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Gordon Tootoosis‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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Gordon Tootoosis

Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gordon Tootoosis

Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1941-10-25

Popularity

star6.0

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.

Movie Credits

Pocahontas

Pocahontas‌
star6.9
calendar 1995

Leaving Normal

Leaving Normal‌
star6.2
calendar 1992

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall‌
star7.4
calendar 1994

That Beautiful Somewhere

That Beautiful Somewhere‌
star4.0
calendar 2007

Open Season

Open Season‌
star6.2
calendar 2006

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker

Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee‌
star6.5
calendar 2007

Black Robe

Black Robe‌
star6.6
calendar 1991

Bear with Me

Bear with Me‌
star4.9
calendar 2000

Nobody's Baby

Nobody's Baby‌
star5.5
calendar 2001

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run‌
star5.4
calendar 2006

Doomsday Prophecy

Doomsday Prophecy‌
star4.1
calendar 2011

Pocahontas: The Legend

Pocahontas: The Legend‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

Hybrid

Hybrid‌
star4.5
calendar 2007

Dreamkeeper

Dreamkeeper‌
star6.6
calendar 2003

Stone Fox

Stone Fox‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

Call Of The Wild

Call Of The Wild‌
star6.9
calendar 1993

Now & Forever

Now & Forever‌
star5.5
calendar 2002

Amisk

Amisk‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery

Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

7 Times Lucky

7 Times Lucky‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

The Doe Boy

The Doe Boy‌
star5.7
calendar 2001

Hank Williams First Nation

Hank Williams First Nation‌
star4.0
calendar 2005

Song of Hiawatha

Song of Hiawatha‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

Marie Ann

Marie Ann‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse‌
star9.5
calendar 1996

Fugitives Run

Fugitives Run‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games‌
star5.7
calendar 2000

Lakota Moon

Lakota Moon‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

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

Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave‌
star5.0
calendar 1992

Spirit Rider

Spirit Rider‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

Coyote Summer

Coyote Summer‌
star6.1
calendar 1996

Black Point

Black Point‌
star5.8
calendar 2002

Keeping the Promise

Keeping the Promise‌
star5.5
calendar 1997

Lone Star

Lone Star‌
star7.0
calendar 1996

Alien Thunder

Alien Thunder‌
star4.3
calendar 1974

On the Corner

On the Corner‌
star6.6
calendar 2003

Guns, Girls and Gambling

Guns, Girls and Gambling‌
star5.4
calendar 2012

Blood River

Blood River‌
star4.5
calendar 1991

Last Train Home

Last Train Home‌
star0.5
calendar 1989

Big Bear

Big Bear‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Forgotten Warriors

Forgotten Warriors‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Alaska

Alaska‌
star5.8
calendar 1996

Cowboys & Indians

Cowboys & Indians‌
star6.5
calendar 2003

Mr. Soul

Mr. Soul‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Christmas at Wapos Bay

Christmas at Wapos Bay‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Out In the Cold

Out In the Cold‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Tv Credits

North of 60

North of 60‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

Bordertown

Bordertown‌
star7.2
calendar 1989

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series‌
star7.3
calendar 1987

Airwolf

Airwolf‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

MacGyver

MacGyver‌
star7.7
calendar 1985

Smallville

Smallville‌
star8.2
calendar 2001

500 Nations

500 Nations‌
star7.6
calendar 1995

Fear Itself

Fear Itself‌
star6.8
calendar 2008

Madison

Madison‌
star10.0
calendar 1993

Palace Guard

Palace Guard‌
star3.5
calendar 1991

Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo‌
star7.8
calendar 2004

Danger Bay

Danger Bay‌
star7.2
calendar 1985

MythQuest

MythQuest‌
star6.7
calendar 2001

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet‌
star7.8
calendar 1983

The X-Files

The X-Files‌
star8.4
calendar 1993

Moccasin Flats

Moccasin Flats‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

MacGyver

MacGyver‌
star7.7
calendar 1985