Rodney A. Grant

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Stargate SG-1

as Tonané

The District

as Tommy Morgan

Due South

as Eric

Dances with Wolves

as Wind In His Hair

Wild Wild West

as Hudson

Lakota Moon

as Kills First

Safe Harbor

Ghosts of Mars

as Tres

Geronimo: An American Legend

as Mangas

The Substitute

as Johnny Glades

Hawkeye (The First Frontier)

as Chingachgook

The Doors

as Patron at Barney's

War Party

as The Crow

The Jack Bull

as Billy

Wagons East!

as Little Feather

Son of the Morning Star

as Crazy Horse

Don't Come Knocking

as Wild-Eye

Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

Just a Dream

as Cecil Running Bear

Vanishing Point

as Vision Quest Indian