Wes Studi
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Born December 17, 1947 (78 years old)·Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA·Male
Biography
Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is an American Cherokee actor, who has earned notability for his portrayals of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in well-received Academy Award-winning films, such as Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves, Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, the award-winning Geronimo: An American Legend and the Academy Award-nominated film The New World (2005).
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He portrayed General Linus Abner (an analogue to the biblical Abner) in the NBC series Kings, and Eytukan in James Cameron's box office blockbuster Avatar.
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Filmography
105 credits across 104 titlesActing
92 creditsProduction
2 creditsAs self
11 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
