Rodney A. Grant

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Biography

Intense Native American actor Rodney A. Grant achieved celebrity as the mercurial Lakota Sioux warrior Wind In His Hair in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990). Thereafter, Grant trafficked almost exclusively in "firebrand" characterizations. He has been featured in such roles as Crazy Horse in the television miniseries Son of the Morning Star (1991), Mangas in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) and Little Feather in Wagons East (1994). On a weekly basis, Rodney A. Grant was seen as Chingachgook in the 1994 syndicated TVer Hawkeye. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Rodney A. Grant
Born (1959-03-09) March 9, 1959 (age 53)
Omaha/Winnebago Indian Reservation, Nebraska

Rodney Arnold Grant[1] (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" (Lakota: Pȟehíŋ Otȟáte) 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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White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf (1998 Children's/Family Film)
Mask: Due South (TV Episode) (1995 TV Episode)
Son of the Morning Star (1991 Historical Film)
Wind River (1997 Album by Andrew Vasquez)
It Pays to Advertise (American Theater)