John Trudell
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1946-02-15
- Died
- 2015-12-08
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Biography
John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (18)
Thunderheart
1992
as Jimmy Looks Twice
On Deadly Ground
1994
as Johnny Redfeather
Extreme Measures
1996
as Tony
The 11th Hour
2007
as Self
Incident at Oglala
1992
as Self - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement
Smoke Signals
1998
as Randy Peone
Dreamkeeper
2003
as Coyote
Dark Blood
2012
as Indian #2
Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017
as Self
Trudell
2005
as Self / Narrator (voice)
A Thousand Roads
2005
as Narrator (voice)
No More Smoke Signals
2009
as self
Powwow Highway
1989
as Louie Short Hair
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999
as Self - Santee Sioux
Reel Injun
2010
as Self
Taking Alcatraz
2015
as Self (archive footage)
America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie
2005
as Black Hawk (voice)
About John Trudell
John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell… With 21 credits spanning from 1989 to 2024, John Trudell has appeared in 18 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Trudell Movies
- Thunderheart (1992) — as Jimmy Looks Twice
- On Deadly Ground (1994) — as Johnny Redfeather
- Extreme Measures (1996) — as Tony
- The 11th Hour (2007) — as Self
- Incident at Oglala (1992) — as Self - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement
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