Actor
John Trudell
Born February 15, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska, USADied December 8, 20158 films
John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.
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The best way into John Trudell's work
First watchSmoke Signals19986.8as Randy PeoneYoung Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
8 films as actor- 2012Dark BloodIndian #2
- 2005A Thousand RoadsNarrator (voice)
- 2003DreamkeeperCoyote
- 1998Smoke SignalsRandy Peone
- 1996Extreme MeasuresTony
- 1994On Deadly GroundJohnny Redfeather
- 1992ThunderheartJimmy Looks Twice
- 1989Powwow HighwayLouie Short Hair