Person
Graham Greene
Acting · 1952–2025 · Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017). In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. From Wikipedia.
Known for
Tulsa King
Old Smoke
Murder, She Wrote
Peter Henderson
Riverdale
Thomas Topaz
The Last of Us
Marlon
Numb3rs
Chief James Clearwater
Goliath
Joe Littlecrow
The Green Mile
Arlen Bitterbuck
L.A. Law
David Wauneka
American Playhouse
Komi's Father
Longmire
Malachi Strand
Filmography
- 2025AfterwardsDormer
- 2025IcefallOz
- 2025The LowdownArthur Williams
- 2025Sweet Summer Pow Wow
- 2025Paige Darcy: Reluctant DetectiveMayor Gomber
- 2025Protectors of the LandGrant Strongbow
- 2025Graham Greene: I'm Just MeSelf
- 2025Trail of VengeanceHoko
- 2025The ProtectorBrand
- 2025King IvoryHolt
- 2025Laws of ManSheriff Kutch
- 2024SeedsGraham Greene
- 2024The Birds Who Fear DeathChief Ed
- 2024The Great Salish HeistChief Roy
- 2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of EchoSelf - Skully
- 2024EchoSkully
- 2023SquealerJoe
- 2023Bones of CrowsConstable Murphy
- 2023Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make BelieveSelf
- 2023Hail to the Breadsticks!Self/Dan Snyder (Voice)
- 2023The Last of UsMarlon
- 2022Tulsa KingOld Smoke
- 2022V for VengeanceBullseye
- 2022LOL: Last One Laughing CanadaSelf - Actor
- 20211883Spotted Eagle
- 2021AntlersWarren Stokes
- 2021The Wolf and the LionJoe
- 2021Defining MomentsDr. Kelly
- 2021Reservation DogsMaximus
- 2021A Dark FoeThe Cradle
- 2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf
- 2020The Weekend FixBert
- 2020Blue RidgeCliff McGrath
- 2020TarHomeless Man/Carl
- 2020The Water WalkerNarrator
- 2019AstronautLen
- 2019Shadow WolvesNabahe
- 2019Through Black SpruceLeo
- 2019We Are BoatsCliff
- 2019Project Blue BookDavid
- 2017The PerformanceJack
- 2017Molly's GameJudge Foxman
- 2017Te AtaDouglas Johnston
- 2017As You Like ItCorin
- 2017Wind RiverBen
- 2017American GodsWhiskey Jack
- 2017The ShackMale Papa
- 2017RiverdaleThomas Topaz
- 2016GoliathJoe Littlecrow
- 2016Out of the DarknessGabe
- 2016The DetourNarvin
- 2015UnnaturalBuffalo
- 2014Walking the MileSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Corner Gas: The MovieFishing Guide
- 2014Standing on Sacred GroundNarrator (voice)
- 2014Winter's TaleHumpstone John
- 2014Chasing ShakespeareMr. Mountain
- 2013The BirderManny
- 2013MaïnaMishta-Napeu
- 2013Atlantic RimGeneral Hadley
- 2013Family TreeChief Running Bull
- 2013DefianceRafe McCawley
- 2013DefianceRafe McCawley
- 2012LongmireMalachi Strand
- 2012Seattle's Loch Ness: The Lake Washington Sea MonsterNarrator
- 2011The Man on the TrainSado
- 2011Running MatesDilton Harper
- 2011Valley of the SunTurquoise Jack
- 2010The Legend of Secret PassGranpa (voice)
- 2010Casino JackBernie Sprague
- 2010Willatuk: The Legend of Seattle's Sea SerpentNarrator (voice)
- 2010GunlessTwo Dogs
- 2010The Wild GirlJoseph
- 2010Reel InjunSelf
- 2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonHarry Clearwater
- 2009Being EricaDr. Arthur
- 2008The Red Green Story: We're All in This TogetherEdgar Montrose
- 2008Turok: Son of StoneElder #1 / Lost Land Shaman (voice)
- 2007Breakfast with ScotBud Wilson
- 2007All HatJim Burns
- 2007Just BuriedHenry Sanipass
- 2007Luna: Spirit of the WhaleBill Louis
- 2006When I Find the OceanCopeland
- 2006The War that Made AmericaHost
- 2006A Lobster TaleSherrif
- 2005Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson StoryLloyd Blackburn, Ph.D
- 2005Buffalo DreamsJohn Blackhorse
- 2005Into the WestConquering Bear
- 2005TransamericaCalvin Many Goats
- 2005Numb3rsChief James Clearwater
- 2004A Beachcombers ChristmasColin Reid
- 2004Phil the AlienWolf
- 2004A Thief Of TimeSlick Nakai
- 2004The CollectorGeorge
- 2004This Is WonderlandPaul Hilliard
- 2003Coyote WaitsSlick Nakai
- 2003Shattered City: The Halifax ExplosionElijah Cobb
- 2003Declaration of IndependenceSelf
- 2003Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicSelf
- 2003Big SpenderJake Cotter
- 2003Mister SterlingSenior Senator Jackson
- 2002The New BeachcombersColin Reid
- 2002SkinsMogie Yellow Lodge
- 2002Duct Tape ForeverEdgar K.B. Montrose
- 2002Punch and JudyCharley
- 2002Snow DogsPeter Yellowbear
- 2001Wolf LakeSherman Blackstone
- 2001Christmas in the CloudsEarl
- 2001Lost and DeliriousJoe Menzies
- 2000Canada: A People's HistoryAdditional Voices (voice)
- 2000DesireConnor
- 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileSelf (uncredited)
- 2000Trial By Fire: A North of 60 MysteryWalter Pearce
- 1999The Green MileArlen Bitterbuck
- 1999Grey OwlJim Bernard
- 1999Bad MoneyGeorge Baines
- 1999TouchedAlbert
- 1999Misery HarbourBurly
- 1999Big Wolf on CampusFerryman
- 1999Shadow LakeSgt. Garson Longfellow
- 1998Shattered ImageDetective
- 1998Stranger in TownEddie Lester
- 1998First WaveLonetree
- 1998Heart of the SunOl'Billy
- 1997The Education of Little TreeWillow John
- 1997The Hired HeartKeith
- 1997Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic ScienceSelf - Host
- 1997Song of HiawathaO Kagh
- 1997Dead InnocentDetective Mike Salvatori
- 1997Dead Man's GunGrey Eagle
- 1997WoundedNick Rollins
- 1996Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalDr. David Lands
- 1996The PathfinderChingachgook
- 1996Poltergeist: The LegacyCharlie
- 1996SabotageNicholas Tollander
- 1996Great DrivesSelf - Host
- 1995Jake and The KidChief Fly Like an Arrow
- 1995Heritage Minutes: Sitting BullSitting Bull
- 1995Die Hard: With a VengeanceJoe Lambert
- 1995The Outer LimitsChief Weapons Officer
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildBrown Bear (voice)
- 1995The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon: Have Yourself a Crabby Little ChristmasMr. Crabby Tree
- 1995Liberty StreetMr. Jones
- 1994Rugged GoldSamuel Smith
- 1994CamillaHunt Weller
- 1994Savage LandSkyano
- 1994Lonesome Dove: The SeriesRed Hawk
- 1994NorthAlaskan Dad
- 1994MaverickJoseph
- 1994Huck and the King of HeartsJim
- 1993The Broken ChainPeace Maker (Spirit)
- 1993The Adventures of Dudley the DragonMr. Crabby Tree
- 1993Spirit RiderVern
- 1993Benefit of the DoubtCalhoun
- 1993Rain Without ThunderAuthor on History
- 1993CooperstownRaymond Maracle
- 1993Medicine RiverWill
- 1992North of 60Rico Nez
- 1992HBO First Look
- 1992ThunderheartWalter Crow Horse
- 1992The Last of His TribeIshi
- 1991The Red Green ShowEdgar K. B. Montrose
- 1991Rabbit Ears - Squanto and the First ThanksgivingNarrator (voice)
- 1991ClearcutArthur
- 1991Heritage MinutesSitting Bull
- 1990Lost in the BarrensMewasin
- 1990The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'Himself
- 1990Dances with WolvesKicking Bird
- 1990Northern ExposureLeonard Quinhagak
- 1990Where the Spirit LivesKomi's Father
- 1989Powwow HighwayVietnam Vet
- 1988Mount RoyalChief Big Charles
- 19889BDan Jackson
- 1987Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCherokee
- 1987Street LegalPaulo
- 1986AdderlyPinball
- 1986L.A. LawDavid Wauneka
- 1986The CampbellsIroquois Chief
- 1986Murder Sees the LightAeneas
- 1985RevolutionOngwata
- 1984Murder, She WrotePeter Henderson
- 1984Spirit BayPete Green
- 1983Running BraveEddie Mills
- 1982American PlayhouseKomi's Father
- 1979The Great DetectiveGrey Sky
- 1979Read All About It!John Norton
- 1970Alta comediaTheatre Play
- —Northbound
- —BravePops
- —A Life ConnectedThe Judge
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