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John Trudell
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 69
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/02/1946Born inOmaha, Nebraska, USADied08/12/2015 (aged 69)Died inSanta ClaraCausecancerWikidataQ1701970 ↗Buried atPacific View Memorial ParkTMDb#237532 ↗

John Trudell was an American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Filmography17 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2017Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the WorldMovieSelf71
2015Taking AlcatrazMovieSelf (archive footage)69
2012Dark BloodMovieIndian #266
2010Reel InjunMovieSelf64
2009No More Smoke SignalsMovieSelf63
2007The 11th HourMovieSelf61
2005A Thousand RoadsMovieNarrator (voice)59
2005America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass PrairieMovieBlack Hawk (voice)59
2003DreamkeeperMovieCoyote57
2003DreamkeeperSeriesCoyote57
1999Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie RobertsonMovieSelf - Santee Sioux53
1998Smoke SignalsMovieRandy Peone52
1996The WestSeriesSelf50
1996Extreme MeasuresMovieTony50
1994On Deadly GroundMovieJohnny Redfeather48
1992ThunderheartMovieJimmy Looks Twice46
1992Incident at OglalaMovieSelf - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement46