'dances With Wolves' Actor Graham Greene Dies At 73

Graham Greene, nan character who earned an Oscar information for his domiciled successful nan 1990 movie "Dances pinch Wolves," died connected Monday, according to his agent. He was 73.

In a statement, his supplier said Green died aft a "lengthy illness," though specifications of nan Canadian actor's unwellness are not instantly clear.

"We emotion you, my relative greene," nan connection continued. "You are yet free."

Greene is astir well-known for his domiciled arsenic Kicking Bird successful "Dances pinch Wolves," for which he was nominated for champion character successful a supporting domiciled astatine nan 1991 Academy Awards.

But his profession began a decade anterior successful nan Canadian TV bid "The Great Detective" successful 1979, followed by a domiciled successful "Running Brave" successful 1983.

After his breakout domiciled successful "Dances pinch Wolves," Greene went connected to play roles successful a number of large Hollywood productions, including "Maverick," "Die Hard pinch a Vengeance," and "Molly's Game," arsenic good arsenic playing a recurring domiciled successful "The Twilight Saga" series.

Greene spent a batch of his storied acting profession connected nan mini screen, pinch galore roles successful plentifulness of TV shows including "Murder, She Wrote," "Wolf Lake," "The Red Green Show," "Defiance," "Longmire," "Goliath," "The Last of Us," "Reservation Dogs," "Echo," and "Riverdale."

In 2000, Greene won a Grammy for champion spoken connection medium for children for his activity connected "Listen to nan Storyteller."

Greene besides nabbed nominations for a Screen Actors Guild grant successful 2000 for outstanding capacity by a formed successful a theatrical mobility image for "The Green Mile," and a Film Independent Spirit Award successful 2003 for champion antheral lead successful "Skins." He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame with a prima successful 2021.

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips remembered friend and co-actor Greene pinch a Monday societal media tribute.

"Heartbroken. Terribly saddened to perceive of nan passing of Graham Greene astatine only 73," Phillips wrote. "From Wolf Lake to Longmire, we had a beautiful friendship."

Phillips called Greene "An Actor’s Actor," adding that he was "One of nan wittiest, wiliest, warmest group I’ve ever known."

SAG-AFTRA also memorialized Greene connected societal media, calling him a "proud personnel of nan Oneida Nation & a pioneer for Indigenous representation."

"We grant nan trailblazing bequest of Graham Greene," nan national wrote connected X. "From 'Dances pinch Wolves' to 'Reservation Dogs' & 'Tulsa King,' he brought bosom & quiet powerfulness to each role."

Greene was calved successful 1952 successful Ohsweken, Ontario. He is survived by his wife, Hilary Blackmore, his daughter, Lilly Lazard-Greene, and his grandson, Talo.