Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis
Born	Gordon Tootoosis
Occupation	actor
Years active	1973 - present

Gordon Tootoosis (October 25,1941) is a Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent. He is a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pitikwahanapiwiyin.

Tootoosis's first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1973), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the Disney Channel mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise. It was filmed in Uxbridge, Ontario. Tootoosis starred with Russell Means in Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997).

He is the son of John Tootoosis, one of the founders of the National Indian Brotherhood and former head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN). Gordon himself served as the chief of his band and as a vice-president of FSIN. Tootoosis has been married to Irene Seseequasis since 1965. They have three daughters and two adopted sons. After their daughter Glynnis died of cancer in 1997, they took the responsibility of raising her four children.

Selected filmography

• Stone Fox (1987) - title role
• Black Robe (1991) - Old Aenons
• Leaving Normal (1992) - Hank Amaruk
• By Way of the Stars (1992 TV mini-series) - The Cree Chief
• North of 60 (1992, TV series) - Albert Golo
• Legends of the Fall (1994) - One Stab
• Pocahontas (1995) - Kekata (voice)
• Pocahontas: The Legend (1995) - Chief Powhatan (Wahunsonacock)
• Lone Star (1996) - Wesley Birdsong
• Crazy Horse (1996) - Akicita
• Song of Hiawatha (1997) - Iagoo
• The Edge (1997) - Jack Hawk
• Reindeer Games (2000) - Old Governor
• Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery (2001) (TV) - Albert Golo
• Now and Forever (2002) - Ghost Fox
• Dreamkeeper (2003) (TV) - Kills Enemy
• Into the West (2005) (TV) - Growling Bear
• Shania: A Life in Eight Albums (2005) - Greey Twain
• Hank Williams First Nation (2005) - Adelard Fox
• Open Season (2006) - Gordy (voice)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) - Red Cloud

External links

• Interview with Tootoosis
• North of 60 bio
• Native Spirit and The Sun Dance Way 2-DVD Set
• Gordon Tootoosis @ IMDB