Joseph Runningfox

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Joseph Runningfox (born 1955 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is a Pueblo actor.

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He was featured in Ravenous as George (credited as Joseph Running Fox) and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Runningfox played Geronimo in a 1993 television movie of the same name. [1] It premiered on TNT five days before Geronimo: An American Legend was released theatrically and was shot in Tucson, Arizona.

He is currently a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Theatrical Roles

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Seems Like Old Times Thomas
1982The AvengingPablo
1983 Porky's II: The Next Day John Henry
1985 Revolution Iroquois Indian
1989 Blood Red Samuel Joseph
1999 Ravenous George
2012 Rites of Passage Chumash Elder
2013 Avenged Grey Wolf
2015 Sky Militant Indian
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Ishi - as TeenagerTV movie
1986 St Elsewhere Proud Eagle1 episode
1990 The Young Riders Black Wolf - Sioux Brave1 episode
1991To Save a childToby Coldcreek1 episode
1992Ishi, America's last "wild" Indian
1993 Geronimo GeronimoTV movie
1994 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee Leonard Crow DogTV movie
2004 A Thief of Time Amos WhistlerTV movie
2019 The Politician Shaman George2 episodes
2023 Dark Winds Henry Leaphorn2 episodes

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References

  1. "Geronimo Reconsidered TNT MOVIE REPLACES THE MYTH WITH A REAL PERSON". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-12-12.