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John Trudell Biography (1946-)

Born February 15, 1946, in Omaha, NE; son of Clifford Trudell; married firstwife, Lou (marriage ended); married Tina Manning (a Native American activist;died, 1979); children: (first marriage) Mari, Tara, Wovoka; (second marriage) Ricarda Star (deceased), Sunshine Karma (deceased), Eli Changing Sun (deceased). Addresses: Contact: Donald Miller Management, 12746 Kling St., Studio City, CA 91604.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, musician, public speaker, writer

Birth Details

February 15, 1946

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• The Californians, 1984
• Louis Short Hair, Powwow Highway, Warner Bros., 1988
• Interviewee, Incident at Oglala (documentary), Miramax, 1992
• Jimmy Looks Twice, Thunderheart, TriStar, 1992
• Johnny Redfeather, On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994
• Tony, Extreme Measures, Columbia, 1996
• Randy Peone, Smoke Signals, Miramax, 1998
• Himself, Alcatraz Is Not an Island, 2000
• Wild Bull Charlie, A Thousand Guns, 2002
• Also appeared as second Indian, Dark Blood, and as radio disc jockey, This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, both films unreleased.
• Film Work
• Producer of musical score, Incident at Oglala (documentary), Miramax, 1992
• Song performer, "Spirit Horses," Skins, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Birgil Little Eagle, "Freedom of the Road," Crossroads, 1992
• Voice, "Snow White," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
• Specials
• Farm Aid IV, The Nashville Network, 1990
• Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey, PBS, 1998
• Stand and Be Counted, The Learning Channel, 2000
• Miniseries
• Voice, The Way West (also known as The West), PBS, 1995
• Voice, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, PBS, 1997
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Tribal Voice, Peace Company, 1983
• Original A.K.A. Graffiti Man, Peace Company, 1986
• ... But This Isn't El Salvador, Peace Company, 1987
• Heart Jump Bouquet, Peace Company, 1987
• Fables and Other Realities, Peace Company, 1991
• Child's Voice: Children of the Earth, Peace Company, 1992
• A.K.A. Graffiti Man, Rykodisc Records, 1992
• Johnny Damas and Me, Rykodisc Records, 1994
• Blue Indians, Inside Recordings, 2000
• Bone Days, Daemon Records, 2001
• Descendant Now Ancestor (spoken-word album), ASITIS Productions, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Fiction
• Author of Living in Reality and Stockman; author of poetry,including "Graffiti Man."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Matthiessen, Peter, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Viking (New YorkCity), 1983
• Native Americans in the Twentieth Century, edited by James Olson and Raymond Wilson, University of Illinois Press (Champaign, IL), 1984
• Native North American Almanac, Gale, 1994
• Notable Native Americans, Gale, 1995, pp. 439-40
• Wexler, Rex, Blood of the Land: The Government and Corporate War against the American Indian Movement, Everest House, 1982

Periodicals

• Arcadia Weekly, September, 1999

Electronic

• John Trudell, http://www.johntrudell.com, August 18, 2002