Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1941-10-25
Deathday: 2011-07-05 (69 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 71

Movies 53

TV Shows 18

Voice 2

Narrator 1

Prof. Joseph Willowbrook
Smallville

Smallville (2001)

TV
6.16
Chief Big Bear
Big Bear

Big Bear (1998)

Movie
Chief Wild Eagle
Bordertown

Bordertown (1989)

TV
Warden Bill Bragg
Danger Bay

Danger Bay (1985)

TV
Perry / Phil Crow
MacGyver

MacGyver (1985)

TV
5.87
Charlie Rising Moon
Airwolf

Airwolf (1984)

TV
6
Chief Many Horses
Marie Ann

Marie Ann (1978)

Movie
Clifford George
One Dead Indian

One Dead Indian

TV
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-10-25

Deathday
2011-07-05 (69 years old)

Birth Place
Poundmaker Cree Nation, Canada

Father
John Tootoosis

Citizenships
Canada

Awards
Member of the Order of Canada

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