Americathon 1979  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Neal Israel
Cast: Harvey Korman, John Ritter, Nancy Morgan, Peter Riegert, Fred Willard, Zane Buzby, George Carlin, Chief Dan George, Howard Hesseman, Jay Leno
The premise for this 1979 film is that it is now 1998, and the U.S. government is broke and threatened from Native Americans AND Big Business.
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The Bears and I 1974  G, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Bernard McEveety
Cast: Patrick Wayne, Chief Dan George, Andrew Duggan, Michael Ansara, Robert Pine, Valentin de Vargas, Hal Baylor, Jack Speirs
Beautiful scenery of the Canadian Rockies is the highlight of this film that follows Bob Leslie (Patrick Wayne), a Vietnam veteran, into these Rockies after his discharge. He adopts three motherless bear cubs and becomes involved with an Indian tribe that is trying to recover their land. Disney family fare.
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Cancel My Reservations 1972  G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Forrest Tucker, Anne Archer, Keenan Wynn, Chief Dan George, Ned Beatty, John Wayne, Bing Crosby
A TV talk show host, Dan Bartlett (Bob Hope), gets involved with the murder of a millionaire Arizona rancher. This is really bad despite the big-name guest stars.
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Harry and Tonto 1974  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Chief Dan George, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Arthur Hunnicutt, Josh Mostel, Melanie Mayron, Herbert Berghof, Philip Bruns, Rene Enriquez, Cliff De Young, Mike Nussbaum
Harry (Art Carney) is a New York City retired teacher who is evicted from his apartment. He finds a purpose in his life when he and his cat, Tonto, set off on a cross-country trip. Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor.
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Little Big Man 1970 PG, 150 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Western
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Chief Dan George, Richard Mulligan, Jeff Corey, Aimee Eccles, Kelly Jean Peters, William Hickey, Jesse Vint, Carole Androsky, Robert Little Star
Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) is 121-years old and is the only survivor of Custer's (Richard Mulligan) last stand at Little Big Horn. Through his eyes, the history of the Old West is told, providing insight into the plight of Native Americans as America moved west.
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 The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976  PG, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Western / Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, John Mitchum, John Russell, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Sam Bottoms, Woodrow Parfrey, Joyce Jameson, Paula Trueman, Geraldine Keams, Sheb Wooley, Royal Dano, Will Sampson
After the killing of his wife and son by Union soldiers, Missouri farmer Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) sets out on a mission to avenge their deaths. First, he joins Confederate raiders, but after the war ends Josey sets out on his own and is deemed a dangerous outlaw. He is pursued by bounty hunters and U.S. cavalry soldiers, led by Terrill (Bill McKinney) and Fletcher (John Vernon). Along his trek, Josey gains traveling companions Cherokee Lone Watie (Chief Dan George), Laura Lee (Sondra Locke), and her Grandma Sarah (Pauls Trueman) who offers Josey a home in her farmhouse. Just when it looks like Josey will settle down, Terrill appears on the scene.
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Smith! 1969 G, 112 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Glenn Ford, Nancy Olson, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Warren Oates, Chief Dan George, Jay Silverheels, John Randolph, James Westerfield, Frank Ramirez
This Disney film features Glenn Ford as Smith, a rancher who tries to help a Nez Pierce Indian boy accused of murder.
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| 1. Americathon (1979)
2. The Bears and I (1974)
3. Cancel My Reservations (1972)
4. Harry and Tonto (1974)
5. Little Big Man (1970)
6. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
7. Smith! (1969)
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