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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 9, 1959
Place of Birth:
Nebraska, USA
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Rodney A. Grant
Biography
Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor.
Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East!, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits". He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star.
Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He currently resides in southern California.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dark Blood | Indian #3 |
| 2011 | Shouting Secrets | Street Chief |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Wild-Eye |
| 2002 | Just a Dream | Cecil Running Bear |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Tres |
| 2000 | White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf | Quentin |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull | Billy |
| 1999 | Lakota Moon | Kills First |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | Hudson |
| 1998 | The Staircase | Geronimo |
| 1998 | Two for Texas | Iron Jacket |
| 1998 | The Killing Grounds | Ned Stillwater |
| 1997 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self |
| 1997 | Stolen Women, Captured Hearts | |
| 1997 | Vanishing Point | Vision Quest Indian |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Johnny Glades |
| 1994 | Wagons East! | Little Feather |
| 1994 | F.T.W. | Bucky Miller |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Lunar Commish |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Mangas |
| 1991 | The Doors | Patron at Barney's |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Wind In His Hair |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' | Himself |
| 1989 | Powwow Highway | Brave on Horse |
| 1988 | War Party | The Crow |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The District | Tommy Morgan |
| 1999 | Safe Harbor | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Tonané |
| 1994 | Due South | Eric |
| 1994 | Hawkeye (The First Frontier) | Chingachgook |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | Crazy Horse |