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Rodney A. Grant

Rodney A. Grant

Known for: Acting

Born 09/03/1959
Place of birth Macy, Nebraska, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney A. Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Stargate SG-1 Series ★ 8,3

Stargate SG-1

Tonané

1997

Due South Series ★ 7,6

Due South

Eric

1994

The District Series ★ 6,8

The District

Tommy Morgan

2000

Dances with Wolves Film ★ 7,8

Dances with Wolves

Wind In His Hair

1990

Wild Wild West Film ★ 5,3

Wild Wild West

Hudson

1999

The Substitute Film ★ 7,0

The Substitute

Johnny Glades

1996

Hawkeye (The First Frontier) Series ★ 6,8

Hawkeye (The First Frontier)

Chingachgook

1994

The Doors Film ★ 7,1

The Doors

Patron at Barney's

1991

Ghosts of Mars Film ★ 5,2

Ghosts of Mars

Tres

2001

Geronimo: An American Legend Film ★ 6,3

Geronimo: An American Legend

Mangas

1993

Son of the Morning Star Series ★ 7,0

Son of the Morning Star

Crazy Horse

1991

The Jack Bull Film ★ 6,4

The Jack Bull

Billy

1999

Series ★ 6,3

Safe Harbor

1999

Vanishing Point Film ★ 5,6

Vanishing Point

Vision Quest Indian

1997

Wagons East! Film ★ 4,9

Wagons East!

Little Feather

1994

Don't Come Knocking Film ★ 6,2

Don't Come Knocking

Wild-Eye

2005

Lakota Moon Film ★ 7,0

Lakota Moon

Kills First

1999

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Film ★ 5,0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Lunar Commish

1993

Just a Dream Film ★ 5,3

Just a Dream

Cecil Running Bear

2002

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Film ★ 7,0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

1997

F.T.W. Film ★ 4,7

F.T.W.

Bucky Miller

1994

Stolen Women, Captured Hearts Film ★ 7,6

Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

1997

War Party Film ★ 6,3

War Party

The Crow

1988

Dark Blood Film ★ 6,0

Dark Blood

Indian #3

2012

The Killing Grounds Film ★ 5,4

The Killing Grounds

Ned Stillwater

1998

Two for Texas Film ★ 6,6

Two for Texas

Iron Jacket

1998

Film ★ 9,0

Shouting Secrets

Street Chief

2011

Powwow Highway Film ★ 6,8

Powwow Highway

Brave on Horse

1989

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' Film ★ 7,0

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

Himself

1990

White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf Film ★ 5,7

White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf

Quentin

2000

The Staircase Film ★ 7,7

The Staircase

Geronimo

1998