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Gordon Tootoosis
Acting

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

6.9

Pocahontas
1995-06-16

6.034

Leaving Normal
1992-04-29

Legends of the Fall

7.4

Legends of the Fall
1994-12-23

That Beautiful Somewhere

3.875

That Beautiful Somewhere
2007-04-20

6.194

Open Season
2006-09-27

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker

0

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker
1992-06-28

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

6.533

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007-05-27

6.5

Black Robe
1991-10-04

5.455

Bear with Me
2000-09-16

5.197

Nobody's Baby
2001-01-01

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run

5.5

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

Doomsday Prophecy

4.1

Doomsday Prophecy
2011-08-13

Pocahontas: The Legend

5.917

Pocahontas: The Legend
1995-06-01

4.2

Hybrid
2007-08-14

6.7

Dreamkeeper
2003-12-28

6

Stone Fox
1987-03-30

Call Of The Wild

7.091

Call Of The Wild
1993-04-25

5.125

Now & Forever
2002-08-15

8.5

Amisk
1977-01-01

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery

9

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

6.722

7 Times Lucky
2004-01-17

5.625

The Doe Boy
2001-01-25

Hank Williams First Nation

7

Hank Williams First Nation
2005-02-04

Song of Hiawatha

7

Song of Hiawatha
1997-05-31

8

Marie Ann
1978-08-02

8.7

Crazy Horse
1996-07-07

7

Fugitives Run
2005-08-02

5.703

Reindeer Games
2000-02-25

7

Lakota Moon
1999-05-22

7

Spirit Rider
1993-08-23

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

7.3

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

6

Coyote Summer
1996-01-01

6.077

Black Point
2002-09-24

Keeping the Promise

6.25

Keeping the Promise
1997-01-05

7.03

Lone Star
1996-06-21

5.364

Alien Thunder
1974-02-22

6.2

On the Corner
2003-01-01

Guns, Girls and Gambling

5.398

Guns, Girls and Gambling
2012-09-05

4.7

Blood River
1991-03-17

Last Train Home

4.25

Last Train Home
1989-11-30

9

Big Bear
1998-02-09

Forgotten Warriors

9

Forgotten Warriors
1997-01-01

5.832

Alaska
1996-08-14

Cowboys & Indians

7.333

Cowboys & Indians
2003-10-05

10

Mr. Soul
2006-01-01

Christmas at Wapos Bay

7

Christmas at Wapos Bay
2002-01-14

Out In the Cold

0

Out In the Cold
2008-10-05

Fear Itself: Skin and Bones

0

Fear Itself: Skin and Bones
2008-07-31

5.938

North of 60
1992-12-03

6.556

Bordertown
1989-01-07

Friday the 13th: The Series

7.3

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

7.6

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.719

MacGyver
1985-09-29

8.189

Smallville
2001-10-16

7.577

500 Nations
1995-04-20

6.737

Fear Itself
2008-06-05

10

Madison
1993-09-21

5.667

Palace Guard
1991-10-17

7.7

Shoebox Zoo
2004-09-21

7.4

Danger Bay
1985-10-07

7.2

MythQuest
2001-08-01

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

7.9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983-11-11

8.373

The X-Files
1993-09-10

10

Moccasin Flats
2003-11-03

7.719

MacGyver
1985-09-29

Northern Exposure

7.9

Northern Exposure
1990-07-12

The Magnificent Seven

6.605

The Magnificent Seven
1998-01-03