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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Melissa Errico to Colleen Fitzpatrick
Gary Farmer Biography (1953-)
Full name, Gary Dale Farmer; born June 12, 1953, in Ohswekan, Ontario, Canada; member of Cayuga nation, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Addresses: Agent: Belle Zwerdling, Progressive Artists, 400 South Beverly Dr., Suite 216, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer
- Birth Details
- June 12, 1953
- Ohswekan, Ontario, Canada
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Sidewalk store owner, Police Academy (also known as Police Academy: What an Institution!), Warner Bros., 1984
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Lost!, 1986
- Duke, The Big Town, Columbia, 1987
- A mover, The Believers, Orion, 1987
- Philbert Bono, Powwow Highway, Warner Bros., 1988
- Billy, Still Life (also known as Art Killer Framed and Still Life: The Fine Art of Murder), 1988, then Greycat Films, 1993
- Doug, Blue City Slammers, 1988
- George, Renegades (also known as Lakota), Universal, 1989
- Sheriff Albert "Cowboy" Dashee, The Dark Wind, Live, 1993
- Big Lar, Ed and His Dead Mother (also known as Bon Appetit, Mama and Motherhood), ITC, 1993
- Russell Baker (some sources cite Russell White), Sioux City (alsoknown as Ultimate Revenge), IRS Releasing, 1994
- Henry, Henry & Verlin, Malofilm, 1994
- Nobody, Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), Miramax, 1995
- Deputy Bob Martel, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (also known as Demon Keeper and Demon Knight), Universal, 1995
- Timothee Doucet, Lilies (also known as Lilies--Les feluettes), Turbulent Arts, 1996
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Rosa's Time, 1997
- Arnold Joseph, Smoke Signals (also known as Le secret des cendres), Miramax, 1998
- Agent Whitaker, Stolen Heart, Norstar Entertainment, 1998
- George, Shegalla, Red Sky Entertainment, 1999
- Ben, Heater, Marble Island Pictures, 1999
- George, Touched, Red Sky Entertainment, 1999
- Nobody, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as GhostDog--Der Weg des Samurai and Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraie), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- Lou Washington, Angels Don't Sleep Here, Lions Gate Films, 2000
- Max, Delivering Milo, IMMI Pictures/Lakeshore International, 2001
- Burt, The Score, Paramount, 2001
- Shaman, Route 666, Trimark Pictures, 2001
- George Bia, Two Grey Hills (short film), 2001
- Verdell Weasel Tail, Skins, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002
- Buster Baxley, Adaptation, Columbia, 2002
- Junk man, A Thousand Guns, 2002
- Fagin, Twist, Victorious Films, 2003
- Ted, The Republic of Love, Seville Pictures, 2003
- Bob, The Big Empty, Artisan Entertainment, 2003
- Seven Thumbs, Sawtooth, Tribal Alliance Productions, 2004
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Film Director
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The Hero (short film), Cayuga, 1995
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The Gift, 1999
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What the Eagle Hears, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Voice, 500 Nations, CBS, 1995
- Ernie Ross, Dice, 2001
- Iktome, DreamKeeper, ABC, 2003
- Host of the miniseries Powwow, Multilingual Television (Canada).
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Movies
- Castro, The Undergrads, 1985
- Jody, Christmas Eve, NBC, 1986
- First prisoner, Doing Life (also known as Truth or Die), NBC, 1986
- Pete Russell, Sparks: The Price of Passion, CBS, 1990
- Todd, Plymouth, ABC, 1991
- Anderson, Blown Away, HBO, 1993
- Hooch Wilson, Moonshine Highway, Showtime, 1996
- Lou Belcourt, Justice, Cinemax, 1999
- Buster, The Virginian, TNT, 1999
- Captain Largo, Coyote Waits, PBS, 2003
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Series
- Captain Stonetree, Forever Knight, CBS, 1992-1993
- Chief Tom, The Rez, 1996
- Appeared as Chimo in the series Spirit Bay.
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Specials
- Tooby, Overdrawn at Memory Bank, PBS, 1985
- Himself, "Alabama Amtrak," I Survived a Disaster 3, ABC, 1997
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Episodic
- Wilson, "Bad Timing," Miami Vice, 1988
- Rick, "Wedding Bell Blues," Friday the 13th, 1989
- Dreamwalker, "Strange Brew," China Beach, ABC, 1989
- Detective, "Two for the Show," E.N.G., CTV, 1992
- Detective, "Acid Test," E.N.G., CTV, 1992
- Conrad Shorty, "The Outrage," Promised Land, CBS, 1996
- Jake Rizzo, "Past Tense," The New Ghostwriter Mysteries, CBS, 1997
- Vincent LaPahie, "Hope & Prey," The Pretender, NBC, 1998
- Jack Lone Feather, "The Indians in the Lobby," The West Wing, NBC,2001
- Injun Joe, "Soup," The Job, ABC, 2002
- Thomas, "Sacred Ground," Screech Owls, 2002
- Dr. Marcus, "The Taking of Crows," Mutant X, 2003
- Larry, "The Family of Man," The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime, 2003
- Also appeared as the manager, Adderly, CBS; and as Captain Leo Burnetti, Forever Knight.
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Other
- Paul Vico, Alaska (pilot), 2003
- Also appeared in Where the Heart Is.
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Father Figure," Forever Knight, CBS, 1992
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Television Producer
- Producer of Our Native Land (series), CBC (Canada); and Powwow (miniseries), Multilingual Television (Canada).
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Stage Appearances
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Life Sentences, Toronto, Ontario, 1996
- Appeared in Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Theatre Passe; and in productions of Guys and Dolls,
History of the Village of the Small Hut,
Of Mice and Men, and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Radio Appearances
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Series
- Host, Prevailing Winds, 1989
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Radio Producer
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Series
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Prevailing Winds, 1989
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WRITINGS
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Composer of Film Music
- "Henry's Harmonica," Henry & Verlin, Malofilm, 1994
- Harmonica music, Heater, Marble Island Pictures, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Notable Native Americans, Gale, 1995
Periodicals
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Maclean's, May 27, 1996, p. 47
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