Gordon Tootoosis

Known for ActingBorn 1941-10-25Died 2011-07-05Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mr. Soul

Moccasin Flats

Madison

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery

Big Bear

Forgotten Warriors

Crazy Horse

The X-Files

Amisk

Smallville

Northern Exposure

Marie Ann

Shoebox Zoo

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

MacGyver

500 Nations

Airwolf

Cowboys & Indians

Legends of the Fall

Danger Bay

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

MythQuest

Friday the 13th: The Series

Hank Williams First Nation

Fugitives Run

Call Of The Wild

Christmas at Wapos Bay

Lakota Moon

Lone Star

Song of Hiawatha

Spirit Rider

Pocahontas

Fear Itself

7 Times Lucky

Dreamkeeper

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

The Magnificent Seven

Bordertown

Black Robe

Open Season

On the Corner

Keeping the Promise

Black Point

Coyote Summer

Leaving Normal

Stone Fox

Pocahontas: The Legend

North of 60