# RIP Graham Greene **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [September 1, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668 "2025-09-01T23:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/1 "2025-09-01T23:45:53Z")
> **[Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73](https://variety.com/2025/film/obituaries-people-news/graham-greene-dead-dances-with-wolves-1236504217/)** > > Graham Greene, a Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves," died on Monday. He was 73. Damn. I’ve liked him in everything I’ve seen him in. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/2 "2025-09-01T23:49:40Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/3 "2025-09-01T23:50:20Z")
When I saw your title my reaction was Huh? Hasn’t he been dead for 30 or 40 years? > **[Graham Greene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Greene)** > > Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. > Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over... ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/4 "2025-09-01T23:52:36Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/5 "2025-09-02T00:41:49Z")
I’ve always enjoyed his work. May he RIP and May his memory be a blessing. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/6 "2025-09-02T01:05:53Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > When I saw your title my reaction was Huh? Hasn’t he been dead for 30 or 40 years? Ditto! I didn’t know there was another one. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/7 "2025-09-02T01:57:49Z")
What?? No! I loved him in _Northern Exposure._ Damn. ☹ Here’s a great quote from that _Variety_ link: > In an interview with [Canada’s Theatre Museum](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvbcVIBixaY), 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… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/8 "2025-09-02T02:01:01Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > No! I loved him in _Northern Exposure._ Damn. ☹ Indeed. And in everything else. Last thing I saw him in was _Yellowstone_. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/9 "2025-09-02T02:11:14Z")
Him in Maverick: > [@](#): > > We get dressed up in war paint and whoop around like idiots. He wants me to speak like they say in books, “How, white man.” You people are such assholes. And he’s got to hear the war drums all the time! He’s terrific in it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/10 "2025-09-02T02:13:02Z")
“Kaboom” combusted. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F6FwSb7zd6M/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgVig3MA8=&rs=AOn4CLCKdMxaGmdXc1Yogwr6fcoVl8J5SQ "Up Close and Personal - "Edgar K. B. Montrose"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FwSb7zd6M) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/11 "2025-09-02T02:15:26Z")
From the obit in Variety: In an interview with [Canada’s Theatre Museum](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvbcVIBixaY), 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! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/12 "2025-09-02T02:49:11Z")
For the video game minded, he also voiced the character Rains Fall in _Red Dead Redemption Two._ ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/13 "2025-09-02T03:58:08Z")
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_. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/14 "2025-09-02T04:11:15Z")
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. > **[OBITUARY: Actor Graham Greene dies after long illness - ICT](https://ictnews.org/news/obituary-actor-graham-greene-dies-after-long-illness/)** > > Greene was nominated for an Oscar for his role in ‘Dances with Wolves’ and won a Grammy for a spoken book 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 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/15 "2025-09-02T04:13:45Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/16 "2025-09-02T04:19:02Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/17 "2025-09-02T04:59:54Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/18 "2025-09-02T05:38:49Z")
_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. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/19 "2025-09-02T06:51:13Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > 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. Me too, he stole that film from Val Kilmer. Come on up and watch TV Graham. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668/20 "2025-09-02T16:40:35Z")
Always liked him and was pleasantly surprised when he began appearing on Red Greene show. I recommend his 1991 movie **Clearcut** , which he said was his favorite of the films he’d appeared in. Be advised that it has a moment of extreme violence, and is an unexpectedly creepy film. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-graham-greene/1022668.md?page=2)