Gordon Tootoosis

Actor

Born: October 25, 1941
Died: July 5, 2011 (age 69)
From: Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada

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…

Filmography (48)

Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
The Chief
Doomsday Prophecy (2011)
John
Out In the Cold (2008)
Soft as Snow
Skin and Bones (2008)
Eddie Bear
Hybrid (2007)
Grandpa
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Chief Red Cloud
That Beautiful Somewhere (2007)
Harold
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2006)
Gordy (voice)
Open Season (2006)
Gordy (voice)
Mr. Soul
Mr. Soul (2006)
Fugitives Run (2005)
Dan John
Hank Williams First Nation
Hank Williams First Nation (2005)
Adelard Fox
7 Times Lucky (2004)
Mr. Five Wounds
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Kills Enemy
Cowboys & Indians (2003)
James Harper
On the Corner (2003)
Floyd
Black Point (2002)
Standing Bear
Now & Forever (2002)
Ghost Fox
Christmas at Wapos Bay
Christmas at Wapos Bay (2002)
Mushom
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery (2001)
Albert Golo
The Doe Boy (2001)
Marvin
Nobody's Baby (2001)
Dog Havasu
Bear with Me (2000)
John Ours
Reindeer Games (2000)
Old Governor
Lakota Moon (1999)
Rolling Thunder
Big Bear (1998)
Chief Big Bear
Song of Hiawatha (1997)
Iagoo
Keeping the Promise (1997)
Sakniss
Forgotten Warriors
Forgotten Warriors (1997)
Narrator (voice)
Alaska (1996)
Ben