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Gordon Tootoosis
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Gordon Tootoosis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-10-25,Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
Gender
Male
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

6.915

Pocahontas
1995-06-14

6.2

Leaving Normal
1992-04-29

Legends of the Fall

7.39

Legends of the Fall
1994-12-23

That Beautiful Somewhere

4

That Beautiful Somewhere
2007-04-20

6.2

Open Season
2006-09-27

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker

0

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker
1992-06-28

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

6.547

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007-05-27

6.6

Black Robe
1991-10-04

5.1

Bear with Me
2000-09-16

5.4

Nobody's Baby
2001-01-01

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run

5.4

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
2006-12-15

Doomsday Prophecy

4.1

Doomsday Prophecy
2011-08-13

Pocahontas: The Legend

5.8

Pocahontas: The Legend
1995-06-01

4.471

Hybrid
2007-08-14

6.6

Dreamkeeper
2003-12-28

5

Stone Fox
1987-03-30

Call Of The Wild

6.889

Call Of The Wild
1993-04-25

5.5

Now & Forever
2002-08-15

7

Amisk
1977-01-01

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery

0

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
2001-10-01

6.3

7 Times Lucky
2004-01-17

5.7

The Doe Boy
2001-01-25

Hank Williams First Nation

4

Hank Williams First Nation
2005-02-04

Song of Hiawatha

10

Song of Hiawatha
1997-05-31

0

Marie Ann
1978-08-02

9.563

Crazy Horse
1996-07-07

0

Fugitives Run
2005-08-02

5.7

Reindeer Games
2000-02-25

0

Lakota Moon
1999-05-22

Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave

5

Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
1992-01-05

6

Spirit Rider
1993-08-23

6.1

Coyote Summer
1996-01-01

5.8

Black Point
2002-09-24

Keeping the Promise

5.5

Keeping the Promise
1997-01-05

7.007

Lone Star
1996-06-21

4.3

Alien Thunder
1974-02-22

6.6

On the Corner
2003-01-01

Guns, Girls and Gambling

5.4

Guns, Girls and Gambling
2012-09-05

4.5

Blood River
1991-03-17

Last Train Home

0.5

Last Train Home
1989-11-30

0

Big Bear
1998-02-09

Forgotten Warriors

0

Forgotten Warriors
1997-01-01

5.8

Alaska
1996-08-14

Cowboys & Indians

6.5

Cowboys & Indians
2003-10-05

0

Mr. Soul
2006-01-01

Christmas at Wapos Bay

0

Christmas at Wapos Bay
2002-01-14

Out In the Cold

0

Out In the Cold
2008-10-05

5.8

North of 60
1992-12-03

6.4

Bordertown
1989-01-07

Friday the 13th: The Series

7.3

Friday the 13th: The Series
1987-10-03

7.563

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.7

MacGyver
1985-09-29

8.207

Smallville
2001-10-16

7.6

500 Nations
1995-04-20

6.8

Fear Itself
2008-06-05

10

Madison
1993-09-21

3.5

Palace Guard
1991-10-17

7.8

Shoebox Zoo
2004-09-21

7.2

Danger Bay
1985-10-07

6.7

MythQuest
2001-08-01

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

7.9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983-11-11

8.4

The X-Files
1993-09-10

0

Moccasin Flats
2003-11-03

7.7

MacGyver
1985-09-29