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Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a First Nations actor and musician. [1] He is perhaps best known for his role as Nobody in the films Dead Man (1995) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), and for his role in Smoke Signals (1998).
Jan 4, 2024 · Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is an Aboriginal Canadian actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Dead Man (1995) and Smoke Signals (1998). In his career spanning over three decades, Farmer received three Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male nominations.
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A member of the Cayuga nation, Gary Farmer was born at old Lady Willingdon hospital in Ohsweken, Six Nations of the Grand River. His father’s career as a US Army engineerled the family to briefly relocate to Texas before settling in Buffalo, New York, where Farmer grew up.
Farmer studied at Syracuse University in New York and at Ryerson Polytechnic University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto. While at the latter, he developed a passion for photography and the performing arts and majored in photography and film production. He also became involved with Native Earth Performing Arts (NEPA), a Toronto thea...
Gary Farmer made his first television appearance in an episode of The Littlest Hobo in 1983. He continued to work steadily in theatre while occasionally landing small parts in such movies as Police Academy (1984) and The Believers (1987) and such TV series as Spirit Bay (1984) and Miami Vice(1988). Farmer had a breakthrough year in 1989. He was nom...
Gary Farmer has been a tireless promoter of Indigenous peoples’ cultures. In 1993 he launched Aboriginal Voices, an Indigenous arts and culture magazine that was published until 1999. In 1998, concerned about the decline in First Nations language usage, Farmer (with Tomson Highway, Alanis Obomsawin and Jennifer Podemski) helped launch the Aborigina...
Gary Farmer is an in-demand public speaker and advocate for Indigenous representation and has delivered numerous lectures at colleges and universities across North America. He also taught two courses in dramatic arts at Brock University in 2011 and has run youth acting camps at Six Nations of the Grand River. He has also performed and recording for...
Best Actor (Powwow Highway), American Indian Film Festival (1989)Best Actor (Dead Man), American Indian Film Festival (1997)Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Film (Lead) (Dead Man), First Americans in the Arts Awards (1997)Taos Mountain Award for Lifetime Achievement, Taos Talking Picture Festival (2001)Gary Farmer is a Gemini and his 72nd birthday is in 233 days. JUMP TO: Gary Farmer’s biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos, net worth, and popularity.
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Gary Farmer. Last updated: December 3, 2021. Gary Farmer is an actor and musician, having received three Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in films Powwow Highway (1989), Dead Man (1995), and Smoke Signals (1998).
Apr 7, 2024 · Native actor Gary Farmer talked with Native Viewpoint editor and founder Vincent Schilling about his role on the show and fifty years in TV and film. Gary Farmer plays diner owner and Ute citizen Dan Twelvetrees on the third season of the Syfy channel’s Resident Alien.
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Biography. Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a versatile and esteemed Canadian actor known for his compelling performances on screen. Born in Ohsweken, Ontario, Farmer has made significant contributions to film and television.
