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Birthday: Oct 25, 1941
Place of Birth: Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gordon Tootoosis

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." He served as a founding member of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. Tootoosis offered encouragement, support and training to aspiring Aboriginal actors. He served as a leading Cree activist both as a social worker and as a band chief. In Open Season and Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run, Tootoosis was the voice of Sheriff Gordy. He was awarded membership in the Order of Canada on October 29, 2004. The investiture ceremony took place on September 9, 2005. His citation recognizes him as an inspirational role model for Aboriginal youth. It notes that as a veteran actor, he portrayed memorable characters in movie and television productions in Canada and the United States. Gordon Tootoosis first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1974), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland. He portrayed Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the CBC Television mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise. He appeared in the award-winning movie Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred with Russell Means in Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997). In 1999, he and Tantoo Cardinal became founding members of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. In 2011, he appeared in Gordon Winter at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Prairie Scene in Ottawa, his first stage role in 15 years. Tootoosis won a Gemini Award for his work on the animated show Wapos Bay: The Series and was nominated twice for his work on North of 60.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Pocahontas Kekata (voice) 1995
Leaving Normal Hank Amaruk 1992
Legends of the Fall One Stab 1994
That Beautiful Somewhere Harold 2007
Open Season Gordy (voice) 2006
Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker Grandfather 1992
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Chief Red Cloud 2007
Black Robe Old Aenons 1991
Bear with Me John Ours 2000
Nobody's Baby Dog Havasu 2001
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Gordy (voice) 2006
Doomsday Prophecy John 2011
Pocahontas: The Legend Chief Powhatan 1995
Hybrid Grandpa 2007
Dreamkeeper Kills Enemy 2003
Stone Fox Stone Fox 1987
Call Of The Wild Charlie 1993
Now & Forever Ghost Fox 2002
Amisk 1977
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery Albert Golo 2001
7 Times Lucky Mr. Five Wounds 2004
The Doe Boy Marvin 2001
Hank Williams First Nation Adelard Fox 2005
Song of Hiawatha Iagoo 1997
Marie Ann Chief Many Horses 1978
Crazy Horse Akicita 1996
Fugitives Run Dan John 2005
Reindeer Games Old Governor 2000
Lakota Moon Rolling Thunder 1999
Spirit Rider Joe Moon 1993
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave Mewasin 1992
Coyote Summer Mopeah 1996
Black Point Standing Bear 2002
Keeping the Promise Sakniss 1997
Lone Star Wesley Birdsong 1996
Alien Thunder Almighty Voice 1974
On the Corner Floyd 2003
Guns, Girls and Gambling The Chief 2012
Blood River Smiling Knife 1991
Last Train Home Poundmaker 1989
Big Bear Chief Big Bear 1998
Forgotten Warriors Narrator (voice) 1997
Alaska Ben 1996
Cowboys & Indians James Harper 2003
Mr. Soul 2006
Christmas at Wapos Bay Mushom 2002
Out In the Cold Soft as Snow 2008
Series Cast Year
North of 60 Albert Golo 1992
Bordertown Chief Wild Eagle 1989
Friday the 13th: The Series Spotted Owl 1987
Airwolf Charlie Rising Moon 1984
MacGyver Perry 1985
Smallville Prof. Joseph Willowbrook 2001
500 Nations 1995
Fear Itself Eddie Bear 2008
Madison 1993
Palace Guard 1991
Shoebox Zoo Nathaniel Stone 2004
Danger Bay Warden Bill Bragg 1985
MythQuest Red Wolf 2001
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Joe Saugus 1983
The X-Files Shaman 1993
Moccasin Flats Joe Redsky 2003
MacGyver Phil Crow 1985
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