Wes Studi
Wesley "Wes" Studi (Cherokee ᏪᏌ ᏍᏚᏗ, nacido el 17 de diciembre de 1947) es un actor estadounidense.
| Wes Studi | ||
|---|---|---|
 Wes Studi en 2008 | ||
| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | Wesley "Wes" Studi | |
| Nacimiento |
17 de diciembre de 1947 (74 años) Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Estados Unidos | |
| Residencia | Santa Fe | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Lengua materna | Inglés | |
| Familia | ||
| Cónyuge | Maura Dhu Studi (desde 1990) | |
| Educación | ||
| Educado en |
| |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Actor, actor de cine y actor de televisión | |
| Años activo | desde 1988 | |
| Rama militar | Ejército de los Estados Unidos | |
| Conflictos | Guerra de Vietnam | |
| Distinciones |
| |
Gracias a su marcado físico amerindio, ha ganado notabilidad por sus excelentes personificaciones de nativos estadounidenses en el cine y es recordado por sus notables actuaciones en filmes épicos como El último mohicano y Bailando con lobos.
Studi ha recibido premios de la Academia de películas ganadoras, junto a Kevin Costner y Michael Mann. Recientemente ha interpretado como General a "Linus Abner" (un análogo del bíblico Abner) en la serie de televisión Kings. Apareció en 2006 en una escena de 'pulp fiction' en Seraphim Falls junto a Liam Neeson y Pierce Brosnan.
Studi fue educado en la India Chilocco Escuela Agrícola en el norte de Oklahoma. Antes de asistir a la escuela primaria, sólo hablaba cheroqui.
En 1967 fue enrolado en el ejército y sirvió 18 meses en la Guerra de Vietnam. Después de su baja con honra, Studi estudió en Tulsa Junior College.
Películas más destacadas donde ha participado
2017 Hostiles
2014 Mil maneras de morder el polvo
2014 Aviones: Equipo de rescate
2009 Avatar
2006 Enfrentados
2005 El nuevo mundo
2005 Animal
2002 Invicto
1999 Hombres misteriosos
1998 Deep rising: El misterio de las profundidades
1995 Heat
1994 Street Fighter: La última batalla
1993 Gerónimo, una leyenda
1992 El último mohicano
1991 The Doors: la leyenda
1990 Bailando con lobos
Filmografía
Películas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Powwow Highway | Buff | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Toughest Pawnee | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Indian In Desert | |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | |
| 1994 | Street Fighter | Victor "Iron Fist" Sagat | |
| 1995 | Lone Justice 2 | One Horse | |
| Heat | Detective Sammy Casals | ||
| 1996 | The Killing Jar | Cameron | |
| 1998 | Deep Rising | Hanover | |
| The Horse Whisperer | Parks Guard | ||
| Soundman | Terry Leonard | ||
| 1999 | Mystery Men | The Sphinx | |
| 2000 | Wind River | Pocatello | |
| 2001 | Ice Planet | Commander Trager | |
| Christmas in the Clouds | Bingo Caller | ||
| Road to Redemption | Frank Lightfoot | ||
| 2002 | Undisputed | Mingo Pace | |
| 2003 | The Ugly One | Father Mike | |
| 2004 | Echoes from Juniper Canyon | Grandpa | Voice |
| 2005 | Animal | Creeper | Voice |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | Chief Thomas | ||
| The Making of 'Miracle at Sage Creek' | Himself / Chief Thomas | ||
| The New World | Opechancanough | ||
| 2006 | Three Priests | Ben | |
| Making 'The New World' | Himself / Opechancanough | Video documentary | |
| The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Himself / Presenter | ||
| 2007 | Seraphim Falls | Charon | |
| 2008 | Older than America | Richard Two Rivers | |
| 2009 | Avatar | Eytukan | |
| The Only Good Indian | Sam Franklin | Also executive producer | |
| 2010 | Making 'The Last of the Mohicans' | Himself | Video documentary |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Captain | |
| Call of the Wild | Hatcher | ||
| 2013 | Sugar | Bishop | |
| Road to Paloma | Numay | ||
| Destination Planet Negro | Chief Bobby | ||
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue | Windlifter | Voice | |
| 2015 | The Condemned 2 | Cyrus Merrick | |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Chief Yellow Hawk | |
| 2019 | Badland | Harlen Red | |
| A Dog's Way Home | Captain Mica | ||
| 2020 | Soul | Counselor Jerry C. | Voice |
| 2022 | A Love Song | Lito |
Televisión
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Longarm | The Ute | Television film |
| The Trial of Standing Bear | Long Runner | Television film | |
| 1990 | The Flash | Roller | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 1992 | Highlander | Sheriff Benson | Episode: "Mountain Men" |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times | One Horse | 4 episodes |
| The Broken Chain | Seth | Television film | |
| 1994 | The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | Himself / Presenter | Television special |
| 1995 | 500 Nations | (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Streets of Laredo | Famous Shoes | 3 episodes | |
| The Way West | Voice | Television documentary | |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | Television film |
| 1997 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Scarface (voice) | Episode: "Perseverance" |
| Promised Land | Jesse Rainbird | Episode: "Outrage" | |
| Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Himself | Television documentary | |
| 2001 | The Directors | Himself | Episode: "The Films of Michael Mann" |
| 2002 | UC: Undercover | Armando Uribe | Episode: "Hunting Armando" |
| Skinwalkers | Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn | Television film | |
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger | Kulakinah | Television film |
| A Thief of Time | Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn | Television film | |
| Coyote Waits | Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn | Television film | |
| Edge of America | Cuch | Television film | |
| 2005 | Into the West | Black Kettle | Episode: "Hell on Wheels" |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Wovoka | Television film |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | Buffalo Hump | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | We Shall Remain | Major Ridge / Warrior in Canoe | 2 episodes |
| Kings | General Linus Abner | 6 episodes | |
| Saving Grace | Bobby's Dad | Episode: "That Was No First Kiss" | |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Joseph Silverwing | Episode: "Aingavite Baa" |
| 2011 | Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American | Himself / Toughest Pawnee | Television documentary |
| 2011–2012 | Hell on Wheels | Chief Many Horses | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | In Plain Sight | Chief Pierce | Episode: "Reservations, I've Got a Few" |
| 2013 | Battledogs | Captain Falcons | Television film |
| 2014 | Killer Women | White Deer | Episode: "Demons" |
| 2015 | The Red Road | Chief Levi Gall | 5 episodes |
| SuperMansion | Hawk Feathers (voice) | Episode: "Puss in Books" | |
| 2016 | Penny Dreadful | Kaetenay | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Woke | Spoon (voice) | Episode: "Rhymes with Broke" |
| 2021 | Grey's Anatomy | William Lawrence | Episode: "Tradition" |
| Miracle Workers | Chief Sleeping Bear | Episode: "Oregon Trail: White Savior" | |
| 2021-2022 | Reservation Dogs | Bucky | 3 episodes |
Enlaces externos
- Web oficial
- Wes Studi's official website
- Wes Studi en Internet Movie Database (en inglés).
- Wes Studi's biography at Nativenetworks, retrieved February 7, 2008
- 2006 interview with Wes Studi (interview with Jon Niccum)
