Known for movies The New World (2005)
Free Willy (1993)
Eight Below (2006)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Short Info Date Of Birth July 25, 1936 Died August 15, 2013, Dallas, Texas, United States Spouse Joan Karasevich Fact Taught acting seminars at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and at York University in Toronto.
August Schellenberg, Canadian actor (born Aug. 15, 1936, Montreal, Que.—died Aug. 15, 2013, North Vancouver, B.C.), was a versatile performer who appeared in more than 100 film and television roles but was perhaps best known for his work in the Oscar-winning film Dances with Wolves (1990), in which he played the Lakota medicine man Kicking Bird. Schellenberg began his career in the 1960s with the National Arts Centre’s English-language company in Ottawa and went on to perform with the Stratford (Ontario) Festival and the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. He made his screen debut in an episode of the CBC series Wojeck (1966) and appeared in such films as Black Robe (1991), Free Willy (1993), and The New World (2005). Schellenberg was honoured with a Native American Music Award for his work on the soundtrack of Smoke Signals (1998).
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General Info Date Of Birth July 25, 1936 Died August 15, 2013, Dallas, Texas, United States Place Of Birth Montreal, Canada Height 1.73 m Profession Actor Education National Theatre School of Canada Nationality Canadian
Family Accomplishments Awards Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series, Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Movies Free Willy, The New World, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Eight Below, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, Black Robe, Dreamkeeper, Iron Will, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Heavy Metal, True Heart, Going the Distance, Death Hunt, Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, Missionar... TV Shows North of 60, The Littlest Hobo
Social profile links Facts # Fact 1 His name means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase". 2 He was of Teutonic, Germanic and Mohawk ancestry. 3 Graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1966. 4 Was a champion diver and boxer in his youth. 5 Has conducted acting workshops in Toronto at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and at York University. 6 Taught acting seminars at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and at York University in Toronto. 7 Was a skilled amateur chef and a lifelong athlete who was a champion diver and boxer in his youth. 8 Lived in Montreal until moving to Toronto, Ontario, where he resided from 1967 until 1995. Was living in Dallas, Texas when he died. 9 His father was of Swiss descent and his mother was of English-Mohawk descent. 10 He has played the Lakota Sioux chief Sitting Bull in three otherwise unrelated productions: Witness to Yesterday (1970), Crazy Horse (1996) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). 11 He is Métis (Swiss-German and Mohawk). 12 Studied at The National Theatre School of Canada. 13 Of all the characters he has portrayed, Sitting Bull is his favorite. 14 Father, with Joan Karasevich , of three daughters.
Pictures Movies
Actor Title Year Status Character The Last Movie 2012 Samuel Booker SGU Stargate Universe 2011 TV Series Yaozu Saving Grace 2007-2010 TV Series GeePaw
Geepaw Grey's Anatomy 2008 TV Series Clay Bedonie 45 R.P.M. 2008 Peter George Moses Comanche Moon 2008 TV Mini-Series Idahi Missionary Man 2007 White Deer The Green Chain 2007 The Executive - John Clements Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007 TV Movie Sitting Bull Eight Below 2006 Mindo The New World 2005 Powhatan Going the Distance 2004 Emile Tremors 4: The Legend Begins 2004 Video Tecopa DreamKeeper 2003 TV Movie Grandpa The Unsaid 2001 Detective Hannah Canada: A People's History 2000 TV Series documentary Woodlands Storyteller High Noon 2000 TV Movie Antonio Mysterious Ways 2000 TV Series Dr. Nader Out of Time 2000 TV Movie Young Dog So Weird 2000 TV Series Tom Martinez Due South 1998 TV Series Gilbert Wallace Scattering Dad 1998 TV Movie Fierce Crow Silence 1997 Johnny True Heart 1997 Khonanesta Free Willy 3: The Rescue 1997 Randolph Johnson Sisters and Other Strangers 1997 TV Movie Det. Frank Britten What Love Sees 1996 TV Movie Earl Crazy Horse 1996 TV Movie Sitting Bull Grand Avenue 1996 TV Movie Sherman The Siege at Ruby Ridge 1996 TV Movie Indian The West Side Waltz 1995 TV Movie Serge Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 Randolph Tecumseh: The Last Warrior 1995 TV Movie Black Hoof Walker, Texas Ranger 1994-1995 TV Series Billy Gray Wolf North of 60 1994-1995 TV Series Ben Montour Tales from the Cryptkeeper 1993-1994 TV Series The Trader / The Beanstalker / Uncle Ned / ... Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee 1994 TV Movie Dick Wilson Getting Gotti 1994 TV Movie Willie Boy Johnson Iron Will 1994 Ned Dodd Lonesome Dove: The Series 1994 TV Series Chief Iron Bow Street Legal 1993 TV Series Billy Cormier Geronimo 1993 TV Movie Cochise Free Willy 1993 Randolph Johnson Avonlea 1993 TV Series Simon Redfox E.N.G. 1993 TV Series Charlie Antonelli Lakota Moon 1992 TV Movie Bull Elk The Adventures of Tintin 1992 TV Series Additional Voices Terror on Track 9 1992 TV Movie Vargas Scoop 1992 TV Series Chef Cri The Broken Cord 1992 TV Movie Duane Buckanagee Counterstrike 1990-1991 TV Series St. John / Cortez Black Robe 1991 Chomina Top Cops 1991 TV Series Lt. Harry Minor Divided Loyalties 1990 Champagne Charlie 1989 TV Movie General Butler Lance et compte II 1988 TV Series Allan Goldman The Return of Ben Casey 1988 TV Movie Dr. Madigan Friday the 13th: The Series 1987 TV Series Fahteem Airwolf 1987 TV Series Gregori Nobokov Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour 1986 Fabien Adderly 1986 TV Series Dr. Taggart Lance et compte 1986 TV Series Allan Goldman Mark of Cain 1986 Otto Confidential 1986 Charles Ripley The Edison Twins 1986 TV Series Ray Webster Philip Marlowe, Private Eye 1986 TV Series Johnny Tango Night Heat 1986 TV Series Geist The Equalizer 1986 TV Series Brennan The Legs of the Lame 1985 Short Workin' for Peanuts 1985 TV Movie Louis Mead Striker's Mountain 1985 TV Movie Jake Striker Tramp at the Door 1985 TV Movie Albert Fournier In the Fall 1984 Short Narrator (voice) Best Revenge 1984 Captain of 'Recon Star' The Littlest Hobo 1980-1984 TV Series Walter Henig / Stoney Hill / Barney Baxter The Painted Door 1984 Short John Covergirl 1984 Joel Vacchio Hangin' In 1984 TV Series Harvey The Hitchhiker 1983 TV Series Bob Ames Cross Country 1983 Glen Cosgrove Running Brave 1983 Billy's Father Le ruffian 1983 Neslon Harting The Prodigal 1983 TV Movie Latitude 55° 1982 Josef Przysiezny Seeing Things 1982 TV Series Grayson Kings and Desperate Men 1981 Stanley Aldini Heavy Metal 1981 Norl (segment "Den") / Taarak (segment "Taarna") (voice) Death Hunt 1981 Deak De Bleargue The Coffin Affair 1980 Wilbert Coffin Bear Island 1979 Marine Technician Riel 1979 TV Movie Lépine Drying Up the Streets 1978 Nick Power Play 1978 Minh Homecoming 1978 TV Series Lou The New Avengers 1977 TV Series Bailey One Man 1977 Ernie Carrick Between Friends 1973 Witness to Yesterday 1973 TV Series Sitting Bull A Fan's Notes 1972 Rip-Off 1971 Indian #1 Castle Zaremba 1970 TV Series
Self Title Year Status Character Chasing Lear 2016 Documentary Himself Don't Get Sick After June: American Indian Healthcare: 2010 Video documentary voice Who Killed Miracle? 2009 Documentary Narrator Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School 2008 Video documentary voice Dream Makers 2006 Documentary Himself Making 'The New World' 2006 Video documentary Himself The Making of 'DreamKeeper' 2004 Video documentary short Himself Chiefs 2002 TV Mini-Series documentary Doves and Pigeons: Peace Symbol and Urban Pest 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself Mission to Mir 1997 Documentary short Narrator The West 1996 TV Series documentary The Alan Thicke Show 1981 TV Series Himself
Awards Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2006 FAITA Award First Americans in the Arts Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor Performance in a Film The New World (2005) 2003 American Indian Movie Award American Indian Film Festival Best Actor DreamKeeper (2003) 1998 FAITA Award First Americans in the Arts Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Film (Lead) Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997) 1991 Genie Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Black Robe (1991) 1986 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Single Dramatic Program The Prodigal (1983)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2007 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) 2007 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) 1996 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series North of 60 (1992) 1992 AFI Award Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Supporting Role Black Robe (1991) 1983 Genie Genie Awards Best Motion Picture Latitude 55° (1982) 1983 Genie Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Latitude 55° (1982) 1981 Genie Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role L'affaire Coffin (1980)
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