Chief Dan George

Acting

Chief Dan George

Born 1899-07-24 · British Columbia, Canada

Chief Dan George OC (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 was also an actor, musician, poet and author; his best-known written work was "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.

Acting credits

The Outlaw Josey Wales poster
7.5

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976

Little Big Man poster
7.4

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.

Little Big Man

1970

Cancel My Reservation poster
5.6

Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the lovely Eva Marie Saint, to solve a series of murders that has Bob as the prime suspect.

Cancel My Reservation

1972

Smith! poster
5.8

When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since he was raised by the old Indian Antoine. Smith helps Jimmyboy against the mean Sheriff and promises to speak for him in court, thus persuading him to surrender himself to the police.

Smith!

1969

The Bears and I poster
6.4

When a man adopts three black bear cubs, he faces one of the hardest decisions of his life. Set in the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada, Robert Leslie struggles to keep his bears safe and maintain relations with native Americans and park rangers.

The Bears and I

1974

Harry and Tonto poster
7.1

Harry Coombes is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States — visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

Harry and Tonto

1974

Americathon poster
3.6

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

Americathon

1979

Nothing Personal poster
5.5

Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.

Nothing Personal

1980

Alien Thunder poster
5.3

Saskatchewan, Canada, late 19th century. The negligence of Dan Candy, sergeant of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, allows Almighty Voice, a young Cree warrior, to escape.

Alien Thunder

1974

The Special London Bridge Special poster
8.0

In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales poster
7.5

John Milius narrates this featurette on the Clint Eastwood classic.

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

1999

Shadow of the Hawk poster
6.0

After years of living in the city and working in a business world altogether apart from his roots, Mike, a westernized First Nations, is contacted by freelance reporter Maureen, who was enlisted by his grandfather, shaman Old Man Hawk, to track his grandson. When Mike assents to returning with Maureen, they find that the village is beset by the evil spirit of an ancient sorceress, Dsonoqua, animating beasts and objects and causing strange, deadly accidents. Only the heir of the tribe’s shaman can stand in the way of the evil and protect his people, but will Mike be able to harness his power in time?

Shadow of the Hawk

1976

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

Cold Journey poster
9.0

In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him to be a white man and tries to find a way of life more meaningful to his Indigenous culture and ancestry.

Cold Journey

1975

A Different Drum poster
7.0

A young Comanche boy is torn between his family's desire for him to attend college and his own natural aptitude for auto mechanics.

A Different Drum

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NR

Filmed in the Chilcotin by CBC Vancouver, this "Cariboo Country" special dealt with the trial of an Indigenous man for murder. Remade as Smith! starring Glenn Ford, and also novelized by Paul St Pierre.

How to Break a Quarter Horse

1966

No artwork available
NR

An orphaned indigenous girl is taken away to an all white school so that the school can get grant money.

The Education of Phyllistine

1963

Man Belongs to the Earth poster
9.0

Made for screening at the U.S. Pavilion at the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane Washington, USA, which had a Native-American environmental theme, MAN BELONGS TO THE EARTH depicts the history of air, water, and earth pollution, and how environmentalists are trying to solve these problems using various technologies.

Man Belongs to the Earth

1974