Gordon Tootoosis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 25, 1941
- Died
- July 5, 2011 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
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Filmography
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Movie · as The Chief
Doomsday Prophecy
Movie · as John
Out In the Cold
Movie · as Soft as Snow
Skin and Bones
Movie · as Eddie Bear
Fear Itself
TV · as Eddie Bear · 1 ep
That Beautiful Somewhere
Movie · as Harold
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Movie · as Chief Red Cloud
Hybrid
Movie · as Grandpa
Open Season
Movie · as Gordy (voice)
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
Movie · as Gordy (voice)
Mr. Soul
Movie
Hank Williams First Nation
Movie · as Adelard Fox
Fugitives Run
Movie · as Dan John
7 Times Lucky
Movie · as Mr. Five Wounds
Shoebox Zoo
TV · as Nathaniel Stone · 13 eps
Dreamkeeper
Movie · as Kills Enemy
On the Corner
Movie · as Floyd
Cowboys & Indians
Movie · as James Harper
Moccasin Flats
TV · as Joe Redsky · 15 eps
Now & Forever
Movie · as Ghost Fox
Black Point
Movie · as Standing Bear
Christmas at Wapos Bay
Movie · as Mushom
Nobody's Baby
Movie · as Dog Havasu
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
Movie · as Albert Golo
The Doe Boy
Movie · as Marvin
Smallville
TV · as Joseph Willowbrook · 2 eps
MythQuest
TV · as Red Wolf · 1 ep
Bear with Me
Movie · as John Ours
Reindeer Games
Movie · as Old Governor
Lakota Moon
Movie · as Rolling Thunder
Big Bear
Movie · as Chief Big Bear
The Magnificent Seven
TV · as Chief Ko-Je · 1 ep
Song of Hiawatha
Movie · as Iagoo
Keeping the Promise
Movie · as Sakniss
Forgotten Warriors
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Crazy Horse
Movie · as Akicita
Coyote Summer
Movie · as Mopeah
Lone Star
Movie · as Wesley Birdsong
Alaska
Movie · as Ben
Pocahontas
Movie · as Kekata (voice)
Pocahontas: The Legend
Movie · as Chief Powhatan
500 Nations
TV · 8 eps
Legends of the Fall
Movie · as One Stab
Call Of The Wild
Movie · as Charlie
Spirit Rider
Movie · as Joe Moon
Madison
TV · 1 ep
The X-Files
TV · as Shaman · 1 ep
Leaving Normal
Movie · as Hank Amaruk
Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker
Movie · as Grandfather
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
Movie · as Mewasin
North of 60
TV · as Albert Golo · 95 eps
Black Robe
Movie · as Old Aenons
Blood River
Movie · as Smiling Knife
Palace Guard
TV · 1 ep
Heritage Minutes
TV · as Le grand-père · 1 ep
Northern Exposure
TV · as Pete · 1 ep
Last Train Home
Movie · as Poundmaker
Bordertown
TV · as Chief Wild Eagle · 1 ep
Stone Fox
Movie · as Stone Fox
Friday the 13th: The Series
TV · as Spotted Owl · 1 ep
MacGyver
TV · as Perry, Phil Crow · 1 ep
Danger Bay
TV · as Warden Bill Bragg · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Charlie Rising Moon · 2 eps
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
TV · as Joe Saugus · 6 eps
Marie Ann
Movie · as Chief Many Horses
Amisk
Movie
Alien Thunder
Movie · as Almighty Voice