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Actor, musician. Years active. 1976–present. Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a Canadian 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).
Gary Farmer is a Canadian actor of Cayuga and Wolf Clan descent, known for his roles in Dead Man, Ghost Dog, and Smoke Signals. He has also directed and written films, and formed a blues band called Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers.
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Gary Farmer is a Canadian actor of Cayuga descent who has appeared in over 100 films and TV shows. He is known for his roles in Dead Man, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, and The Score, among others.
- June 12, 1953
Jun 13, 2023 · Learn about Gary Farmer's five-decade career in Hollywood, his role in \"Reservation Dogs\" and his advocacy for Indigenous media. The Haudenosaunee actor, musician and artist also shares his views on the wildfires in Canada and his upcoming tour.
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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)Apr 7, 2024 · Cayuga Actor Gary Farmer has been gifting TV and Film Viewers with his acting prowess for 50 years. In this interview, he speaks with Mohawk journalist Vince...
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Gary Farmer is a versatile and esteemed Canadian actor known for his roles in Dead Man, The Score, Reservation Dogs and more. He was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a Gemini Award.
