Michael Horse

Michael Horse (born December 21, 1951) is an actor, jeweler, and ledger painter,[1] known for his portrayals of Native Americans.

Michael Horse
Michael Horse in July 2006
Born (1951-12-21) December 21, 1951
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm and television actor, jeweler, painter
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s)Sandra Horse

Early life

Michael Horse was born Michael James Heinrich in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1951. His mother's last name was given as Posten.[2] His mother's full name was Nancie Belle Posten, and her marriage certificate to George Heinrich in Burbank CA on July 10, 1953, indicated she had previously been married to a man with the last name of Nicholson. George Heinrich was born in Florida and his parents were from Austria. Nancie Belle Posten was born in Arizona (as Horse claims) in 1931 and her father Wilber Posten was from West Virginia and her mother Violet Howell was from Idaho. She was Swedish.[3] Nancie died in California in 2004.[4]

Horse himself had stated on his own personal website that he was of Yaqui Native American descent and born in Southern California.[5] For a while, Horse may have lived with his mother Nancie Belle Heinrich in Sun Valley, California where she resided from 1971 to 2000 on Sancola Street.[6] On November 23, 1993, Horse married Sandra Dee Dombrowski in Nevada.[7]

Career

Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 movie, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. After appearing in David Lynch's short film The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988), Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a Native American policeman, in Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91).[8] He also acted in Passenger 57 (1992),[9] House of Cards (1993), the 1990s version of the television series The Untouchables (1993),[10] and North of 60 (1995–97). He also appeared in the Thanks episode "Thanksgiving" in 1999, portraying Squanto. He appeared as Deputy Owen Blackwood in four episodes of the first season of Roswell (1999). Horse also appeared as Sheriff Tskany in The X-Files episode "Shapes" in 1994.

Horse portrayed American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Dennis Banks in the 1994 TNT movie Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. Eight years later, he lent his voice to "Little Creek's friend" in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. He portrayed Mike Proudfoot on Sons of Tucson. In 1995 he portrayed Dirty Bob in the Western movie Riders in the Storm. He played the character Jindoga in Hawkeye (TV series). In 2017 Horse reprised his role as Deputy Hawk in the third season of TV series Twin Peaks.

He also portrayed Twamie Ullulaq in the 7th season of The Blacklist (TV series) in 2020.

References
  1. "Michael Horse Finds His Stride Juggling Talents". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  2. "Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento". November 27, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  3. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952". July 10, 1953. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. "Billion Graves Index". 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. "About Michael Horse". 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. "United States Public Records, 1970 to 2009, FamilySearch Database". May 23, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005". November 23, 1993. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. "Art away from Hollywood is where his heart is". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  9. Michael Horse - Actor Movie Reviews at TopTenReviews.com Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Untouchable Then and Now". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
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