Graham Greene was born June 22, 1952, in Ohsweken, Ontario, on the Six Nations Reserve. He worked as a draftsman, steelworker, welder, and audio technician for Canadian rock bands before transitioning to acting with Native Earth Performing Arts. Greene became a familiar presence on Canadian television in the late 1980s and played Mr. Crabby Tree on The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon. He gained international recognition for his 1990 role as Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves, delivering a quietly powerful performance that often outshone the film's leading man. His voice and manner evoke rural Canadian elders and personal family memories.
Before moving into acting, Greene worked as a draftsman, steelworker, and welder. His story is not unlike many people I know, nor unlike myself. The trades are common here for people born on rural soil, bodies forced to endure agony until they just about snap. This typical career route is natural for many of us who may see it as the only prospect in a province rife with poverty.
It was a comforting presence I welcomed, and one that, as I grew older, I came to encounter in the same way I would when seeing portraits of family members I hadn't seen in years, or those who had long been lost to time. While Greene became prevalent on Canadian television in the late 1980s, he burst forth as one of cinema's most arresting actors in the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves."
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