Graham Greene
Born: 1952-06-22 in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2025-09-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations(Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017). In addition to his Oscar nomination, Greene was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Graham Greene (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Icefall as Oz
- Trail of Vengeance as Hoko
- King Ivory as Holt
- The Protector as Brand
- Laws of Man as Sheriff Kutch
- Afterwards as Dormer
- Sweet Summer Pow Wow
- Protectors of the Land as Grant Strongbow
- Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective as Mayor Gomber
- Graham Greene: I'm Just Me as Self
2024
- Seeds as Graham Greene
- Echo as Skully
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo as Self - Skully
- The Great Salish Heist as Chief Roy
- The Birds Who Fear Death as Chief Ed
2023
- The Last of Us as Marlon
- Squealer as Joe
- Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe as Self
- Hail to the Breadsticks! as Self/Dan Snyder (Voice)
2022
- Tulsa King as Old Smoke
- V for Vengeance as Bullseye
- LOL: Last One Laughing Canada as Self
2021
- 1883 as Spotted Eagle
- The Wolf and the Lion as Joe
- Defining Moments as Dr. Kelly
- Reservation Dogs as Maximus
- Antlers as Warren Stokes
- Amend: The Fight for America as Self
- A Dark Foe as The Cradle
2020
- Blue Ridge as Cliff McGrath
- The Weekend Fix as Bert
- The Water Walker as Narrator
- Tar as Homeless Man/Carl
2019
- Shadow Wolves as Nabahe
- Project Blue Book as David
- Astronaut as Len
- Through Black Spruce as Leo
- We Are Boats as Cliff
2017
- Riverdale as Thomas Topaz
- American Gods as Whiskey Jack
- Wind River as Ben
- The Shack as Male Papa
- Molly's Game as Judge Foxman
- The Performance as Jack
- As You Like It as Corin
- Te Ata as Douglas Johnston
2016
- Goliath as Joe Littlecrow
- The Detour as Narvin
- Out of the Darkness as Gabe
2015
- Unnatural as Buffalo
2014
- Chasing Shakespeare as Mr. Mountain
- Winter's Tale as Humpstone John
- Corner Gas: The Movie as Fishing Guide
- Walking the Mile as Self (archive footage)
- Standing on Sacred Ground as Narrator (voice)
2013
- Defiance as Rafe McCawley
- Maïna as Mishta-Napeu
- The Birder as Manny
- Defiance as Rafe McCawley
- Family Tree as Chief Running Bull
- Atlantic Rim as General Hadley
2012
- Longmire as Malachi Strand
- Seattle's Loch Ness: The Lake Washington Sea Monster as Narrator
2011
- Running Mates as Dilton Harper
- The Man on the Train as Sado
- Valley of the Sun as Turquoise Jack
2010
- Reel Injun as Self
- Casino Jack as Bernie Sprague
- The Legend of Secret Pass as Granpa (voice)
- Gunless as Two Dogs
- The Wild Girl as Joseph
- Willatuk: The Legend of Seattle's Sea Serpent as Narrator (voice)
2009
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Harry Clearwater
- Being Erica as Dr. Arthur
2008
- Turok: Son of Stone as Elder #1 / Lost Land Shaman (voice)
- The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together as Edgar Montrose
2007
- All Hat as Jim Burns
- Just Buried as Henry Sanipass
- Breakfast with Scot as Bud Wilson
- Luna: Spirit of the Whale as Bill Louis
2006
- When I Find the Ocean as Copeland
- A Lobster Tale as Sherrif
- The War that Made America as Host
2005
- Numb3rs as Chief James Clearwater
- Transamerica as Calvin Many Goats
- Buffalo Dreams as John Blackhorse
- Into the West as Conquering Bear
- Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story as Lloyd Blackburn, Ph.D
2004
- This Is Wonderland as Paul Hilliard
- The Collector as George
- A Thief Of Time as Slick Nakai
- A Beachcombers Christmas as Colin Reid
- Phil the Alien as Wolf
2003
- Coyote Waits as Slick Nakai
- Big Spender as Jake Cotter
- Mister Sterling as Senior Senator Jackson
- Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic as Self
- Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion as Elijah Cobb
- Declaration of Independence as Self
2002
- Skins as Mogie Yellow Lodge
- Snow Dogs as Peter Yellowbear
- Duct Tape Forever as Edgar K.B. Montrose
- The New Beachcombers as Colin Reid
- Punch and Judy as Charley
2001
- Lost and Delirious as Joe Menzies
- Christmas in the Clouds as Earl
- Wolf Lake as Sherman Blackstone
2000
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self (uncredited)
- Desire as Connor
- Canada: A People's History as Additional Voices (voice)
- Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery as Walter Pearce
1999
- The Green Mile as Arlen Bitterbuck
- Grey Owl as Jim Bernard
- Bad Money as George Baines
- Touched as Albert
- Big Wolf on Campus as Ferryman
- Misery Harbour as Burly
- Shadow Lake as Sgt. Garson Longfellow
1998
- First Wave as Lonetree
- Stranger in Town as Eddie Lester
- Heart of the Sun as Ol'Billy
- Shattered Image as Detective
1997
- Wounded as Nick Rollins
- Dead Innocent as Detective Mike Salvatori
- Dead Man's Gun as Grey Eagle
- The Education of Little Tree as Willow John
- Song of Hiawatha as O Kagh
- The Hired Heart as Keith
- Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science as Self - Host
1996
- Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Dr. David Lands
- Sabotage as Nicholas Tollander
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Charlie
- The Pathfinder as Chingachgook
1995
- The Outer Limits as Chief Weapons Officer
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Joe Lambert
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Brown Bear (voice)
- Jake and The Kid as Chief Fly Like an Arrow
- Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull as Sitting Bull
- Liberty Street as Mr. Jones
1994
- Maverick as Joseph
- North as Alaskan Dad
- Camilla as Hunt Weller
- Lonesome Dove: The Series as Red Hawk
- Huck and the King of Hearts as Jim
- Rugged Gold as Samuel Smith
- Savage Land as Skyano
1993
- Medicine River as Will
- Cooperstown as Raymond Maracle
- Rain Without Thunder as Author on History
- Spirit Rider as Vern
- The Broken Chain as Peace Maker (Spirit)
- Benefit of the Doubt as Calhoun
- The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon as Mr. Crabby Tree
1992
- HBO First Look
- North of 60 as Rico Nez
- Thunderheart as Walter Crow Horse
- The Last of His Tribe as Ishi
1991
- Clearcut as Arthur
- The Red Green Show as Edgar K. B. Montrose
- Heritage Minutes as Sitting Bull
- Rabbit Ears - Squanto and the First Thanksgiving as Narrator (voice)
1990
- Northern Exposure as Leonard Quinhagak
- Dances with Wolves as Kicking Bird
- Lost in the Barrens as Mewasin
- Where the Spirit Lives as Komi's Father
- The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' as Himself
1989
- Powwow Highway as Vietnam Vet
1988
- 9B as Dan Jackson
- Mount Royal as Chief Big Charles
1987
- Street Legal as Paulo
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future as Cherokee
1986
- L.A. Law as David Wauneka
- Murder Sees the Light as Aeneas
- The Campbells as Iroquois Chief
- Adderly as Pinball
1985
- Revolution as Ongwata
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Sam Keeyani
- Spirit Bay as Pete Green
1983
- Running Brave as Eddie Mills
1979
- Read All About It! as John Norton
- The Great Detective as Grey Sky
1975
- Shades of Greene ... (Novel)
1970
- Alta comedia ... (Theatre Play)