Graham Greene

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Biography

A full-blooded Oneida, Greene was born on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada. Prior to his "Dances with Wolves" success, he appeared with Al Pacino in the Revolutionary War misfire, "Revolution" (1985); co-starred with Robby Benson in "Running Brave" (1983); and played a Vietnam vet in the comedy adventure, "Powwow Highway" (1988).

After "Dancing" Greene began making frequent appearances on TV, generally playing quietly dignified …

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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

June 22, 1952

Career Milestones

First began performing in theatre in Toronto and England

Joining the cast of "Comanche Moon," Larry McMurtry's prequel to his western saga "Lonesome Dove"

Worked as an audio technician for rock bands based in Newfoundland and Labrador

1979

Made TV debut in an episode of the Canadian drama, "The Great Detective"

1983

Earliest feature film credits include "Running Brave"

1985

Had a small role in "Revolution," starring Al Pacino and Donald Sutherland

1990

Breakthrough role as Kicking Bird in Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor

1992

Co-starred in "Thunderheart," with Val Kilmer

1992

Had a recurring role in CBS' "Northern Exposure" as Leonard

1994

Appeared in Richard Donner's Western, "Maverick"

1994

Began appearing as Mr. Crabby Tree in the children's series, "The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon"

1994

Had a recurring role on the Canadian series, "The Red Green Show," as Edgar K. B. Montrose

1995

Played Detective Joe Lambert in "Die Hard with a Vengeance"

1999

Cast as Arlen Bitterbuck, a Native American on death row, in the Oscar-nominated, "The Green Mile"

2001

Starred in the short-run CBS series, "Wolf Lake"

2002

Cast as Peter Yellowbear in "Snow Dogs," starring Cuba Gooding Jr.

2005

Co-starred in Steven Spielberg's TNT miniseries, "Into the West"

2005

Played the potential love interest of a pre-operative transsexual woman (Felicity Huffman) in "TransAmerica"

2007

Appeared as Shylock in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice"

2009

Cast in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" as Harry Clearwater, Charlie Swan's old friend

Awards

1990

Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Dances With Wolves

2000

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Green Mile

2003

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in Skins