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My Take
Graham Greene was one of those actors whose quiet authority filled the screen without ever raising his voice. His Oscar-nominated Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves remains the role most people know, but it sits inside a fifty-year career across film, stage and music that earned him the Order of Canada. What moves me is how he brought genuine dignity to Indigenous roles at a time when Hollywood rarely offered them depth. He was Oneida from Six Nations, and he carried that identity with grace. His passing in 2025 was a real loss, yet that calm, weathered presence will keep living on screen.
Overview
Graham Greene (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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Graham Greene
- Name (Japanese)
- グレアム・グリーン
- Reading
- ぐれあむ・ぐりーん
- Born
- June 22, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Six Nations of the Grand River 40, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1989 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
- 2004 Earle Grey Award
- 2015 Member of the Order of Canada
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.