John Trudell

Darsteller, Komponist

15. Februar 1946 — 8. Dezember 2015 (69 Jahre)
John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.

Bekannt aus

  • Halbblut
    Halbblut1992
  • Smoke Signals
    Smoke Signals1998
  • Dreamkeeper
    Dreamkeeper2003
  • Zwei Cheyenne auf dem Highway
    Zwei Cheyenne auf dem Highway1989
  • Dark Blood
    Dark Blood2012

Filmografie

2012
Dark Blood · as Indian #2
2009
2003
DreamKeeper · as Coyote
1998
Smoke Signals · as Randy Peone
1997
1996
Extreme Measures · as Tony
1995
The Way West · as Voice
1994
On Deadly Ground · as Johnny Redfeather
1992
Crossroads (1992) · as Virgil Little Eagle
1992
Thunderheart · as Jimmy Looks Twice
1989
Powwow Highway · as Louie Short Hair