Native American actor (1936–2021)
Saginaw Grant
Grant in 2015
Born Saginaw Morgan Grant
(1936-07-20 ) July 20, 1936Died July 27, 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 85) Occupation(s) Actor , dancer , motivational speaker, Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation Years active 1988–2016
Saginaw Morgan Grant (July 20, 1936 – July 27, 2021) was a Native American character actor . He appeared in The Lone Ranger The World's Fastest Indian Community Breaking Bad pow wow dancer, motivational speaker and the Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation .[ 1]
Early life
Saginaw Morgan Grant was born at the Indian Hospital in Pawnee, Oklahoma on July 20, 1936, the son of Sarah (née Murray) and Austin Grant.[ 2] Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma.[ 3] Iowa and Otoe-Missouria tribes of Oklahoma .[citation needed He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War .[ 4]
Career
Grant appeared in numerous films and television shows. He played Grey Cloud , an ally of Indiana Jones , opposite Harrison Ford in a 1993 episode "Mystery of the Blues" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Harts of the West .[ 5]
He played the Gatekeeper in the 1999 film Purgatory . He played Chief Big Bear in the 2013 film The Lone Ranger Walter White in the Breaking Bad Ozymandias ."
From 2012, Grant was a prominent member of the American Indian Advisory Board at the San Diego International Film Festival .[ 6] [ 7]
Accolades
Grant was awarded the American Legacy Award from the San Diego Film Festival ,[ 8] Oceanside International Film Festival [ 9] [ 10] Native American Music Awards (NAMA).[ 11] [ 12]
Death
Grant died in his sleep on July 27, 2021, at the age of 85.[ 13] natural causes .[ 14]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
^ Moya-Smith, Simon (2013-06-13). "A Conversation with Saginaw Grant, Chief Big Bear from 'The Lone Ranger' . Indian Country Today Media Network . Retrieved 2021-07-29 . ^ "Saginaw Grant Biography" . AAA Native Arts . 25 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-31 .^ Breslauer, Jan (February 20, 1996). "The Spirit Moves Him in New and Traditional Ways" . Los Angeles Times
^ Greenwalt, Galen (2018-07-28). "Seminole Nation Honor Guard takes trip to Wheaton, Illinois" . Pawhuska Journal-Capital . Retrieved 2021-07-29 . ^ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 7th Edition , page 428, Ballantine Books, 1999
^ "American Indian Advisory Board" . San Diego International Film Festival . 2018-04-19. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04 .^ Wood, Beth (2017-07-13). "San Diego International Film Festival names American Indian Advisory Board" . San Diego Union-Tribune Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2021-07-26 . ^ "2014 San Diego Film Festival Award Winners" . San Diego International Film Festival . 2014-10-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2022-02-04 .^ Bidney, Beverly (2014-09-30). "Native actor Saginaw Grant offers advice to Tribal youth • The Seminole Tribune" . The Seminole Tribune . Retrieved 2021-07-29 . ^ "Indian Voices - Promoting and Sharing Native Indigenous Values and Traditions - Saginaw Grant Lifetime Achievement Award" . www.indianvoices.net . Retrieved 2020-11-01 .^ "HALL OF FAME" . Native American Music Awards . Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-04 .^ "Native American Music Awards - NAMA 18" . nativeamericanmusicawards.com . Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2021-07-29 .^ Rickert, Levi (29 July 2021). "American Indian Actor Saginaw Grant, 86, Passes Away" . Native News Online . Retrieved 2021-07-29 . ^ "Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies" . AP NEWS . 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30 .
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