RIP Graham Greene

Damn. I’ve liked him in everything I’ve seen him in.

He was amazing in everything he was in.

He had a recurring part in Northern Exposure as Marilyn Whirlwind’s (Elaine Miles) cousin.

35 years later Greene and Miles played a husband and wife couple in The Last of Us.

What a loss. RIP.

When I saw your title my reaction was Huh? Hasn’t he been dead for 30 or 40 years?

Damn, I’m a big fan. In so many things and always great.

I loved him in Northern Exposure and most recently saw him in Last of Us, where the actress who played Marilyn, Elaine Miles, played his wife.

I’ve always enjoyed his work.

May he RIP and May his memory be a blessing.

Ditto! I didn’t know there was another one.

What??

No! I loved him in Northern Exposure. Damn. :frowning:

Here’s a great quote from that Variety link:

In an interview with Canada’s Theatre Museum, he discussed auditioning for “Crimson Tide” with director Tony Scott. Scott said, “I can’t really see a Native American working on a submarine.” Greene replied, “If you could, I would let you tell my four dead uncles who died in the Pacific on subs. Thanks for the trip to New York. I’m going to Sardi’s for lunch now.”

Damn…

Indeed. And in everything else. Last thing I saw him in was Yellowstone.

Him in Maverick:

He’s terrific in it.

“Kaboom” combusted.

From the obit in Variety:

In an interview with Canada’s Theatre Museum, he discussed auditioning for “Crimson Tide” with director Tony Scott. Scott said, “I can’t really see a Native American working on a submarine.” Greene replied, “If you could, I would let you tell my four dead uncles who died in the Pacific on subs. Thanks for the trip to New York. I’m going to Sardi’s for lunch now.”

oops - ninja’d!

For the video game minded, he also voiced the character Rains Fall in Red Dead Redemption Two.

Thank you. I was a big fan of his, and the first two things I think of when I hear his name are Dances with Wolves and The Red Green Show.

Ah there’s a loss - I’m sure he had more to give as an iconic Canadian actor. He and Tantoo Cardinale are a couple favourites of mine.

Absolutely wicked sense of humour and quite willing to haul it out.

Canadian First Nations actor Graham Greene was known for his skill in theatre, which included “dancing,” as he called it, meaning ad-libbing and improvisation. He developed this skill to gain confidence and bring discipline to his acting, learning to “dance” on stage. Greene was a trailblazing actor, known for breaking barriers for Indigenous actors in Hollywood and for his dignity, edge, and depth in various roles, particularly as Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves.

I hate it when these icons die and they are YOUNGER than me :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

Graham Greene. Damn. Dances With Wolves was my introduction to his work and is one of my favorites, and him in it too. Rest in Peace, Kicking Bird, and thank you for your good works.

Sad news. I, too, always enjoyed him in everything I ever saw him in. My wife is a very big fan of his, starting with his role in Dances With Wolves, and she was devastated when she saw the news reports this evening.

Sad news. He did well in Dances with Wolves, of course, and I recall seeing him a few other things. Always did a great job, no matter the role.

He had a property near a friend’s farm in southern Ontario. I’m not sure what he used it for, but he’d visit it from time to time. My friend ran into him in the local town occasionally; and said that he was a decent sort of guy.

Dances with Wolves is obviously his most famous appearance, but my favorite screen performance of his is in a movie called Thunderheart. The movie’s a little uneven, but Greene is terrific as a sarcastic tribal cop who takes every opportunity to mock the federal agent who’s visiting for an investigation. The role shows Greene had a lot more tools in his acting toolbox than he usually got to employ.

RIP.

Me too, he stole that film from Val Kilmer.

Come on up and watch TV Graham.