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GRAHAM GREENE

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Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an...
BORN June 22, 1952
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HEIGHT 5'10" (1.78 m)
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NATIONALITY Canadian
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YEARS ACTIVE 1979 – Present
GRAHAM GREENE

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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1985
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (Murder, She Wrote)

WINNER
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1985
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Murder, She Wrote)

WINNER
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2018
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Riverdale)

WINNER
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2023
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Tulsa King)

WINNER

👤 BIOGRAPHY

Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017).

In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

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🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Graham
  • Born June 22, 1952
  • Height 5'10" (1.78 m)
  • Nationality Canadian
  • Citizenship Canadian
  • Education He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
  • Current Status Deceased (Passed away on September 1, 2025)
  • Years Active 1979 – Present
  • Occupation Actor
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 2
  • Social

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