Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 - October 22, 2012) was a Native American Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people, libertarian political activist and actor. He had notable careers in acting, politics and music. He stands at 6’3” and weighs 214 lbs.
He passed away in October 2012 after a lengthy battle with esophageal cancer, a month before his seventy-third birthday. Britt Allcroft paid tribute to him on Facebook after his death.[1][2]
PahaSapa... The Struggle for the Black Hills (1994)
Pocahontas (1995)
Song of Hiawatha (1997)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
A League of Old Men (1998)
Wind River (2000)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Cowboy Up (2001)
29 Palms (2002)
Black Cloud (2004)
The Last Shot (2004)
Pathfinder (2007)
Unearthed (2007)
Intervention (2007)
Rez Bomb (2008)
Reel Injun (2009)
Tiger Eyes (2012)
Days and Nights (2013)
Television
Buffalo Girls (1995)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1996)
The West (1996)
Touched by an Angel (1996)
The Pathfinder (1996)
Remember WENN (1997)
Duckman (1997)
The Profiler (1997)
Nash Bridges (1998)
Black Cat Run (1998)
Family Law (2001)
Liberty's Kids (2002)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004)
Into the West (2005)
American Experience (2009)
Banshee (2013)
Trivia
Means was good friends with former American narrator George Carlin before working on Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Through Carlin, he was familiar with Shining Time Station.[3]
