, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Pavle Jurina, and Vladimir Ryzhkin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 634 out of 1,622. Before him are Will Arnett (1970), Will Kymlicka (1962), Richard Louis Duckett (1884), Santino Marella (1974), Mike Bossy (1957), and Sheila McCarthy (1956). After him are Peter Watts (1958), George Vernot (1901), Paul Shaffer (1949), Carlyle S. Beals (1899), Charlotte Le Bon (1986), and Vic Emery (1933).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 201. Before him are Gordon Pinsent (1930), Pablo Schreiber (1978), Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976), Gloria Reuben (1964), Will Arnett (1970), and Sheila McCarthy (1956). After him are Charlotte Le Bon (1986), Erik Everhard (1976), Diego Klattenhoff (1979), Kevin Zegers (1984), JR Bourne (1970), and June Havoc (1912).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pocahontas
Kekata (voice)
Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
Jun 14o 19956.9 / 10
Legends of the Fall
One Stab
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
Dec 23o 19947.383 / 10
Open Season
Gordy (voice)
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Sep 27o 20066.2 / 10