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Graham Greene

Born June 22, 1952 in Ohsweken, Ontario, CanadaDied September 1, 2025118 films

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.

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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, he 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.

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The Green Mile posterFirst watchThe Green Mile19998.5as Arlen BitterbuckA supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dances with Wolves poster7.8Dances with Wolves1990Wind River poster7.4Wind River2017Die Hard: With a Vengeance poster7.3Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995Molly's Game poster7.2Molly's Game2017The Shack poster7.5The Shack2017The Twilight Saga: New Moon poster6.0The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009Maverick poster6.9Maverick1994The Wolf and the Lion poster7.5The Wolf and the Lion2021

Filmography

118 films as actor
  1. TBABravePops
  2. TBAA Life ConnectedThe Judge
  3. 2026Northbound
  4. 2025AfterwardsDormer
  5. 2025IcefallOz
  6. 2025Sweet Summer Pow Wow
  7. 2025Paige Darcy: Reluctant DetectiveMayor Gomber
  8. 2025Protectors of the LandGrant Strongbow
  9. 2025Trail of VengeanceHoko
  10. 2025The ProtectorBrand
  11. 2025King IvoryHolt
  12. 2025Laws of ManSheriff Kutch
  13. 2024SeedsGraham Greene
  14. 2024The Birds Who Fear DeathChief Ed
  15. 2024The Great Salish HeistChief Roy
  16. 2023SquealerJoe
  17. 2022Loch Ness Monster of SeattleNarrator (voice)
  18. 2022V for VengeanceBullseye
  19. 2021AntlersWarren Stokes
  20. 2021The Wolf and the LionJoe
  21. 2021Defining MomentsDr. Kelly
  22. 2021A Dark FoeThe Cradle
  23. 2020The Weekend FixBert
  24. 2020Blue RidgeCliff McGrath
  25. 2020TarHomeless Man/Carl
  26. 2019AstronautLen
  27. 2019Shadow WolvesNabahe
  28. 2019Through Black SpruceLeo
  29. 2019We Are BoatsCliff
  30. 2017The PerformanceJack
  31. 2017Molly's GameJudge Foxman
  32. 2017Te AtaDouglas Johnston
  33. 2017As You Like ItCorin
  34. 2017Wind RiverBen
  35. 2017The ShackMale Papa
  36. 2016Out of the DarknessGabe
  37. 2015UnnaturalBuffalo
  38. 2014Corner Gas: The MovieFishing Guide
  39. 2014Winter's TaleHumpstone John
  40. 2014Chasing ShakespeareMr. Mountain
  41. 2013The BirderManny
  42. 2013MaïnaMishta-Napeu
  43. 2013Atlantic RimGeneral Hadley
  44. 2011The Man on the TrainSado
  45. 2011Running MatesDilton Harper
  46. 2011Valley of the SunTurquoise Jack
  47. 2010The Legend of Secret PassGranpa (voice)
  48. 2010Casino JackBernie Sprague
  49. 2010Willatuk: The Legend of Seattle's Sea SerpentNarrator (voice)
  50. 2010GunlessTwo Dogs
  51. 2010The Wild GirlJoseph
  52. 2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonHarry Clearwater
  53. 2008Turok: Son of StoneElder #1 / Lost Land Shaman (voice)
  54. 2007Breakfast with ScotBud Wilson
  55. 2007All HatJim Burns
  56. 2007Just BuriedHenry Sanipass
  57. 2007Luna: Spirit of the WhaleBill Louis
  58. 2006When I Find the OceanCopeland
  59. 2006A Lobster TaleSherrif
  60. 2005Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson StoryLloyd Blackburn, Ph.D
  61. 2005Buffalo DreamsJohn Blackhorse
  62. 2005TransamericaCalvin Many Goats
  63. 2004A Beachcombers ChristmasColin Reid
  64. 2004Phil the AlienWolf
  65. 2004A Thief Of TimeSlick Nakai
  66. 2003Coyote WaitsSlick Nakai
  67. 2003Big SpenderJake Cotter
  68. 2002The New BeachcombersColin Reid
  69. 2002SkinsMogie Yellow Lodge
  70. 2002Duct Tape ForeverEdgar K.B. Montrose
  71. 2002Punch and JudyCharley
  72. 2002Snow DogsPeter Yellowbear
  73. 2001Christmas in the CloudsEarl
  74. 2001Lost and DeliriousJoe Menzies
  75. 2000DesireConnor
  76. 2000Trial By Fire: A North of 60 MysteryWalter Pearce
  77. 1999The Green MileArlen Bitterbuck
  78. 1999Grey OwlJim Bernard
  79. 1999Bad MoneyGeorge Baines
  80. 1999TouchedAlbert
  81. 1999Misery HarbourBurly
  82. 1999Shadow LakeSgt. Garson Longfellow
  83. 1998Shattered ImageDetective
  84. 1998Stranger in TownEddie Lester
  85. 1998Heart of the SunOl'Billy
  86. 1997The Education of Little TreeWillow John
  87. 1997The Hired HeartKeith
  88. 1997Song of HiawathaO Kagh
  89. 1997Dead InnocentDetective Mike Salvatori
  90. 1997WoundedNick Rollins
  91. 1996The PathfinderChingachgook
  92. 1996SabotageNicholas Tollander
  93. 1995Heritage Minutes: Sitting BullSitting Bull
  94. 1995Die Hard: With a VengeanceJoe Lambert
  95. 1995The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon: Have Yourself a Crabby Little ChristmasMr. Crabby Tree
  96. 1994Rugged GoldSamuel Smith
  97. 1994CamillaHunt Weller
  98. 1994Savage LandSkyano
  99. 1994NorthAlaskan Dad
  100. 1994MaverickJoseph
  101. 1994Huck and the King of HeartsJim
  102. 1993The Broken ChainPeace Maker (Spirit)
  103. 1993Spirit RiderVern
  104. 1993Benefit of the DoubtCalhoun
  105. 1993Rain Without ThunderAuthor on History
  106. 1993CooperstownRaymond Maracle
  107. 1993Medicine RiverWill
  108. 1992ThunderheartWalter Crow Horse
  109. 1992The Last of His TribeIshi
  110. 1991Rabbit Ears - Squanto and the First ThanksgivingNarrator (voice)
  111. 1991ClearcutArthur
  112. 1990Lost in the BarrensMewasin
  113. 1990Dances with WolvesKicking Bird
  114. 1990Where the Spirit LivesKomi's Father
  115. 1989Powwow HighwayVietnam Vet
  116. 1986Murder Sees the LightAeneas
  117. 1985RevolutionOngwata
  118. 1983Running BraveEddie Mills