Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. He is
best known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: PahÃÅ‹
Otȟáte) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves.Grant, a Native
American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. After
his biological parents abandoned him, his grandparents raised him from
six months of age, until 1982. Besides Dances with Wolves, he has also
appeared in films such as Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An
American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East,
The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. He portrayed
"Chingachgook" in the syndicated television series Hawkeye and also
had guest roles in television series such as Due South, Two, and the
Stargate SG-1 (episode "Spirits"). He also portrayed the famous
warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning
Star.Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been
very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American
Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five
grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous
relationships. He later moved to southern California.
best known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" (Lakota: PahÃÅ‹
Otȟáte) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves.Grant, a Native
American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. After
his biological parents abandoned him, his grandparents raised him from
six months of age, until 1982. Besides Dances with Wolves, he has also
appeared in films such as Ghosts of Mars, Wild Wild West, Geronimo: An
American Legend, White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf, Wagons East,
The Substitute, War Party, and Powwow Highway. He portrayed
"Chingachgook" in the syndicated television series Hawkeye and also
had guest roles in television series such as Due South, Two, and the
Stargate SG-1 (episode "Spirits"). He also portrayed the famous
warrior Crazy Horse in the 1991 television movie Son of the Morning
Star.Grant is a member of the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. He has been
very active in youth activities and had served on the Native American
Advisory Board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has five
grown children, three from a previous marriage, and two from previous
relationships. He later moved to southern California.
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