
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Guns, Girls and Gambling
as The Chief
Doomsday Prophecy
as John
Out In the Cold
as Soft as Snow
Hybrid
as Grandpa
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Chief Red Cloud
That Beautiful Somewhere
as Harold
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
as Gordy (voice)
Open Season
as Gordy (voice)
Fugitives Run
as Dan John
Hank Williams First Nation
as Adelard Fox
7 Times Lucky
as Mr. Five Wounds
Dreamkeeper
as Kills Enemy
Cowboys & Indians
as James Harper
On the Corner
as Floyd
Black Point
as Standing Bear
Now & Forever
as Ghost Fox
Christmas at Wapos Bay
as Mushom
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
as Albert Golo
The Doe Boy
as Marvin
Nobody's Baby
as Dog Havasu
Bear with Me
as John Ours
Reindeer Games
as Old Governor
Lakota Moon
as Rolling Thunder
Big Bear
as Chief Big Bear
Song of Hiawatha
as Iagoo
Keeping the Promise
as Sakniss
Alaska
as Ben
Crazy Horse
as Akicita
Lone Star
as Wesley Birdsong