Russell Means

Russell Means
Biographical Background
Born	10th November 1939 Porcupine, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, USA
Died	22nd October 2012 Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Nationality	Native American
Occupation	Activist, politician, actor, writer, musician
Years Active	1968–2012 (politics) 1992–2012 (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) Tatanka Means (b.1985) Nataanii Nez Means (b.1991)

Russell Charles Means (10th November 1939 - 22nd October 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

• Billy Twofeathers (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)

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 driving the Rainbow Sun

Russell Means and Britt Allcroft on the Isle of Man set (August 1999)