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.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 16
self 8
TV Shows 2
Narrator 1
Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Taking Alcatraz (2015)
Movie
Indian #2
Dark Blood (2012)
Movie
Self
Reel Injun (2010)
Movie
Self
No More Smoke Signals (2009)
Movie
Himself
The 11th Hour (2007)
Movie
Narrator
A Thousand Roads (2005)
Movie
Composer
Trudell (2005)
Movie
1
Coyote
Dreamkeeper (2003)
TV
Coyote
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Movie
Self - Santee Sioux
Making A Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson (1999)
Movie
Randy Peone
Smoke Signals (1998)
Movie
Tony
Extreme Measures (1996)
Movie
Self
The West (1996)
TV
2
Johnny Redfeather
On Deadly Ground (1994)
Movie
5.33
Himself - National Spokesperson, American Indian Movement / Music Consultant
Incident at Oglala (1992)
Movie
Jimmy Looks Twice
Thunderheart (1992)
Movie
4
Louie Short Hair
Powwow Highway (1989)
Movie
9
Ratings
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1996
2003
2005
2017
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1946-02-15
Deathday2015-12-08 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceOmaha, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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