George Clutesi

Acting

George Clutesi

Born — Died

1905-01-01 — 1988-02-27

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

George Clutesi was a painter, writer, ceremonialist, and film actor

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 5 titles

1970s · 6 titles

Nightwing poster
4.9

Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Nightwing

1979

Prophecy poster
5.4

When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.

Prophecy

1979

Spirit of the Wind poster
7.5

The life story of George Attla, a famous Alaskan dog sled driver, from his childhood until his first major victory in 1958.

Spirit of the Wind

1979

I Heard the Owl Call My Name poster
6.8

A young priest is sent to an indigenous village in B.C. Canada, there he learns of faith and humanity, as he watches their culture being torn to shreds.

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973

Nakia poster
9.0

An American Indian deputy sheriff is caught in the middle of a community dispute when the tribe tries to save an historic mission from a housing developer. This TV pilot film was an ABC Movie of the Week and later became a TV series.

Nakia

1974

Dreamspeaker poster
10.0

Ian Tracey plays 11-year-old Peter, who is plagued by demons and sent to an institution for setting fires. Peter escapes and hops a freight train headed into northern B.C. He is befriended by a native shaman or "dreamspeaker" (George Clutesi). The shaman makes some strides but is unable to get to the root of Peter's problems. Peter is captured by the police and taken back to the institution where he slides down even further.

Dreamspeaker

1976