Michael Horse
Acting
Born 1951-12-21
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television.
Horse was born Michael James Heinrich in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1949. His mother, Nancie Belle Posten, was Swedish. Horse's adoptive father, George Heinrich, was born in Florida to parents from Austria. Nancie died in California in 2004.
Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype.
After appearing in David Lynch's short film The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988), Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a Native American policeman, in Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91). He also acted in Passenger 57 (1992), House of Cards (1993), the 1990s version of the television series The Untouchables (1993), and North of 60 (1995–97). He also appeared in the Thanks episode "Thanksgiving" in 1999, portraying Squanto. He appeared as Deputy Owen Blackwood in four episodes of the first season of Roswell (1999). Horse also appeared as Sheriff Tskany in The X-Files episode "Shapes" in 1994. In 1999, Horse guest starred on Walker, Texas Ranger in the episode "Team Cherokee" as John Red Cloud, the owner of a Native American NASCAR racing team and a friend of the titular character, Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris).
Horse portrayed American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Dennis Banks in the 1994 film Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. Eight years later, he lent his voice to Little Creek's friend in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. He portrayed Mike Proudfoot on Sons of Tucson. In 1995 he portrayed Dirty Bob in the Western film Riders in the Storm. He played the character Jindoga in Hawkeye. In 2017, Horse reprised his role as Deputy Hawk in the third season of TV series Twin Peaks. He also portrayed Twamie Ullulaq in the seventh season of The Blacklist in 2020.
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Filmography
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Acting
55 credits
The Blacklist
The X-Files
Twin Peaks
Young Justice
Malcolm in the Middle
Knight Rider
Jackie Chan Adventures
Hell on Wheels
Superman: The Animated Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Gargoyles
Walker, Texas Ranger
Arli$$
Roswell
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Amazing Stories
Duckman
Motherland: Fort Salem
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Godless
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Sons of Tucson
The Call of the Wild
The Torkelsons
The Untouchables
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Passenger 57
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Twin Peaks
Hollywood Beat
Kristin
The American Buffalo
Bone Eater
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Dead Ant
The French as Seen by…
House of Cards
Birdseye
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Deadly Weapon
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
I Love Liberty
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
American Strays
Shattered Illusions
Border Shootout
Turok: Son of Stone
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Bad Binoculars
Rented Lips
Postcards From The Cast
Longarm
The Check is in the Mail...
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
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