Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is a U.S. actor who has earned notability for his portrayals of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in well-received Academy Award-win films, such as Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves", Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, the award-winning Geronimo: An American Legend and Academy Award-nominated The New World (2005). He most recently portrayed General Linus Abner (an analogue to the biblica...
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Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is a U.S. actor who has earned notability for his portrayals of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in well-received Academy Award-win films, such as Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves", Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, the award-winning Geronimo: An American Legend and Academy Award-nominated The New World (2005). He most recently portrayed General Linus Abner (an analogue to the biblican Abner) in the NBC series Kings.
Studi was born in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma of Cherokee Native American descent, the son of Maggie, a housekeeper, and Andy Studie, a ranch hand. Studi was schooled at Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Northern Oklahoma. Until he attended grade school, he spoke only Cherokee. In 1967, he was drafted into the Army and served 18 months in Vietnam. After his discharge, Studi studied at Tulsa Junior College.
Studi became an actor, best known for roles as both brave and harsh Indians, such as the Pawnee warrior...
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