Gordon Tootoosis
From Wikipedia. Gordon Tootoosis, CM (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011) was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pîhtokahanapiwiyin. 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. Tootoosis offered encouragement, support and training to aspiring Aboriginal actors. He served as a leading Cree activist both as a social worker and as a band chief. In Open Season and Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run, Tootoosis was the voice of Sheriff Gordy.
He was awarded membership in the Order of Canada on October 29, 2004. The investiture ceremony took place on September 9, 2005. His citation recognizes him as an inspirational role model for Aboriginal youth. It notes that as a veteran actor, he portrayed memorable characters in movie and television productions in Canada and the United States. Gordon Tootoosis first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1974), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland. He portrayed Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the CBC Television mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise. He appeared in the award-winning movie Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred with Russell Means in Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997). In 1999, he and Tantoo Cardinal became founding members of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. In 2011, he appeared in Gordon Winter at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Prairie Scene in Ottawa, his first stage role in 15 years.
Tootoosis won a Gemini Award for his work on the animated show Wapos Bay: The Series and was nominated twice for his work on North of 60.
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Films (48)
Des belles, des balles et des brutes
2012 · The Chief
2012 : Le jugement dernier
2011 · John
Out In the Cold
2008 · Soft as Snow
Skin and Bones
2008 · Eddie Bear
L'Homme aux yeux de loup
2007 · Grandpa
Enterre mon cœur à Wounded Knee
2007 · Chief Red Cloud
That Beautiful Somewhere
2007 · Harold
Persecución de Media Noche de Boog y Elliot
2006 · Gordy (voice)
Les Rebelles de la forêt
2006 · Gordy (voice)
Mr. Soul
2006
Fugitives Run
2005 · Dan John
Hank Williams First Nation
2005 · Adelard Fox
Seven times lucky
2004 · Mr. Five Wounds
Dreamkeeper
2003 · Kills Enemy
Cowboys & Indians
2003 · James Harper
On the Corner
2003 · Floyd
Black Point
2002 · Standing Bear
Now & Forever
2002 · Ghost Fox
Christmas at Wapos Bay
2002 · Mushom
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
2001 · Albert Golo
The Doe Boy
2001 · Marvin
Nobody's Baby
2001 · Dog Havasu
Mon amie Masha
2000 · John Ours
Piège fatal
2000 · Old Governor
Lakota Moon
1999 · Rolling Thunder
Big Bear
1998 · Chief Big Bear
Song of Hiawatha
1997 · Iagoo
Keeping the Promise
1997 · Sakniss
Forgotten Warriors
1997 · Narrator (voice)
Alaska
1996 · Ben
Crazy Horse
1996 · Akicita
Lone Star
1996 · Wesley Birdsong
Coyote Summer
1996 · Mopeah
Pocahontas, une légende indienne
1995 · Kekata (voice)
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995 · Chief Powhatan
Légendes d'automne
1994 · One Stab
Spirit Rider
1993 · Joe Moon
Call Of The Wild
1993 · Charlie
Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker
1992 · Grandfather
En quête de liberté
1992 · Hank Amaruk
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
1992 · Mewasin
Robe noire
1991 · Old Aenons
Blood River
1991 · Smiling Knife
Last Train Home
1989 · Poundmaker
Stone Fox
1987 · Stone Fox
Marie Ann
1978 · Chief Many Horses
Amisk
1977
Alien Thunder
1974 · Almighty Voice
Séries (19)
Fear Itself : Les Maîtres De La Peur
2008 · Eddie Bear
Shoebox Zoo
2004 · Nathaniel Stone
Moccasin Flats
2003 · Joe Redsky
Smallville
2001 · Joseph Willowbrook
MythQuest
2001 · Red Wolf
Les Sept mercenaires
1998 · Chief Ko-Je
500 Nations : L’histoire des indiens d'Amérique du nord
1995
Madison
1993
X-Files : Aux frontières du réel
1993 · Shaman
North of 60
1992 · Albert Golo
Palace Guard
1991
Minutes du patrimoine
1991 · Le grand-père
Bienvenue en Alaska
1990 · Pete
Bordertown
1989 · Chief Wild Eagle
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Spotted Owl
Danger Bay
1985 · Warden Bill Bragg
MacGyver
1985 · Perry, Phil Crow
Supercopter
1984 · Charlie Rising Moon
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 · Joe Saugus