Personal Info
Birth date
1939-11-10 (85 Years)
Day of death
2012-10-22
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA
Also known as
Russel Means
Russell Means
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 - October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist for the rights of Native American people. He was a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) having joined the organization in 1968. Means also pursued careers in politics, acting, and music. Description the Wikipedia article Russell Means, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.018
Overview:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.Banshee
7.975
Overview:
Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.Walker, Texas Ranger
6.962
Overview:
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.Touched by an Angel
7.2
Overview:
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.Family Law
8.2
Overview:
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.Into the West
8
Overview:
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.Remember WENN
8
Overview:
The personal and professional lives of the staff of fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in the early 1940s, before and during World War II.Duckman
7.203
Overview:
Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
8.7
Overview:
This true crime docuseries examines the murder of Annie Mae Aquash – a Mi'kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, a mother of two daughters, a teacher, and a revolutionary who fought for Indigenous rights in the 1970s whose death went unsolved for almost 30 years.Pocahontas
6.915
Overview:
Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.The Last of the Mohicans
7.388
Overview:
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.Natural Born Killers
7.1
Overview:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.Pathfinder
5.7
Overview:
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
5.513
Overview:
When news of John Smith's death reaches America, Pocahontas is devastated. She sets off to London with John Rolfe, to meet with the King of England on a diplomatic mission: to create peace and respect between the two great lands. However, Governor Ratcliffe is still around; he wants to return to Jamestown and take over. He will stop at nothing to discredit the young princess.Thomas and the Magic Railroad
5.4
Overview:
Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas is fending off attacks by the nasty diesel engines. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C's slacker cousin, his new friend Lily and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine.Wagons East!
4.9
Overview:
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.Cowboy Up
5.932
Overview:
"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the world of professional bull riding, newcomer Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) is the craziest guy around; his brother Hank (Kiefer Sutherland) is a rodeo clown, and the two use each other to play up their acts. But love may be one thing that tears the brothers apart. When Ely falls for the rodeo's sweetheart (Daryl Hannah), Hank is filled with jealousy and hatred. The brothers try to come to grips with their differences, but the competition gets as fierce as the bulls in the ring.The Last Shot
5.7
Overview:
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White
NYR
Overview:
Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.Black Cat Run
5.4
Overview:
A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation with the boy friend, he is killed by escaped convicts and the daughter is kidnapped. Everyone, including the deputy, is convinced that the boy friend committed the murder and ran away with the girl. This sets up a chase of the convicts by the boy friend and of the boy friend by the police.29 Palms
4.8
Overview:
When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag's journey continues, more characters, including the Cop (Michael Rapaport) and the Sheriff (Keith David), get drawn into the winding crime tale, and the search becomes increasingly desperate.Black Cloud
4
Overview:
Black Cloud, is an inspirational story about a young Navajo, Native American boxer, who overcomes personal challenges as he comes to terms with his heritage, while fighting his way for a spot on the US Olympic boxing team.Wind River
6
Overview:
The 1854 Wyoming historical drama is based on Tom Shell's adaptation of the true life memoirs of Pony Express rider Nick Wilson.Unearthed
4
Overview:
In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn is called by the local farmer Rob Horn to witness the remains of an animal to request reimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truck that is blocking the road.The Pathfinder
4.5
Overview:
In this sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, the Pathfinder (Kevin Dillon) defends a British fort under siege during the French and Indian Wars. His Indian father, Chingachgook (Graham Greene), and the lovely Mabel Dunham (Laurie Holden) are swept up in the battle, and the Pathfinder finds himself forced to choose between his father and the woman he loves. The film is based on last of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales."Buffalo Girls
6.636
Overview:
The bold escapades of tough-talking Calamity Jane Canary and her illustrious cohorts. It's the waning days of the Wild West and Jane, the rough 'n' rugged cowgirl, is searching not only for her long-lost daughter, but the Wild West she once knew. Jane traverses plains, mountains and continents until she finally discovers the answer to her problems: Dora, the vivacious, gold-hearted madam who's been her one true friend all along.Lakota Nation vs. United States
5.333
Overview:
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.WindRunner
5.1
Overview:
A young man in high school moves in with his Mother to a town in the U.S. Southwest where his father is serving time in prison.Acting
2024Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae (4 Episodes) as Self - AIM Leader (archive footage)
2022Lakota Nation vs. United States as Self (archive footage)
2021Larry Flynt for President as Self (archive footage)
2019Sacheen: Breaking the Silence as Self (archive footage)
2014Days and Nights as Big Jim
2013Banshee (4 Episodes) as Benjamin Longshadow
2012Tiger Eyes as Willie Ortiz
2011Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White as Unknown
2011The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique as Self
2010Reel Injun as Self
2008Rez Bomb as Dodds
2007Unearthed as Grandpa
2007Pathfinder as Pathfinder
2005Into the West (6 Episodes) as Older Running Fox
2004The Last Shot as Self
2004Black Cloud as Bud
2002Cowboy Up as Joe
200229 Palms as The Chief
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 Episode) as Wandering Bear
2000Thomas and the Magic Railroad as Billy Twofeathers
2000Wind River as Wódz Washakie
1999Family Law (1 Episode) as James Saginaw
1998Black Cat Run as Ten Reed
1998Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World as Powhatan (voice)
1997Song of Hiawatha as Mudjekeewis
1997Perfect Moment as Self
1996The Pathfinder as Arrowhead
1996Remember WENN (1 Episode) as Joseph Greyhawk
1995Pocahontas as Powhatan (voice)
1995Buffalo Girls as Sitting Bull
1994Touched by an Angel (1 Episode) as Edison
1994Natural Born Killers as Old Indian
1994Wagons East! as Chief
1994WindRunner as Wa Tho Huck (Country Ghost)
1994Duckman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Walker, Texas Ranger (1 Episode) as Luther Iron Shirt
1992The Last of the Mohicans as Chingachgook
1992Incident at Oglala as Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement
1991Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier as Self - American Indian Movement (archive footage)