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Jimmy Herman | |
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| Born | October 25, 1940 Cold Lake First Nations Reserve, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | September 13, 2013 (aged 72) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Resting place | Cold Lake First Nations Reserve, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–2007 |
Jimmy Herman (October 25, 1940 - September 13, 2013) was an Indigenous Canadian actor who appeared in several films, including Dances with Wolves . [1] [2]
He was born on the Cold Lake Reserve in Alberta, Canada. His descents were Chipewyan and Dene. Herman moved to Edmonton in 1980 to study at Grant MacEwan College's Native Communications Program. There, he received the Malcolm Calliou Award for his ambition to succeed, and to inspire other Aboriginal people to do the same. After his graduation from Grant MacEwan, he accepted employment with Native Counseling Services of Alberta as a media assistant in the media department. During this time, he did some narration work for Native Counseling Services, ACCESS radio, and the National Film Board.
A small part in a CBC Television pilot program called John Cat, based on a W. P. Kinsella book, sparked Herman's interest in acting, and he decided to leave his position at Native Counseling Services to pursue a career in the performing arts. In April 1989, a Los Angeles casting agent chose him for a part in Dances With Wolves. His role in the film was a Sioux warrior named Stone Calf.
He went on to perform numerous roles in feature films and television series in Canada and the United States, including an extra in the Academy Award-winning Western, Unforgiven , the television film Crazy Horse [3] The X-Files and a six-year stint on CBC's North of 60 , portraying fur trapper Joe Gomba. In 2005, the Dreamspeakers Film Festival Society in Edmonton honoured him with a place on the Aboriginal Walk of Fame.
Herman spoke to Aboriginal youth in schools and at special events. He also turned towards political activism, seeking diplomatic solutions and bringing his voice to the debate surrounding Aboriginal treaty rights. Herman worked to better Treaty 6 communities.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Stone Calf | |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Train Person #2 | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Geronimo | Old Geronimo | TV movie |
| Medicine River | Lionel James | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Shaman | TV movie |
| Road to Saddle River | |||
| Warrior Spirit | Mukoki | TV movie | |
| The X-Files | Ish | Episode: "Shapes" | |
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last Warrior | Cornstalk | TV movie |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse | Conquering Bear | TV movie |
| 1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Little Wolf | Episode: Medicine |
| 1998 | Gunslinger's Revenge | Indian Grandfather | |
| 1999 | Phantom Town | Attendant | |
| In the Blue Ground | Joe Gomba | ||
| Grey Owl | Chief Pete Misebi | ||
| 2000 | Reindeer Games | The Bartender | |
| The Claim | Third Miner | ||
| 2001 | Death Train to the Pacific | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Boys on the Run | Walter Running Deer | |
| Dreamkeeper | Multnomah Elder | TV movie | |
| Coyote Waits | Ashie Pinto | ||
| Michel Vaillant | The Indian chief | ||
| 2005 | Hank Williams First Nation | Uncle Martin | |
| Little House on the Prairie | Osage | TV mini-series | |
| Santa's Slay | Vinny | ||
| Supernatural | Joe Whitetree | Episode: "Bugs" | |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Yellow Bird | TV movie, (final film role) |
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