August Schellenberg
August Werner Schellenberg (born July 25, 1936 in Montreal , † August 15, 2013 in Dallas , Texas ) was a Canadian actor .
Life
August Schellenberg was the son of an English - Mohawk woman and a Swiss. Schellenberg lived in Montreal until 1967, then in Toronto until 1995 . He was married to Joan Karasevich and had three daughters.
Schellenberg played in several movies and plays. Probably his most famous films are the three parts of Free Willy , where he starred alongside Jason James Richter . In total, he was seen in more than 90 film and television productions from 1970.
In 1986 he won a Gemini Award for The Prodigal and in 1991 a Genie Award for the role of Chomina in Black Robe - On the Iroquois River .
August Schellenberg died of complications from cancer.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1981: Heavy Metal (voice)
- 1983: The battering ram (Le ruffian)
- 1984: The Painted Door
- 1991: Black Robe - On the Iroquois River (Black Robe)
- 1993: Free Willy - Call of Freedom (Free Willy)
- 1993: Geronimo's blood feud
- 1994: Getting Gotti
- 1994: Iron Will - The will to win (Iron Will)
- 1995: Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
- 1995: Tecumseh - Under the sign of the panther's eye
- 1997: Crash in the Wild (True Heart)
- 1997: Free Willy 3: The Rescue
- 2001: The Unsaid - Lautlose Schreie (The Unsaid)
- 2003: Dreamkeeper
- 2004: Tremors 4: How It All Began (Tremors 4: The Legend Begins)
- 2004: Road Party (Going the Distance)
- 2005: The New World
- 2006: Antarctica - Caught in the Ice (Eight Below)
- 2007: Missionary Man
- 2007: Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (Sitting Bull)
TV Shows
- 1995: Walker, Texas Ranger (guest appearance)
- 2009: Grey's Anatomy (guest appearance)
- 2010: Stargate Universe (season 2, episodes 17 and 18, guest appearance)
Web links
- August Schellenberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- August Schellenberg in the Notable Names Database (English)
- Web presence of August Schellenberg (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schellenberg, August |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schellenberg, August Werner |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | 15th August 2013 |
Place of death | Dallas , Texas , United States |