Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/25/1941
Place of Birth
Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
Gordon Tootoosis
Biography
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 se...
Known For
Reindeer Games
as Old Governor
Pocahontas
as Kekata (voice)
Open Season
as Gordy (voice)
Legends of the Fall
as One Stab
Lone Star
as Wesley Birdsong
Black Point
as Standing Bear
Black Robe
as Old Aenons
Big Bear
as Chief Big Bear
Alaska
as Ben
Alien Thunder
as Almighty Voice
Hybrid
as Grandpa
Dreamkeeper
as Kills Enemy
Crazy Horse
as Akicita
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
as Gordy (voice)
Lakota Moon
as Rolling Thunder
Now & Forever
as Ghost Fox
Coyote Summer
as Mopeah
Leaving Normal
as Hank Amaruk
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Chief Red Cloud
Stone Fox
as Stone Fox