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Gordon Tootoosis(1941-2011)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Gordon Tootoosis in Legends of the Fall (1994)
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A Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Gordon Tootosis made his film debut in the western film Alien Thunder (1974) with Donald Sutherland and Chief Dan George. Tootoosis provided memorable performances in television and movies, including the role of 'One Stab' in Legends of the Fall (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 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). His television credits include guest appearances on Friday the 13th: The Series (1987), MacGyver (1985), Northern Exposure (1990), The X-Files (1993), The Magnificent Seven (1998) and Smallville (2001). Tootoosis provided the voice of 'Kekata' in Disney's animated feature Pocahontas (1995) and Sheriff Gordy in Open Season (2006).
BornOctober 25, 1941
DiedJuly 5, 2011(69)
BornOctober 25, 1941
DiedJuly 5, 2011(69)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Gordon Tootoosis in The X-Files (1993)
Gordon Tootoosis in The X-Files (1993)
Gordon Tootoosis in Legends of the Fall (1994)
Gordon Tootoosis in That Beautiful Somewhere (2006)

Known for:

Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Aidan Quinn in Legends of the Fall (1994)
Legends of the Fall
7.5
  • One Stab
  • 1994
Irene Bedard in Pocahontas (1995)
Pocahontas
6.7
  • Kekata(voice)
  • 1995
Lone Star (1996)
Lone Star
7.4
  • Wesley Birdsong
  • 1996
Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau, Cody Cameron, and Maddie Taylor in Open Season (2006)
Open Season
6.1
  • Gordy(voice)
  • 2006

Credits

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Actor

  • Red Serge
    • Sioux Chief, Chief Mighty Buffalo
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Jeff Fahey, Dane Cook, Sam Trammell, and Helena Mattsson in Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
    Guns, Girls and Gambling
    • The Chief
    • 2012
  • Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes
    • Mushom
    • 2011
  • Doomsday Prophecy (2011)
    Doomsday Prophecy
    • John
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Tantoo Cardinal, Nathaniel Arcand, Carmen Moore, Eric Schweig, Michelle Thrush, Ray G. Thunderchild, Michelle Latimer, Andrea Menard, Steven Cree Molison, Bernard Starlight, Roseanne Supernault, Justin Rain, and Ashley Callingbull in Blackstone (2009)
    Blackstone
    • Cecil Delaronde
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2011
  • Wapos Bay: The Series (2005)
    Wapos Bay: The Series
    • Mushom
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2010
  • The Closer You Get to Canada (2010)
    The Closer You Get to Canada
    • Mason
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Out in the Cold (2008)
    Out in the Cold
    • Soft as Snow
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Fear Itself (2008)
    Fear Itself
    • Eddie Bear
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Jim Codrington, James McGowan, and Grace Park in The Border (2008)
    The Border
    • Sheriff
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Hybrid (2007)
    Hybrid
    • Grandpa
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
    • Chief Red Cloud
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Juliana and the Medicine Fish
    • John Smoke
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Sheldon Elter in Hank William's First Nation (2006)
    Hank William's First Nation
    • Adelard Fox
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2007
  • Mr. Soul
    • Clifford
    • 2006
  • Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher in Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2006)
    Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
    • Gordy (voice)
    • Video
    • 2006

Music Department

  • Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
    • vocals: traditional chant
    • Short
    • 1987

Videos4

Open Season
Trailer 2:14
Open Season
Open Season
Trailer 0:16
Open Season
Doomsday Prophecy
Trailer 2:04
Doomsday Prophecy
Black Point
Trailer 0:45
Black Point

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • October 25, 1941
    • Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Died
    • July 5, 2011
    • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Irene Seseequasis1965 - July 5, 2011 (his death, 5 children)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pitikwahanapiwiyin.
  • Trademark
      Canadian Cree Native Actor

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