Biography
John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United 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.
After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.
Filmography
all 19
Movies 17
self 8
TV Shows 2
Narrator 1
Taking Alcatraz (2015)
Dark Blood (2012)
A Thousand Roads (2005)
Trudell (2005)
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson (1999)
Smoke Signals (1998)
On Deadly Ground (1994)
Incident at Oglala (1992)
Thunderheart (1992)
Powwow Highway (1989)
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GenderMale
Birthday1946-02-15
Deathday2015-12-08 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceOmaha, Nebraska, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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