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 peoples 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 served as a leading Cree activist both as a social worker and as a band chief. In Open Season and Boog and Elliots Midnight Bun Run, Tootoosis was the voice of Sheriff Gordy.He was awarded membership in the Order of Canada on October 29, 2004. The investiture ceremony took place on September 9, 2005. His citation recognizes him as an inspirational role model for Aboriginal youth. It notes that as a veteran actor, he portrayed memorable characters in movie and television productions in Canada and the United States. Gordon Tootoosis first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1974), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland. He portrayed Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the CBC Television mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise. He appeared in the award-winning movie Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred with Russell Means in Disneys Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997). In 1999, he and Tantoo Cardinal became founding members of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. In 2011, he appeared in Gordon Winter at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Prairie Scene in Ottawa, his first stage role in 15 years.Tootoosis won a Gemini Award for his work on the animated show Wapos Bay The Series and was nominated twice for his work on North of 60.

Kino niedostępny od Gordon Tootoosis

That Beautiful Somewhere

Harold

Film 2007

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker

Grandfather

Film 1992

Call Of The Wild

Charlie

Film 1993

Now & Forever

Ghost Fox

Film 2002

Amisk

Film 1977

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery

Albert Golo

Film 2001

The Doe Boy

Marvin

Film 2001

Hank Williams First Nation

Adelard Fox

Film 2005

Marie Ann

Chief Many Horses

Film 1978

Lakota Moon

Rolling Thunder

Film 1999

Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave

Mewasin

Film 1992

Spirit Rider

Joe Moon

Film 1993

Coyote Summer

Mopeah

Film 1996

Keeping the Promise

Sakniss

Film 1997

On the Corner

Floyd

Film 2003

Big Bear

Chief Big Bear

Film 1998

Forgotten Warriors

Narrator (voice)

Film 1997

Cowboys & Indians

James Harper

Film 2003

Mr. Soul

Film 2006

Christmas at Wapos Bay

Mushom

Film 2002

Out In the Cold

Soft as Snow

Film 2008

Seriale telewizyjne niedostępny od Gordon Tootoosis

Airwolf

Charlie Rising Moon

Tv 1984

500 Nations

Tv 1995

Madison

Tv 1993

Palace Guard

Tv 1991

Moccasin Flats

Joe Redsky

Tv 2003