Years active 1988–present Education Ponca Military Academy | Role Actor Name Saginaw Grant | |
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Full Name Morgan Saginaw Grant Occupation Actor, dancer, motivational speaker Parents Austin Grant Sr., Sarah Grant Movies and TV shows The World's Fastest In, Winter in the Blood, Stolen Women: Captured, Black Cloud, Harts of the West Similar People Chris Eyre, Jerry London, Steven R Monroe, Roger Donaldson, Kevin VanHook | ||
The legacy of saginaw grant
Saginaw Morgan Grant (July 20, 1936 – July 27, 2021), known professionally as Saginaw Grant, was a Native American character actor, dancer, motivational speaker and the Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation.
Contents
- The legacy of saginaw grant
- The life of saginaw grant
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Death
- Filmography
- References
The life of saginaw grant
Early life
Grant was born at the Indian Hospital in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Sarah (née Murray) and Austin Grant. He was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma. His mother's ancestry was from the Iowa and Otoe-Missouria tribes of Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Career
Grant appeared in numerous films and television shows. Saginaw Grant played the Gatekeeper in the 1999 film, "Purgatory". He played Chief Big Bear in the 2013 film The Lone Ranger. The same year, he appeared as a man who sells his truck to Walter White in the Breaking Bad episode "Ozymandias".
Personal life
Grant was the adoptive father of actress and social activist, Mariana Tosca.
Death
On July 27, 2021, Grant died in his sleep. His friend and publicist said the cause of death was natural causes.
Filmography
Actor
-
The Red Man's View (pre-production) as
Chief Great Eagle
-
My Little Angel (Short) (post-production) as
1st Fathers Blessing (voice)
-
Red Man's View: The Trail of Truth Begins (Video short) (post-production) as
Chief Great Eagle
2019
Valley of the Gods as
Tall Bitter Water
2017
Beautiful Dead Things (Short) as
Lonan
2016
Crosser as
Guide
2016
Waabooz (Short) as
Grandfather
2016
Veep (TV Series) as
Marjorie's Grandpa
- Kissing Your Sister (2016) - Marjorie's Grandpa
2016
Baskets (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Cowboys (2016) - Old Man
2015
The Ridiculous 6 as
Screaming Eagle
2015
Wind Walkers as
Native Elder
2015
Sin City Saints (TV Series) as
Shaman
- Gone Catfishing (2015) - Shaman
2015
Workaholics (TV Series) as
American Indian Man
- Front Yard Wrestling (2015) - American Indian Man
2014
The League (TV Series) as
Sam
- Man Land (2014) - Sam
2014
Swelter as
Keith Little
2014
Community (TV Series) as
Chief Blue Sky
- Basic Sandwich (2014) - Chief Blue Sky
2014
Shameless (TV Series) as
Great Grandfather
- Lazarus (2014) - Great Grandfather
2013
Breaking Bad (TV Series) as
Native American Man
- Ozymandias (2013) - Native American Man
2013
Family Tree (TV Series) as
White Feather
- Indians (2013) - White Feather
2013
The Lone Ranger as
Chief Big Bear
2013
Winter in the Blood as
Yellow Calf
2013
Takers (Short) as
Chief
2013
Awful Nice as
Jonas
2012
Eagleheart (TV Series) as
Saginaw
- Old Gary (2012) - Saginaw
2011
American Horror Story (TV Series) as
Tribal Elder
- Birth (2011) - Tribal Elder
2009
Walking on Turtle Island (Short) as
Catches the Bear
2009
Maneater as
Stanley Hipp
2007
Saving Grace (TV Series) as
Mudwa
- Yeehaw, Geepaw (2007) - Mudwa
2007
Slipstream as
Eddie
2007
Beyond the Quest as
Apparition
2005
My Name Is Earl (TV Series) as
Dakota
- White Lie Christmas (2005) - Dakota
2005
It Waits as
Chief Standing Bear (uncredited)
2005
Hanbleceya (Short)
2005
The World's Fastest Indian as
Jake
2005
The Fallen Ones (TV Movie) as
Joseph
2005
Social Guidance as
Red Hightower
2004
Black Cloud as
Grandpa
2003
DreamKeeper as
Old Medicine Man
2003
Miracles (TV Series) as
Most Respected Elder
- The Bone Scatterer (2003) - Most Respected Elder
2002
Skinwalkers (TV Movie) as
Wilson Sam
2002
Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (TV Series) as
Wilson Sam
- Skinwalkers (2002) - Wilson Sam
2002
Legend of the Phantom Rider as
Medicine Man
2002
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) as
Medicine Man
- An Inspector Calls (2002) - Medicine Man
- Another Country (2002) - Medicine Man
- A Bridge Too Far (2002) - Medicine Man
2000
Dreamer (Short) as
Medicine Man
1999
Grey Owl as
Pow Wow Chief
1999
Purgatory (TV Movie) as
Gatekeeper
1997
Baywatch (TV Series) as
Eyes That See At Night
- Homecoming (1997) (1997) - Eyes That See At Night
1997
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (TV Movie) as
Chief Luta
1997
Nash Bridges (TV Series) as
Ol' Larry
- Inside Out (1997) - Ol' Larry (as Saginaw)
1996
Small Time as
The Holy Man
1996
The Last Frontier (TV Series) as
Alaskan
- The One with the Friends' Theme (1996) - Alaskan
1996
The Lazarus Man (TV Series)
- The Catamount (1996)
1993
Harts of the West (TV Series) as
Auggie
- Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure (1994) - Auggie
- Drive, He Said (1994) - Auggie
- Back in the Panties Again (1994) - Auggie
- Heart's Vacation (1994) - Auggie
- Home Alone (1994) - Auggie
- You Got to Have Heart (1994) - Auggie
- Ghost Run (1994) - Auggie
- Jake's Brother (1993) - Auggie
- Auggie's End (1993) - Auggie
- Cowboyz in the Hood (1993) - Auggie
- Goodnight Irene (1993) - Auggie
- Dead Man's Leap (1993) - Auggie
- Guess Who's Coming to Chow? (1993) - Auggie
- The Right Stuff (1993) - Auggie
- Pilot (1993) - Auggie
1993
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) as
Grey Cloud
- Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues (1993) - Grey Cloud
1988
War Party as
Freddie Man Wolf
Miscellaneous
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Two Nations (teaser trailer cast) (pre-production)
Soundtrack
2014
The League (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Man Land (2014) - (performer: "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" - uncredited)
Thanks
-
Red Man's View: The Trail of Truth Begins (Video short) (special thanks) (post-production)
2022
The Oscars (TV Special) (in memoriam)
2022
The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) (in memory of)
2021
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission (Documentary) (additional thanks)
2013
Avenged (special thanks)
Self
2017
Disappointment Valley: A Modern Day Western (Documentary) (completed)
2020
Animals. Faith. Compassion. (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Indigenous (2020) - Self
2020
Anima (Documentary short) as
Self
2019
Another Scar of Genocide (Documentary) as
Self
2019
Live from 3rd & Grand (TV Series) as
Self
- Spoken Word Rhymes & Storytelling (2019) - Self
2015
Medicine of the Wolf (Documentary) as
Self
2014
Saving Grace: Stop the Violence (Video short) as
Self
2014
Teens Wanna Know (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Guest
- Wolf Connection Fundraiser with Callan McAullife & Jackson Rathbone (2014) - Self - Guest
2013
Piper's Picks TV (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- JERRY BRUCKHEIMER & CHAD OMAN at DCA LONE RANGER Premiere Plus SAGINAW GRANT (2013) - Self - Guest
2013
Piper's QUICK Picks (TV Series) as
Self - guest
- Lone Ranger Awesomeness! Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman & Saginaw Talk Silver & American Indians! (2013) - Self - guest
2010
Red Carpet Report (TV Series short) as
Self
- LA Skins Fest 2011 (2010) - Self
References
Saginaw Grant Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA