Graham Greene died, an actor nominated for an Oscar for her role in “Dance with Lobos”

Graham Greenea pioneer actor of the first Nations of Canada and opened the doors to the indigenous actors in Hollywood, He died on September 1 at a Toronto hospital after a long illness. The Oscar nominee for dance with Lobos was 73 years old.

“He was a great man of morals, ethics and character, and we will miss him forever”the Greene agent, Michael Greene (without kinship). “Finally you are free. Susan Smith awaits you at the doors of heaven,” he added, referring to the actor agent for many years, who died in 2013.

Greene was born on June 22, 1952 in Ohsweken, in the Six Nations Reserve. He worked on various jobs before trying his luck in the performance. Greene began in the theater and, for the 1970s, she already acted in Canadian and English professional theatrical productions.

Graham Greene’s extensive career

He made his debut on the screen in 1979 in an episode of the Canadian dramatic series The Great Detective; His first movie was Running Brave 1983.

Greene’s great success came several years later, when Kevin Costner He chose him to play AVE that Patea (Zitká Nagwáka), one of his 1990 western characters, Dance with wolves. The film received 12 Oscar nominations, including one for Greene as best cast actor, and won seven, including the best film.

Dance with Lobos promoted Greene’s career in Hollywood. Subsequently, he appeared in renowned films such as Maverick (1994) with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster, Hard to kill 3 (1995) with Bruce Willis, The green mile (1999) with Tom Hanks, The twilight saga with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinsonas well as Molly’s Game (2017) of Aaron Sorkin with Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Costner.

Graham also had main roles in Thunderheart (1992) next to Val kilmer, Transamerica (2005) next to Felicity Huffman and Wind River (2017) of Taylor Sheridan next to Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen.

Subsequently, Sheridan chose Greene for two of his series to Paramount+: 1883 And, more recently, Tulsa King.

Greene television series loans also include regular papers in Wolf Lake, Defiance and Echo de Marvel and recurring papers in Northern Exposure, Lonesome Dove: The Series, Being Erica, Longmire, Goliath and American Gods.

In addition to his Oscar nomination, Greene has won Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen awards, and has been nominated for Independent Spirit. He has a star on the Paseo de la Fama in Canada and, earlier this year, he received the Governor General Award for the Performing Arts in his native country.

Timely, one of Greene’s last roles was in the acclaimed FX series Dogs reservationwhich was based on his legacy of breaking barriers for indigenous talent in Hollywood.

Greene, who worked until the end, has an upcoming film in process: the thriller ICE Fallstarring Joel Kinnaman.