Rodney A. Grant

Rodney Arnold Grant^[1] (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: Pahíŋ Otȟáte) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves.

Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. After his biological parents abandoned him, his grandparents raised him from six months of age until 1982.^{[citation needed]} Besides Dances with Wolves, he has also appeared in films such as Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East, The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. He portrayed "Chingachgook" in the syndicated television series Hawkeye and also had guest roles in television series such as Due South, Two, and the Stargate SG-1 (episode "Spirits"). He also portrayed the famous warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning Star.

Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous relationships. He now lives in southern California.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

• 1988: War Party as The Crow (as Rodney Grant)
• 1989: Powwow Highway as Brave On Horse
• 1990: Dances with Wolves as Wind In His Hair
• 1991: The Doors as Patron At Barney's
• 1991: Son of the Morning Star (TV Mini-Series) as Crazy Horse
• 1992: (TV Movie) as Kills First
• 1992: Genghis Khan as Jamuga
• 1993: Geronimo: An American Legend as Mangas
• 1993: Dark Blood as Indian
• 1994: F.T.W. as Bucky Miller
• 1994: Wagons East as Little Feather / Big Snake That Makes Women Faint
• 1996: The Substitute as Johnny Glades
• 1997: Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (TV Movie) as Waxanhdo
• 1999: The Jack Bull (TV Movie) as Billy
• 1999: Wild, Wild West as Hudson
• 2000: White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf as Quentin
• 2001: Ghosts of Mars as Tres
• 2002: as Cecil Running Bear
• 2005: Don't Come Knocking as Wild-Eye
• 2010: as Jamuga
• 2011: Shouting Secrets as Street Chief
• 2012: Dark Blood as Indian #3 (final film role)

Television[]

• 1990: The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' - as Himself (TV Short documentary)
• 1994-1995: Hawkeye - as Chingachgook (22 episodes)
• 1995: Legend - episode - Revenge of the Herd - Towashie
• 1996: Due South: series 2 ep6 "Mask"- Eric
• 1997: Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western - as Himself (TV Movie documentary)
• 1998: Stargate SG-1 - episode - Spirits - Tonané

References[]

External links[]

• Rodney A. Grant at IMDb

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