Saddle up for a trip through entertainment history with a weekly highlight from Santa Clarita’s Walk of Western Stars! This week, actor Graham Greene. 

Graham Greene is a member of the Oneida tribe, born in Ohsweken on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada the son of John, a paramedic and maintenance man, and Lilliam Greene. 

Greene lived in Hamilton, Ontario, as a young man. Before moving into acting, he worked as a draftsman, steelworker and welder. 

Greene went on to work as an audio technician for rock bands based in Newfoundland and Labrador. He later related that Kelly Jay, a famed Canadian musician of the 70s, repeatedly encouraged him to try out for a play.

By the 1970’s Greene began performing in professional theatre in Toronto and England and in 1976 he participated in the University of Western Ontario touring workshop performance in James Reaney’s “Wacousta.” 

Greene’s television debut was in an episode of “The Great Detective” in 1979 and his film debut was in 1983 in “Running Brave.” 

In 1984 and 1986, Greene appeared in the First Nations’ CBC TV series “Spirit Bay” as Pete “Baba” Green. 

The show was one of the first to show aboriginal life and the interactions between the native and white cultures. 

In the early 1990s the actor found guest-star work in several television series such as  Leonard Quinhagak on “Northern Exposure” he portrayed a shaman that helped care for the residents. 

In 1990, the actor was nominated for an academy award for his role in “Dances with Wolves” which showed his talents to audiences beyond his native Canada. 

As a practitioner of shamanism, his character came into direct conflict with the show’s other doctor, a traditionally trained professional who (initially) had little use for unorthodox ways. 

In 1992, Greene played the role of Ishi, the last Yahi, in the HBO drama “The Last of his Tribe,” and in 1994, he began appearing as Mr. Crabby Tree in the children’s series The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon. 

The actor guest starred on the sketch comedy “Royal Canadian Air France” in 1994 and in between 1997 and 2001 he hosted the reality crime documentary show “Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science. 

In 1999, Graham was featured as Alen Bitterbuck who was convicted of murder, awaring execution on death row in the Oscar-nominated “The Green Mile.”  

Greene starred in the short-lived television series ‘Wolf Lake” in 2001 as Sherman Blackstone along with Lou Diamond Phillips. 

In 2002 and 2004, the actor starred in two made-forTV films that were an attempt at launching a revival of the long-running Canadian series “The Beachcombers.” 

Greene also guest starred in five episodes of “Being Erica” as Dr. Arthur in 2010-11, according to officials. 

Greene appeared as himself in a parody of the famous Lakota-brand pain reliever commercials, on CBC Television’s Rick Mercer Report. 

In 2006, Greene presented the documentary “The War that Made America,” about the “Seven Years War” of the mid-18th century in North America.  

At the urging of actor Lou Diamond Phillips, Greene was cast as a recurring guest star on “Longmire,” which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017 on A&E and Netflix. 

In 2023, Greene guest-starred as “Maximus” in the “Reservation Dogs” episode of the same name, as well as episodes 8 and 10. He also guest-starred in episode 6 of “The Last of Us.” 

In 2024, Mr. Greene guest starred in season two episode nine of the series, “Tulsa King,” where he appeared as a medicine man by the name, “Old Smoke.” 

Greene and his wife Hilary Blackmore live outside of Toronto with a “small army of cats”. They were married in 1990, and have four children together. He enjoys writing, building boats and playing golf. 

Where is Graham Greene’s  Plaque on the Walk of Western Stars? 

In 2005, Greene. was honored with a plaque on the Walk of Western Stars. The plaque is on the west side of Main Street. 

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