Michael Horse

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Michael Horse
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Horse in 2006
Born
Michael James Heinrich [1]

1949 (age 7576) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
SpousePennie Opal Plant [2]
Website gatheringtribes.com/pages/about-michael-horse

Michael Horse (Michael James Heinrich, born 1949 [1] ) is an American film and television actor. He is also a painter and jeweler. [3] He is best known for playing Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill on Twin Peaks . [4]

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Background and education

Michael James Heinrich was born in Los Angeles County, California in 1949. [1] Biographies have also given his birthplace as Tucson, Arizona, [3] or a town named "Near Tucson" in Arizona. [4] His parents were Nancie Bellen Posten and George Heinrich, who married in 1953. Angela Aleiss wrote, "Heinrich listed his parents as Austrian." [5] Biographies have also described his mother as being Swedish and George Heinrich being his adopted father. [3]

Horse "describes himself as half-Indian and part Zuni, Mescalero, Yaqui and Hispanic with a touch of Swedish…." [4] In 2017, American art writer Daniel Grant wrote, "Horse has refused to apply to any one tribe for enrollment" in an article in which Horse stated that he belonged to "three nations... I'm one-eighth this and one-eighth that. I'm tired of explaining myself in fractions. I know who I am." [6]

Career

Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger , which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype. [7]

After appearing in David Lynch's short film The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988), Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a police officer, in Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91). [8] He also acted in Passenger 57 (1992), [9] House of Cards (1993), the 1990s version of the television series The Untouchables (1993), [10] and North of 60 (1995–97). He also appeared in the Thanks episode "Thanksgiving" in 1999, portraying Squanto. He appeared as Deputy Owen Blackwood in four episodes of the first season of Roswell (1999). Horse also appeared as Sheriff Tskany in The X-Files episode "Shapes" in 1994. In 1999, Horse guest starred on Walker, Texas Ranger in the episode "Team Cherokee" as John Red Cloud, the owner of a Native American NASCAR racing team and a friend of the titular character, Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris).

Horse portrayed American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Dennis Banks in the 1994 film Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee . Eight years later, he lent his voice to Little Creek's friend in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron . He portrayed Mike Proudfoot on Sons of Tucson . In 1995 he portrayed Dirty Bob in the Western film Riders in the Storm.[ citation needed ] He played the character Jindoga in Hawkeye. In 2017, Horse reprised his role as Deputy Hawk in the third season of TV series Twin Peaks .

He also portrayed Twamie Ullulaq in the seventh season of The Blacklist in 2020.

Personal life

He is married to Pennie Opal Plant. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger Tonto
1982The AvengingJosuah
1986The Check Is in the Mail...Pool attendant
1987Buckeye and BlueCherokee Bill
1987 Love at Stake Medicine Man
1988 Rented Lips Bobby Leaping Mouse
1988 The Cowboy and the Frenchman Broken Feathershort film
1989 Deadly Weapon Indian Joe
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Deputy HawkScenes deleted
1992 Passenger 57 Forget
1993 House of Cards Stoker
1995Riders in the StormDirty Bob
1996 American Strays Lead Cop
1996 Navajo Blues Begay
1998Shattered IllusionsEddie
1998Star of JaipurColonel Ironwood
1999In the Blue GroundAndrew One Sky
2001DirtNative American Convict
2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Little Creek's FriendVoice [11]
2002 Birdseye Pete Longshadow
2008 Turok: Son of Stone Lead Raider / Chiefdirect-to-video [11]
2013 Skinwalker Ranch Ahote
2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
2014Behind the Door of a Secret GirlMr. Thomson
2014Lights Camera BullshitThe Narrator
2017 Dead Ant Bigfoot
2020 The Call of the Wild Edenshaw

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 It Takes Two Frank WhiteEpisode: "Mother and Child Reunion"
1985 Knight Rider Jonathan EagleEpisode: "Burial Ground"
1986 Amazing Stories Male Friend / Indian2 episodes
1988 Longarm VasquezTelevision film
1988 The French as Seen by... Broken Feather2 episodes
1989 Paradise Walking WaterEpisode: "Burial Ground"
1989–1991 Twin Peaks Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill28 episodes
1990 New Kids on the Block Various14 episodes
1991 P.S. I Luv U Russell GrayfoxEpisodes: "Unmarried... with Children"
1991 The Torkelsons David BlackwingEpisode: "Thanksgivingsomething"
1992–1993 Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa J.R.Voice, 8 episodes
1993 Mighty Max Yona-Ya-InEpisode: "The Maxnificent Seven"
1993 The Untouchables Agent George Steelman19 episodes
1994 The X-Files Sheriff Charles TskanyEpisode: "Shapes"
1994 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee Dennis Banks Television film
1994 Problem Child Various13 episodes
1994–1996 Gargoyles Peter Maza / Carlos MazaVoice, 4 episodes [11]
1995 Hawkeye JindogaEpisode: "Vengeance Is Mine"
1995 500 Nations Voice3 episodes
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Sharp FlintVoice, episode: "Snow White"
1995 Life with Louie Cousin JoeyEpisode: "The Fourth Thursday in November"
1995–1997 North of 60 Andrew One Sky19 episodes
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Various4 episodes
1996 The Incredible Hulk Jefferson WhitedeerEpisode: "And the Wind Cries... Wendigo" [11]
1996, 1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Waukewa's Father, Strong WindVoice, 2 episodes [11]
1997 Duckman Big Chief Fancy PantsVoice, episode: "Role with It"
1997 The Legend of Calamity Jane Quanna ParkerVoice, 13 episodes [11]
1997, 1999 Superman: The Animated Series Ubu, Sky Sentry OperatorVoice, 2 episodes [11]
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger John Red Cloud2 episodes
1999 Thanks Dissquantum / SquantoEpisode: "Thanksgiving"
1999 Roswell Owen Blackwood4 episodes
2000 The Wild Thornberrys Wildlife Ranger Sam RainwaterVoice, episode: "Pack of Thornberrys" [11]
2000 Lost in Oz PoncaTelevision film
2000, 2002 Malcolm in the Middle Steve / Security Guy2 episodes
2001Dream StormAndrew One SkyTelevision film
2001 Jackie Chan Adventures Muntab LeaderVoice, episode: "Lost City of the Muntabs"
2001 Kristin Jonathan StillwaterEpisode: "The Secret"
2002 ChalkZone Bug O Nay GeeshigVoice, television short
2004 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Leon StrongfeatherVoice, episode: "New Mexico, Old Monster"
2004 All Grown Up! Pizza DudeVoice, episode: "Memoirs of a Finster"
2004 JAG Wolf TillicumEpisode: "Whole New Ball Game"
2007 Bone Eater Storm CloudTelevision film
2010 Sons of Tucson Mike Proudfoot3 episodes
2012 Young Justice Holling LongshadowVoice, episode: "Beneath" [11]
2014 Hell on Wheels Native AmericanEpisode: "Bear Man"
2017 Twin Peaks Deputy Chief Tommy 'Hawk' Hill14 episodes
2017 Godless Chief Narrienta2 episodes
2019 Claws Mac Lovestone / Mac Locklear8 episodes
2020 The Blacklist Twamie UllulaqEpisode: "Twamie Ullulaq (No. 126)"
2022 Motherland: Fort Salem The Marshal3 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Aleiss, Angela (2022). Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 60. ISBN   9781440871573 . Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Jetton, Jillian (November 30, 2019). "50 Years After the Occupation of Alcatraz, Native American Activists Gather—and Resist". Vogue. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Michael Horse". Windsor Betts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Stoneman, Donnell (June 9, 1991). "A Man Named Horse\Half-Indian with a Touch of Swedish, Michael Horse Is All Actor – And More". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. Aleiss, Angela (2022). Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 168. ISBN   9781440871573 . Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. Daniel, Grant (August 10, 2017). "Art without reservation: On the artist Jimmie Durham and the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990". The New Criterion. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. Labrecque, Jeff (July 2, 2013). "The Lone Ranger legend of Klinton Spilsbury". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. "Art away from Hollywood is where his heart is". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  9. Michael Horse – Actor Movie Reviews at TopTenReviews.com Archived October 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Untouchable Then and Now". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Michael Horse (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 30, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.