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.
Known For
Credits
- 2012 · Guns, Girls and Gambling as The Chief
- 2011 · Doomsday Prophecy as John
- 2008 · Out In the Cold as Soft as Snow
- 2008 · Fear Itself as Eddie Bear
- 2007 · Hybrid as Grandpa
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Chief Red Cloud
- 2007 · That Beautiful Somewhere as Harold
- 2006 · Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run as Gordy (voice)
- 2006 · Open Season as Gordy (voice)
- 2006 · Mr. Soul as
- 2005 · Fugitives Run as Dan John
- 2005 · Hank Williams First Nation as Adelard Fox
- 2004 · Shoebox Zoo as Nathaniel Stone
- 2004 · 7 Times Lucky as Mr. Five Wounds
- 2003 · Dreamkeeper as Kills Enemy
- 2003 · Moccasin Flats as Joe Redsky
- 2003 · Cowboys & Indians as James Harper
- 2003 · On the Corner as Floyd
- 2002 · Black Point as Standing Bear
- 2002 · Now & Forever as Ghost Fox
- 2002 · Christmas at Wapos Bay as Mushom
- 2001 · Smallville as Prof. Joseph Willowbrook
- 2001 · Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery as Albert Golo
- 2001 · MythQuest as Red Wolf
- 2001 · The Doe Boy as Marvin
- 2001 · Nobody's Baby as Dog Havasu
- 2000 · Bear with Me as John Ours
- 2000 · Reindeer Games as Old Governor
- 1999 · Lakota Moon as Rolling Thunder
- 1998 · Big Bear as Chief Big Bear
- 1997 · Song of Hiawatha as Iagoo
- 1997 · Keeping the Promise as Sakniss
- 1997 · Forgotten Warriors as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Alaska as Ben
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Akicita
- 1996 · Lone Star as Wesley Birdsong
- 1996 · Coyote Summer as Mopeah
- 1995 · Pocahontas as Kekata (voice)
- 1995 · Pocahontas: The Legend as Chief Powhatan
- 1995 · 500 Nations as
- 1994 · Legends of the Fall as One Stab
- 1993 · Madison as
- 1993 · The X-Files as Shaman
- 1993 · Spirit Rider as Joe Moon
- 1993 · Call Of The Wild as Charlie
- 1992 · North of 60 as Albert Golo
- 1992 · Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker as Grandfather
- 1992 · Leaving Normal as Hank Amaruk
- 1992 · Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave as Mewasin
- 1991 · Palace Guard as
- 1991 · Black Robe as Old Aenons
- 1991 · Blood River as Smiling Knife
- 1989 · Last Train Home as Poundmaker
- 1989 · Bordertown as Chief Wild Eagle
- 1987 · Friday the 13th: The Series as Spotted Owl
- 1987 · Stone Fox as Stone Fox
- 1985 · Danger Bay as Warden Bill Bragg
- 1985 · MacGyver as Perry
- 1985 · MacGyver as Phil Crow
- 1984 · Airwolf as Charlie Rising Moon
- 1983 · Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Joe Saugus
- 1978 · Marie Ann as Chief Many Horses
- 1977 · Amisk as
- 1974 · Alien Thunder as Almighty Voice