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.

Filmography

• The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
• 1980Nothing Personal — Oscar
• 1979Americathon — Sam Birdwater
• 1979Spirit of the Wind — Moses
• The Incredible Hulk — Lone Wolf
• What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
• 1976Shadow of the Hawk — Old Man Hawk
• 1976The Outlaw Josey Wales — Lone Watie
• 1975Cold Journey — Special Guest
• 1974Alien Thunder — Sounding Sky
• 1974Harry and Tonto — Sam Two Feathers
• 1974The Bears and I — Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay
• 1972Cancel My Reservation — Old Bear
• Kung Fu — Ancient Warrior
• 1972The Special London Bridge Special — The Big Chief
• 1970Little Big Man — Old Lodge Skins
• McCloud
• 1969Smith! — Ol' Antoine
• The High Chaparral — Chief Morales
• 1966How to Break a Quarter Horse — Ol' Antoine
• 1963The Education of Phyllistine
• The Littlest Hobo — Eagle
• Bonanza — Red Cloud
• A Different Drum — Grandfather

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 1999Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales — Self (archive footage)
• 1974Man Belongs to the Earth — Himself
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest