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Gordon Tootoosis
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Life & Death

Died aged 69
GenderMaleNationalityCanadaBorn25/10/1941Born inPoundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, CanadaDied05/07/2011 (aged 69)Died inSaskatoonCausepneumoniaWikidataQ975652 ↗TMDb#37430 ↗

Gordon Tootoosis was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Poundmaker. He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his people's 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.

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Filmography46 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2012Guns, Girls and GamblingMovieThe Chief71
2011Doomsday ProphecyMovieJohn70
2008Fear ItselfSeriesEddie Bear67
2008Skin and BonesMovieEddie Bear67
2007That Beautiful SomewhereMovieHarold66
2006Open SeasonMovieGordy (voice)65
2006Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun RunMovieGordy (voice)65
2005Fugitives RunMovieDan John64
2004Shoebox ZooSeriesNathaniel Stone63
20047 Times LuckyMovieMr. Five Wounds63
2003DreamkeeperMovieKills Enemy62
2003On the CornerMovieFloyd62
2002Black PointMovieStanding Bear61
2002Now & ForeverMovieGhost Fox61
2001SmallvilleSeriesJoseph Willowbrook60
2001Nobody's BabyMovieDog Havasu60
2001MythQuestSeriesRed Wolf60
2000Reindeer GamesMovieOld Governor59
1998The Magnificent SevenSeriesChief Ko-Je57
1997Song of HiawathaMovieIagoo56
1996AlaskaMovieBen55
1996Coyote SummerMovieMopeah55
1996Crazy HorseMovieAkicita55
1995PocahontasMovieKekata (voice)54
1995500 NationsSeries—54
1995Pocahontas: The LegendMovieChief Powhatan54
1994Legends of the FallMovieOne Stab53
1993The X-FilesSeriesShaman52
1993MadisonSeries—52
1993Call Of The WildMovieCharlie52
1992Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking GraveMovieMewasin51
1992Heritage Minutes: PeacemakerMovieGrandfather51
1991Palace GuardSeries—50
1991Heritage MinutesSeriesLe grand-père50
1991Blood RiverMovieSmiling Knife50
1990Northern ExposureSeriesPete49
1989Last Train HomeMoviePoundmaker48
1989BordertownSeriesChief Wild Eagle48
1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeriesSpotted Owl46
1987Stone FoxMovieStone Fox46
1985MacGyverSeriesPerry44
1985MacGyverSeriesPhil Crow44
1984AirwolfSeriesCharlie Rising Moon43
1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeriesJoe Saugus42
1977AmiskMovie—36
1974Alien ThunderMovieAlmighty Voice33