Graham Greene, the Canadian First Nations actor best known for his Academy Award–nominated role as Kicking Bird, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025, following a prolonged illness. He was 73.

Greene earned an Oscar nomination for Dances with Wolves , Kevin Costner’s 1990 Western that brought his nuanced performance to worldwide audiences ( Variety ).

Deadline first reported the news. Greene’s long career spanned film and television, with memorable turns in movies like Thunderheart , Maverick , Die Hard with a Vengeance, and The Green Mile , and recent work in Wind River .

On television, he appeared in series including Reservation Dogs , 1883 , Tulsa King , and Marvel’s Echo . Across genres, Greene brought warmth, wit, and dimension to every role.

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