Gordon Tootoosis first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1974), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland. He portrayed Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the CBC Television mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise. He appeared in the award-winning movie Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred with Russell Means in Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997). In 1999, he and Tantoo Cardinal became founding members of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. In 2011, he appeared in Gordon Winter at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Prairie Scene in Ottawa, his first stage role in 15 years. Tootoosis won a Gemini Award for his work on the animated show Wapos Bay: The Series and was nominated twice for his work on North of 60.
Movie | Guns, Girls and Gambling | The Chief | 2012-09-05 |
Movie | Doomsday Prophecy | John | 2011-08-13 |
Movie | Hybrid | Grandpa | 2007-08-14 |
Movie | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Chief Red Cloud | 2007-05-27 |
Movie | That Beautiful Somewhere | Harold | 2007-04-20 |
Movie | Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | Gordy (voice) | 2006-12-15 |
Movie | Open Season | Gordy (voice) | 2006-09-27 |
Movie | Mr. Soul | 2006-01-01 | |
Movie | Fugitives Run | Dan John | 2005-08-02 |
Movie | Seven Times Lucky | Mr. Five Wounds | 2004-01-17 |
Series | Shoebox Zoo | Nathaniel Stone | 2004-09-21 |
Movie | Dreamkeeper | Kills Enemy | 2003-12-28 |
Movie | Cowboys & Indians | James Harper | 2003-10-05 |
Movie | On the Corner | Floyd | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Black Point | Standing Bear | 2002-09-24 |
Movie | Now & Forever | Ghost Fox | 2002-08-15 |
Movie | Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery | Albert Golo | 2001-10-01 |
Movie | The Doe Boy | Marvin | 2001-01-25 |
Movie | Nobody's Baby | Dog Havasu | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Bear with Me | John Ours | 2000-09-16 |
Movie | Reindeer Games | Old Governor | 2000-02-25 |
Movie | Keeping the Promise | Sakniss | 1997-01-05 |
Movie | Song of Hiawatha | Iagoo | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Crazy Horse | Akicita | 1996-07-07 |
Movie | Lone Star | Wesley Birdsong | 1996-06-21 |
Movie | Coyote Summer | Mopeah | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | Alaska | Ben | 1996-08-14 |
Movie | Pocahontas | Kekata (voice) | 1995-06-14 |
Movie | Pocahontas: The Legend | Chief Powhatan | 1995-06-01 |
Series | 500 Nations | 1995-04-20 | |
Movie | Legends of the Fall | One Stab | 1994-12-16 |
Movie | Call Of The Wild | Charlie | 1993-04-25 |
Movie | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Mewasin | 1992-01-05 |
Series | North of 60 | Albert Golo | 1992-12-03 |
Movie | Leaving Normal | Hank Amaruk | 1992-04-29 |
Movie | Black Robe | Old Aenons | 1991-10-04 |
Movie | Blood River | Smiling Knife | 1991-03-17 |
Movie | Last Train Home | Poundmaker | 1989-11-30 |
Movie | Stone Fox | Stone Fox | 1987-03-30 |
Series | Airwolf | Charlie Rising Moon | 1984-01-22 |
Movie | Marie Ann | Chief Many Horses | 1978-08-02 |
Movie | Alien Thunder | Almighty Voice | 1974-02-22 |