Saginaw Grant

Saginaw Morgan Grant (born July 20, 1936) is a Native American character actor, dancer, motivational speaker and the Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation.[1]

Saginaw Grant
Grant in 2015
Born
Saginaw Morgan Grant

(1936-07-20) July 20, 1936
Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationActor, dancer, motivational speaker, Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation

Early life

Grant was born at the Indian Hospital in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Sarah (née Murray) and Austin Grant. He is a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma.[2] His mother's ancestry was from the Iowa and Otoe-Missouria tribes of Oklahoma. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.[3]

Career

Grant has appeared in numerous films and television shows. Saginaw Grant played Grey Cloud, an ally of Indiana Jones, opposite Harrison Ford in the 1993 episode "Mystery of the Blues" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He played the Gatekeeper in the 1999 film, "Purgatory". He played Chief Big Bear in the 2013 film The Lone Ranger. The same year, he appeared as a man who sells his truck to Walter White in the Breaking Bad episode "Ozymandias".

Since 2012, the actor has been a prominent member of the American Indian Advisory Board at the San Diego International Film Festival.[4]

Accolades

Grant has been awarded the American Legacy Award from the San Diego Film Festival and the lifetime achievement award from the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation.[5][6]

Personal life

Grant is the adoptive father of actress and social activist, Mariana Tosca.

Filmography

Film

Television

References
  1. Moya-Smith, Simon (2013-06-13). "A Conversation with Saginaw Grant, Chief Big Bear from 'The Lone Ranger'". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. Breslauer, Jan (February 20, 1996). "The Spirit Moves Him in New and Traditional Ways". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Greenwalt, Galen (July 28, 2018). "Seminole Nation Honor Guard takes trip to Wheaton, Illinois". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "American Indian Advisory Board". San Diego International Film Festival. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. Bidney -, Beverly (2014-09-30). "Native actor Saginaw Grant offers advice to Tribal youth • The Seminole Tribune". The Seminole Tribune. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. "Indian Voices - Promoting and Sharing Native Indigenous Values and Traditions - Saginaw Grant Lifetime Achievement Award". www.indianvoices.net. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
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