Rodney A. Grant

Rodney A. Grant

Personal information

Known for
Acting
Known credits
31
Gender
Male
Born
March 9, 1959
Place of birth
Macy, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Rodney Arnold Grant (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor.

Grant, a Native American, was raised on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska. He is probably most well known for his role as "Wind In His Hair" in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. He has also appeared in other films such as John Carpenter's 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. In television, he played the part of "Chingachgook" in the series Hawkeye that aired in 1994-1995. He has also had guest roles in a 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 currently resides in southern California.

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Popular

Dances with Wolves
Movie
1990

Dances with Wolves

Movie · 1990

Wild Wild West
Movie
1999

Wild Wild West

Movie · 1999

Stargate SG-1
Show
1997

Stargate SG-1

Show · 1997

The Doors
Movie
1991

The Doors

Movie · 1991

Ghosts of Mars
Movie
2001

Ghosts of Mars

Movie · 2001

The Substitute
Movie
1996

The Substitute

Movie · 1996