Means, Russell 1939-

PERSONAL

Full name, Russell Charles Means; born November 10, 1939, in Pine Ridge, SD; son of Harold and Theodora (maiden name, Feather) Means; married three times (marriages ended); married fourth wife, Gloria Grant (a Navajo educator and former rodeo rider); children: ten, including Tatanka (an actor). Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles, Arizona State University, and Cleveland State College. Politics: Independent.

Addresses:

Contact—Kirk Talent Agencies, Inc., 134 Abbott St., Suite 402, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 2K4.

Career:

Actor. Rosebud Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, member of tribal council, 1960s; American Indian Center, Cleveland, OH, director, 1969-72; TREATY Fund, chief executive officer, 1983—; American Indian Anti-Defamation League, affiliate 1988—; American Indian Movement, founder and first national director; Red Cloud Law Firm, senior law partner; Native American rights activist. KILI-FM Radio, Pine Ridge, SD, founder; lecturer on philosophy, politics, environment, economics, and spiritual subjects at universities in the United States and abroad, 1970—. Libertarian candidate for governor of New Mexico, 2002. Previously worked as rodeo hand, Indian dancer, ballroom dance instructor, computer operator, janitor, assistant golf professional, cowboy, day laborer, public accountant, and at an advertising firm.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Chingachgook, The Last of the Mohicans, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Himself, Incident at Oglala (documentary), 1992.

Warren Red Cloud, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994.

Chief, Wagons East!, TriStar, 1994.

Voice of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas (animated), Buena Vista, 1995.

Mudjekeewis, Song of Hiawatha, Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1997.

Voice of Powhatan, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (animated; also known as Disney's "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World" and Pocahontas: Journey to a New World), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998.

Washakie, Wind River, 1998.

Billy Twofeathers, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Destination Films, 2000.

Himself, Warrior Spirits, 2000.

Joe, Ring of Fire (also known as Cowboy Up), Destination Films, 2000.

Chief, 29 Palms, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Bud, Black Cloud, Old Post Films, 2004.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) The Assassination of Richard Nixon, ThinkFilm, 2004.

Himself, The Last Shot, Buena Vista, 2004.

Intervention, Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution, 2006.

The pathfinder, Pathfinder (also known as Pathfinder: The Legend of the Ghost Warrior and Le sang du guerrier), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.

Grandpa, Unearthed, After Dark Films, 2007.

Dodds, Rez Bomb, Roaring Fire Films, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Wa Tho Huck/Jim Thorpe, Windrunner (also known as Windrunner: A Spirited Journey), Disney Channel, 1994.

Arrowhead, The Pathfinder, Showtime, 1996.

Ten Reed, Black Cat Run, HBO, 1998.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Sitting Bull, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995.

Voice, The West, PBS, 1996.

Running Fox as an older man, Into the West, TNT, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Marlon Brando: Breaking All the Rules, Arts and Entertainment, 1996.

Intimate Portrait: Margot Kidder, Lifetime, 1999.

Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American, Starz, 2003.

Brando, TCM, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Russell Means," Lauren Hutton and …, 1995.

Edison, "Written in Dust," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996.

Luthor Iron Shirt, "Plague," Walker, Texas Ranger (also known as Walker), CBS, 1996.

Uncle Joe, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Profiler, NBC, 1997.

Voice, "Role with It," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997.

Joseph Grayhawk, "And How!," Remember WENN, AMC, 1997.

"Downtime," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1998.

Dexter Birdsong, "Lady Killer," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1998.

Politically Incorrect (also known as Politically Incorrect), Comedy Central, 1999.

James Saginaw, "Americans," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Title role, "Wandering Bear," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Narrator, Wounded Heart: Pine Ridge and the Sioux, A Plus Entertainment, 2006.

Pathfinder: The Build, Trailer Park, 2007.

Voices of shaman and chief sentry, Turok: Son of Stone (animated), Genius Products, 2008.

Video Games:

Voice of The Chameleon, Under a Killing Moon, 1994.

Voice of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas (also known as Disney's "Pocahontas"), 1997.

Albums:

Recorded The Radical and Electric Warrior.

WRITINGS

Books:

(With Marvin J. Wolf) Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means, St. Martin's Press, 1995.

Contributor to books, including Marxism and Native Americans, edited by Ward Churchill, South End Press, 1983.

Other:

Songwriter for the film Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Means, Russell, and Marvin J. Wolf, Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means, St. Martin's Press, 1995.

Periodicals:

Cowboys & Indians, October, 2002, pp. 138-143.

Entertainment Weekly, October 23, 1992, p. 34.

People Weekly, October 12, 1992, p. 63.

Electronic:

Russell Means Official Site,http://www.russellmeans.com, February 14, 2008.