
Rodney A. Grant
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-03-09 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Nebraska, USA
Rodney A. Grant
Biography
Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor.
Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's 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. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a 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 currently resides in southern California.
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Known For
Acting
(2012)
Dark Blood
as Indian #3
(2011)
Shouting Secrets
as Street Chief
(2005)
Don't Come Knocking
as Wild-Eye
(2002)
Just a Dream
as Cecil Running Bear
(2001)
Ghosts of Mars
as Tres
(2000)
White Wolves III - Cry of the White Wolf
as Quentin
(1999)
Wild Wild West
as Hudson
(1999)
The Jack Bull
as Billy
(1999)
Lakota Moon
as Kills First
(1998)
Two for Texas
as Iron Jacket
(1998)
The Killing Grounds
as Ned Stillwater
(1998)
The Staircase
as Geronimo
(1997)
Vanishing Point
as Vision Quest Indian
(1997)
(1997)
(1996)
The Substitute
as Johnny Glades
(1994)
Wagons East!
as Little Feather
(1994)
F.T.W.
as Bucky Miller
(1993)
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Mangas
(1993)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Commish
(1991)
The Doors
as Patron at Barney's
(1990)
Dances with Wolves
as Wind In His Hair
(1990)
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
as Himself
(1989)
Powwow Highway
as Brave on Horse
(1988)
War Party
as The Crow