Tooth McClarnon
Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon (born October 24, 1966 in Denver , Colorado ) is an American actor . He was best known for his roles in the television series Longmire and Fargo .
Life
McClarnon was born in 1966 to a Native American woman of the Hunkpapa tribe and an Irish father. His mother lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation . He himself grew up first in Nebraska and South Dakota and later under the care of his grandparents near Browning , in Glacier National Park in Montana .
McClarnon gained his first experience with theater appearances and with engagements for commercials . In the early 1990s he moved from Omaha to Los Angeles and shortly thereafter received his first roles in film and television productions.
Like his mother and older brother, McClarnon was a long-time alcoholic , which he was able to overcome after withdrawal. In 2002, he reported on his alcohol and drug addiction in Angelique Midthunder's documentary Need 4 Speed .
In 2012 he got the role of Officer Mathias in the crime series Longmire . He achieved even greater fame in 2015 through the role of Hanzee Dent in the television series Fargo .
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Tequila and Bonetti ( Tequila and Bonetti , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1992: Baywatch - The Lifeguards of Malibu ( Baywatch , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1992: Lakota Moon (TV movie)
- 1993: Cooperstown - On the streets of memory ( Cooperstown , TV movie)
- 1993–1997: Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor ( Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1994: Silent Fall (Silent Fall)
- 1996: Grand Avenue (TV movie)
- 1996: Crazy Horse - The proud warrior ( Crazy Horse , TV movie)
- 1996–1997: Dangerous Minds - In a class of its own ( Dangerous Minds , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1997: Dusting Cliff 7
- 1997: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1997: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1998: A Town Has Turned to Dust (TV movie)
- 2001: MacArthur Park
- 2002: Skins
- 2002: Spirit - Der wilde Mustang ( Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron , voice)
- 2003: Project Momentum ( Momentum , TV film)
- 2003: Blood and Roses
- 2005: Into the West ( Into the West , mini series, 3 episodes)
- 2006: The Quest - The King Solomon's Mines ( The Librarian - Return to King Solomon's Mines , TV movie)
- 2007: Searchers 2.0
- 2008: Comanche Moon (miniseries, 1 episode)
- 2009: Not Forgotten - You shall not forget (Not Forgotten)
- 2009: Repo Chick
- 2009: Down for Life
- 2011–2012: Wrestler (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2011: The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
- 2011: Yellow Rock
- since 2012: Longmire (TV series, 29 episodes)
- 2012: Resolution
- 2013: The Cherokee Word for Water
- 2013: Big Thunder (TV movie)
- 2013: Awful Nice
- 2013: Halfway to Hell
- 2013: Bloodline
- 2013: I'm in Love with a Church Girl
- 2014: The Red Road (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2014: Strike One
- 2015: Mecca
- 2015: Bone Tomahawk
- 2015: Fargo (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2016: Frontier (TV series, 2 episodes)
- since 2017: The Son (TV series)
- 2017: Brave
- 2018: Westworld (TV series)
- 2018: Queen of the South (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2019: Doctor Sleeps Awakening (Doctor Sleep)
- 2020: The Silencing
Web links
- Dental McClarnon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Zahn McClarnon, more than just Indian and Irish at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com, accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ a b Meet Zahn McClarnon, the Man Behind the Lethal Hanzee Dent of 'Fargo' at blogs.wsj.com, accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ a b c Fargo’s Zahn McClarnon on Hanzee's Backstory and the Types of Roles Native Americans Get Onscreen at vulture.com, accessed on June 15, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McClarnon, tooth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McClarnon, tooth Tokiya-ku |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado |