Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene has died. He was 73.
Greene passed away at a Toronto hospital on Monday, Sept. 1, his agent confirmed to TMZ. His wife of over 30 years, Hilary Blackmore, was by his side at the time. Greene’s agent did not share a cause of death.
“He was a great man of morals, ethics, and character and will be eternally missed. You are finally free,” Greene’s agent said in a statement to Deadline. He added that Greene’s longtime agent Susan Smith, who died in 2013, will meet the actor “at the gates of heaven.”
Greene is perhaps best known for his performance as Kicking Bird in “Dances With Wolves,” which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1991.
His other film credits included “Maverick” (1994), “Die Hard With a Vengeance” (1995), “The Green Mile” (1999), “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (2009), “Casino Jack” (2010), “Winter’s Tale” (2014), and “Wind River” (2017).
The actor also made a number of television appearances over the years, guest starring on shows including “Riverdale,” “The Last of Us,” and “Tulsa King.”
Greene’s IMDb page lists several upcoming projects which he will appear in posthumously, including the thriller “Ice Fall” starring Joel Kinnaman.
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During a 2024 interview with R.H. Thompson, Greene, who belonged to the Oneida First Nation, opened up about dealing with stereotypes early in his career.
“When I first started out in the business, it was a very strange thing. They’d hand you the script where you had to speak the way they thought native people spoke,” he said. “And in order to get my foot in the door, I did it. I went along with it for a little while.”
Greene recalled directors telling him to “look stoic” and unsmiling to fit their idea of an indigenous man.
“I don’t behave like that. I don’t know anyone who behaves like that. Native people have an incredible sense of humor,” he said. “That’s what I said to [‘Dances With Wolves’ director] Kevin [Costner]. I said, ‘People in this film, in this village, they have an incredible family unit … and fun has always been part of that. Fun is 50 percent of how they live and enjoy things.’”
In addition to his wife, Greene is survived by his daughter Lilly Lazare-Greene.
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