Gordon Tootoosis

Born: 1941-10-25

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.


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Legends of the Fall

as One Stab
Released: 1994-12-23

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his...

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Open Season

as Gordy (voice)
Released: 2006-09-27

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Pocahontas

as Kekata (voice)
Released: 1995-06-14

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Reindeer Games

as Old Governor
Released: 2000-02-25

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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Released: 2007-05-27

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story...

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Guns, Girls and Gambling

as The Chief
Released: 2012-09-05

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Doomsday Prophecy

as John
Released: 2011-08-13

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Black Robe

as Old Aenons
Released: 1991-10-04

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Lone Star

as Wesley Birdsong
Released: 1996-06-21

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Alaska

as Ben
Released: 1996-08-14

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Leaving Normal

as Hank Amaruk
Released: 1992-04-29

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Dreamkeeper

as Kills Enemy
Released: 2003-12-28

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Call Of The Wild

as Charlie
Released: 1993-04-25

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Song of Hiawatha

as Iagoo
Released: 1997-05-31

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Nobody's Baby

as Dog Havasu
Released: 2001-01-01

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Hybrid

as Grandpa
Released: 2007-08-14

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Last Train Home

as Poundmaker
Released: 1989-11-30

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Crazy Horse

as Akicita
Released: 1996-07-07

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as Harold
Released: 2007-04-20

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Pocahontas: The Legend

as Chief Powhatan
Released: 1995-06-01

Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious...

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Keeping the Promise

as Sakniss
Released: 1997-01-05

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Alien Thunder

as Almighty Voice
Released: 1974-02-22

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Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run

as Gordy (voice)
Released: 2006-12-15

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Black Point

as Standing Bear
Released: 2002-09-24

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Stone Fox

as Stone Fox
Released: 1987-03-30

Little Willy must win a dog sled race in order to save his grandfather's cattle ranch.

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as Mr. Five Wounds
Released: 2004-01-17

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Coyote Summer

as Mopeah
Released: 1996-01-01

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Bear with Me

as John Ours
Released: 2000-09-16

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

as Mewasin
Released: 1992-01-05

An archaeological expedition journeys to Manitoba, Canada, in search of a legendary crucifix...

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as Smiling Knife
Released: 1991-03-17

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Released: 2001-01-25

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as Rolling Thunder
Released: 1999-05-22

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as James Harper
Released: 2003-10-05

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as Chief Many Horses
Released: 1978-08-02

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Released: 2002-08-15

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as Dan John
Released: 2005-08-02

There's never a dull moment from the time Clint Northern meets Dan John Fighting Bear at his...

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Big Bear

as Chief Big Bear
Released: 1998-02-09

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as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-01

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as Floyd
Released: 2003-01-01

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Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery

as Albert Golo
Released: 2001-10-01

The body of a trapper from the community of Swan Landing washes up on the banks of Lynx River...

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Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker

as Grandfather
Released: 1992-06-28

The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining...

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as Soft as Snow
Released: 2008-10-05

On a night so cold it hurts to breathe, Soft as Snow and Cold as Ice meet Thomas, a drunk young...

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Smallville

as Prof. Joseph Willowbrook
First aired: 2001-10-16

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through...

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MacGyver

as Perry
First aired: 1985-09-29

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as Phil Crow
First aired: 1985-09-29

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The X-Files

as Shaman
First aired: 1993-09-10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...

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Airwolf

as Charlie Rising Moon
First aired: 1984-01-22

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot...

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Friday the 13th: The Series

as Spotted Owl
First aired: 1987-10-03

Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can...

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North of 60

as Albert Golo
First aired: 1992-12-03

North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern...

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Madison

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-21

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Fear Itself

as Eddie Bear
First aired: 2008-06-05

A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature...

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Palace Guard

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-10-17

Palace Guard is the story of a reformed jewel thief and cat burglar, Tommy Logan, who, after...

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Danger Bay

as Warden Bill Bragg
First aired: 1985-10-07

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Shoebox Zoo

as Nathaniel Stone
First aired: 2004-09-21

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MythQuest

as Red Wolf
First aired: 2001-08-01

While searching for their missing father, Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths...

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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Joe Saugus
First aired: 1983-11-11

Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to...

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Bordertown

as Chief Wild Eagle
First aired: 1989-01-07

Bordertown is a television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the...

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500 Nations

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-04-20

500 Nations is an eight-part documentary on the Native Americans of North and Central America....

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