Lead and occasional supporting actor, onscreen from the '70s. ~ All Movie Guide
Family
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Daughter: Joanna Schellenberg.
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Daughter: Reena Schellenberg.
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Daughter: Sophia Schellenberg.
Significant Others
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Wife: Joan Karasevich. married his fellow theater school student
Education
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National Theatre School of Canada
Milestones
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1971 Made film debut in “Rip-Off”
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1981 Lent his voice to the animated film “Heavy Metal”
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1983 Co-starred with Robby Benson in “Running Brave” a biopic of Olympic medalist Billy Mills
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1988 Co-starred in the Canadian drama “Tramp at the Door”
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1991 Earned a Canadian Genie Award as Algonquin chief, Chomina in Bruce Beresford s “Black Robe”
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1993 Played a Comanche warrior in the TNT movie, “Geronimo”
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1993 Portrayed wise handyman, Randolph Johnson in the family feature “Free Willy”
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1994 Co-starred in the TNT drama “Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee”
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1994 Played Grey Wolf, a recurring character on “Walker, Texas Ranger” (CBS)
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1994 Played an Indian handyman in the family adventure film “Iron Will”
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1995 Cast in the CBS TV-movie of the Broadway play “The West Side Waltz,” starring Liza Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine and Kathy Bates
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1995 Reprised the role of Randolph Johnson in “Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home”
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1996 Portrayed Sitting Bull in TV movie “Crazy Horse”
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1997 Once again starred as Randolph Johnson in “Free Willy 3: The Rescue”
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2000 Cast in the TBS remake of the Western classic “High Noon”
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2005 Cast in the Terrence Mallick-directed “The New World”
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2007 Reprised role of Sitting Bull in the HBO original movie, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee ; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
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Raised in a Montreal foster home until the age of 14
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Spent 11 years on stage with national touring companies and at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival