About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1959-03-09
Place of birth:
Nebraska, USA
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Rodney A. Grant

Overview

Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor.

Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East!, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 episode "Spirits". He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star.

Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He currently resides in southern California.

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Known for

Acting
2012 Dark Blood Actor Indian #3 59
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2011 Shouting Secrets Actor Street Chief 59
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2005 Don't Come Knocking Actor Wild-Eye 59
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2002 Just a Dream Actor Cecil Running Bear 58
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2001 Ghosts of Mars Actor Tres 53
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2000 White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf Actor Quentin 58
Average
1999 Wild Wild West Actor Hudson 53
Average
1999 Lakota Moon Actor Kills First N/A
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1999 The Jack Bull Actor Billy 59
Average
1998 The Killing Grounds Actor Ned Stillwater 58
Average
1998 The Staircase Actor Geronimo 59
Average
1998 Two for Texas Actor Iron Jacket 58
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1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Actor Self N/A
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1997 Stolen Women, Captured Hearts Actor 60
Fair
1997 Vanishing Point Actor Vision Quest Indian 58
Average
1996 The Substitute Actor Johnny Glades 63
Fair
1994 Hawkeye (The First Frontier) Actor Chingachgook 69
Fair
1994 Wagons East! Actor Little Feather 57
Average
1994 F.T.W. Actor Bucky Miller 58
Average
1993 Geronimo: An American Legend Actor Mangas 60
Fair
1993 Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Actor Lunar Commish N/A
N/A
1991 The Doors Actor Patron at Barney's 67
Fair
1991 Son of the Morning Star Actor Crazy Horse 69
Fair
1990 The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' Actor Himself 59
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1990 Dances with Wolves Actor Wind In His Hair 76
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1989 Powwow Highway Actor Brave on Horse 59
Average
1988 War Party Actor The Crow 59
Average