Rodney A. Grant

{{short description|Native American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Rodney Arnold Grant | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|3|9|mf=y}} | birth_place = Macy, Nebraska, United States | death_date = | death_place = | partner = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = }} '''Rodney Arnold Grant'''<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/Rodney-A-Grant.html Rodney A. Grant Biography (1959-)]</ref> (born March 9, 1959) is a Native American (Omaha) actor. He is best known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: ''Pahíŋ Otȟáte'') in the 1990 film ''Dances with Wolves''.

Grant was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2022/11/09/152967/rodney-grant-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-host-20th-native-american-music-awards|title=Rodney Grant to receive Lifetime Achievement Award, host 20th Native American Music Awards|publisher=Niagara Frontier Publications|date=2022-11-09|accessdate=2022-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/native-american-music-awards-moved-to-monday-night-due-to-snowstorm|title=Native American Music Awards Moved to Monday Night Due to Snowstorm|publisher=Native News Online|date=2022-11-20|accessdate=2022-11-23}}</ref> After his biological parents abandoned him, his grandparents raised him from six months of age until 1982.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} Besides ''Dances with Wolves'', he has also appeared in films such as ''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''. He portrayed "Chingachgook" in the syndicated television series ''Hawkeye'' and also had guest roles in 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 now lives in southern California.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Filmography== * 1988 ''War Party'' as The Crow (as Rodney Grant) * 1989 ''Powwow Highway'' as Brave On Horse * 1990 ''Dances with Wolves'' as Wind In His Hair * 1991 ''The Doors'' as Patron At Barney's * 1991 ''Son of the Morning Star'' (TV Mini-Series) as Crazy Horse * 1992 ''Lakota Moon'' (TV Movie) as Kills First * 1992 ''Genghis Khan'' as Jamuga * 1993 ''Geronimo: An American Legend'' as Mangas * 1993 ''Dark Blood'' as Indian * 1994 ''F.T.W.'' as Bucky Miller * 1994 ''Wagons East'' as Little Feather / Big Snake That Makes Women Faint * 1996 ''The Substitute'' as Johnny Glades * 1997 ''Stolen Women, Captured Hearts'' (TV Movie) as Waxanhdo * 1999 ''The Jack Bull'' (TV Movie) as Billy Redwood * 1999 ''Wild, Wild West'' as Hudson * 2000 ''White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf'' as Quentin * 2001 ''Ghosts of Mars'' as Tres * 2002 ''Just a Dream'' as Cecil Running Bear * 2005 ''Don't Come Knocking'' as Wild-Eye * 2010 ''Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime'' as Jamuga * 2011 ''Shouting Secrets'' as Street Chief * 2012 ''Dark Blood'' as Indian #3

==Television== * 1990 ''The Making of 'Dances with Wolves''' as Himself (TV Short documentary) * 1994–1995 ''Hawkeye'' as Chingachgook (22 episodes) * 1995 ''Legend'' - episode - Revenge of the Herd as Towashie * 1996 ''Due South'' - series 2 ep6 "Mask" as Eric * 1997 ''Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western'' as Himself (TV Movie documentary) * 1998 ''Stargate SG-1'' - episode - Spirits as Tonané * 2003 ''The District'' - episode - The Voice Inside as Tommy Morgan

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0002110}}

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