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Gordon Tootoosis

1941 - 2011

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Gordon Tootoosis, (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011) was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Poundmaker. He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his people's stories. He once said, "Leadership is about submission to duty, not elevation to power." He served as a founding member of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Tootoosis is the 6,461st most popular actor (up from 7,360th in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from Canada (up from 636th in 2019) and the 161st most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 6,461 out of 13,578. Before him are Adèle Exarchopoulos, Eleanor Boardman, C. Thomas Howell, David Clennon, Regina King, and Cam Gigandet. After him are Diana Karenne, Zheng Junli, David Hewlett, James MacArthur, Lisa Blount, and Michelle Forbes.

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Among people born in 1941, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 550. Before him are Bobby Hutcherson, Jagjit Singh, Rubén Correa, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and Karlo Stipanić. After him are Meinhard Nehmer, Tony Dunne, Bertrand Halperin, Erhard Busek, Peter Sarstedt, and Chuck McKinley. Among people deceased in 2011, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 405. Before him are Ray Bryant, Sun Axelsson, Carlos Torres, Chris Lawrence, Jaime Salazar, and Yoshiko Tanaka. After him are Frank Buckles, Jack Layton, Alfons Van Brandt, Gary Speed, Annalisa Ericson, and Flemming Jørgensen.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 581 out of 1,622. Before him are Mary Frizzell (1913), Arturo Gatti (1972), Toller Cranston (1949), Patrick J. Adams (1981), Christopher Heyerdahl (1963), and Norm Macdonald (1959). After him are Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), Eva Dawes (1912), Ivan Koloff (1942), Dorothy Stratten (1960), Marie Yovanovitch (1958), and Rachelle Lefevre (1979).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Gordon Tootoosis ranks 161. Before him are Leslie Hope (1965), Michael Hogan (1949), Melissa Roxburgh (1992), Barbara Kent (1907), Patrick J. Adams (1981), and Christopher Heyerdahl (1963). After him are Dorothy Stratten (1960), Rachelle Lefevre (1979), Daniel Gillies (1976), Erica Durance (1978), Rob Stewart (1961), and Douglas Rain (1928).

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