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Gordon Tootoosis Biography ((?)-)

Born in Saskatchewan, Canada; married Irene Seseequasis (a college instructor), 1965; children: Disa, Alanna, Glynis (died), Lee, Clint.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Almighty Voice, Alien Thunder (also known as Dan Candy's Law and Le tonnerre rouge), 1973
• Chief Many Horses, Marie Ann (also known as Mari-Anne), 1978
• Old Aenons, Black Robe (also known as Robe noire), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
• Hank Amaruk, Leaving Normal, Universal, 1992
• One Stab, Legends of the Fall, TriStar, 1994
• Voice of Kekata, Pocahontas (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
• Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas, The Legend, Alliance Releasing, 1995
• Ben, Quincy General Store, Alaska, Columbia, 1996
• Wesley Birdsong, Lone Star, Sony Pictures Classics, 1996
• Mopeah, Coyote Summer, Leucadia, 1996
• Jack Hawk, The Edge, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Iagoo, Song of Hiawatha, Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1997
• Dieu l'indien, Que la lumiere soit (also known as Let There BeLight), 1998
• Old Governor, Reindeer Games, Dimension Films, 2000
• Red Shirt Montoya, Zoe, Curb Entertainment, 2000
• John Ours, Bear with Me, 2000
• Dog Havasu, Nobody's Baby, 2001
• Marvin Fishinghawk--Hunter's grandfather, The Doe Boy, 2001
• Mushom, Christmas at Wapos Bay, 2001
• Standing Bear, Black Point, 2001
• Ghost Fox, Now & Forever, 2002
• Film Work
• Music performer (traditional chant), Poundmaker's Lodge-A Healing Place, 1988
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Albert Golo, North of 60, CBC, 1992-
• Joe Saugus, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, 2002
• Movies
• Title role, Stone Fox, NBC, 1987
• Willingham, Higher Ground, CBS, 1988
• Poundmaker, Last Train Home (also known as Tom Alone), TheFamily Channel, 1990
• Smiling Knife, Blood River, CBS, 1991
• Rolling Thunder, Lakota Moon, 1992
• Mewasin, Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (also known as The Curse of the Viking Grave), The Disney Channel, 1992
• Chilcat Charlie, Call of the Wild, CBS, 1993
• Joe Moon, "Spirit Rider," WonderWorks Family Movie, PBS, 1994
• Akicita Chief, Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996
• Percy, My Mother's Ghost, Fox Family, 1997
• Sakniss, Keeping the Promise (also known as The Oath), CBS,1997
• Narrator, The Gift of the Grandfathers, 1997
• Albert Golo, Dream Storm (also known as Dreamstorm: A North of60 Mystery), 2001
• Miniseries
• The Cree Chief, By the Way of the Stars (also known as Der Lange Weg des Lukas B.), The Disney Channel, 1994
• Chief Big Bear, Big Bear, 1998
• Specials
• Voice, 500 Nations, CBS, 1995
• Host, 1997 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, CBC, 1997
• Episodic
• Charlie Rising Moon, "Salvage," Airwolf, 1987
• "Welcome to Paradise," Airwolf, 1987
• Perry, "Mask of the Wolf," MacGyver, ABC, 1988
• Spotted Owl, "The Shaman's Apprentice," Friday the 13th, 1989
• Phil Crow, "Trail of Tears," MacGyver, 1991
• Pete, "Duets," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1993
• "The Furlough," Hawkeye, syndicated, 1994
• Shaman, "Teso Dos Bichos," The X-Files, Fox, 1996
• Chief Ko-Je, "Manhunt," The Magnificent Seven, CBS, 1998
• Tom Quinn, "Easy Money," Due South, syndicated, 1998
• Charlie Three Claws, "The Trapper," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1998
• Red Wolf, "Red Wolf's Daughter," Myth Quest, 2001
• Also appeared in Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (also known as Lonesome Dove: The Series), syndicated; Stoney Plain, CBC; as chief of Indian tribe, Matt and Jenny; Iroquois, "Autumn and Smoke: Parts1 & 2," The Campbells, CBC.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Eagle Feather News, April, 1999, p. 9