Russell Means
Born
November 10, 1939
Died
October 22, 2012
Nationality
Native American
Occupation
Activist, politician, actor, writer, musician
Years Active
1968–2012 (politics ) (acting )
Parent(s)
Walter Means and Theodora Louise Feather
Sibling(s)
Ted Means (brother ) Bill Means (brother )
Spouse(s)
Pearl Means (m. 1999-2012; his death )
Children
Scott Means (b.1966 ) (b.1985 ) (b.1991 )
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 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 the day after his death.
Roles Filmography
Films Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Windrunner (1994)
Wagons East (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
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 . Gallery
Russell Means as Billy Twofeathers
Russell Means and Britt Allcroft on the Isle of Man set (August 1999)
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