Gordon Tootoosis(1941-2011)
- Actor
- Music Department
A Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Gordon Tootosis made his
film debut in the western film
Le tonnerre rouge (1974) with
Donald Sutherland and
Chief Dan George. Tootoosis provided memorable performances in television and movies, including the role of
'One Stab' in
Légendes d'automne (1994),
the role of
'Growling
Bear' in the Steven Spielberg
produced miniseries
Into the West (2005) and the
role of 'Chief Red Cloud' in the HBO film
Enterre mon coeur à Wounded Knee (2007).
His television credits include guest appearances on
Vendredi 13 (1987),
MacGyver (1985),
Bienvenue en Alaska (1990),
X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (1993),
Les 7 mercenaires (1998)
and Smallville (2001). Tootoosis
provided the voice of 'Kekata' in Disney's animated feature
Pocahontas : Une légende indienne (1995) and Sheriff Gordy in Les rebelles de la forêt (2006).
