His agent has verified that Graham Greene, an actor who was nominated for an Oscar, has d!ed at the age of 73.
The performer passed away following a “long illness.” He was most known for his role in Dances With Wolves.
As reported by the BBC, Greene’s manager, Gerry Jordan, told CBC News, “We are deeply saddened to announce the peaceful passing of award-winning, legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene.”
The news source said that the well-liked actor d!ed of natural causes after a “long illness.”
Michael Greene, Greene’s agent (no relation), paid a moving tribute when the actor d!ed.
“He was a great man of morals, ethics, and character, and we will miss him forever,” he told Deadline.
You are free at last. He also said that Susan Smith, the actor’s longtime agent who d!ed in 2013, is waiting for you at the gates of heaven.
According to the outlet, Greene passed away on Monday, September 1, in a Toronto hospital after a long illness.
The actor portrayed Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Dances with Wolves, Kevin Costner’s debut film as director. His big break came with this.
Greene was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie, which was based on Michael Blake’s book of the same name. The movie got 12 nominations in total.
Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium were among the seven honors the film received.
In 2017, Greene talked about the production with Reader’s Digest Canada. He said that his horse was the best part of the movie for him.
We got along like two peas in a pod. On the last day of filming, a youngster came up to me and said it was his. It turns out he had to sell it.
I went to the producers after filming and told them, “Make sure this kid gets his horse back.” He remembered saying, “Take it out of my salary if you have to.”
According to Deadline, Greene had his first appearance on cinema in the 1979 Canadian drama series The Great Detective. He also participated in the 1983 movie Running Brave.
Greene told Readers Digest Canada that he “stumbled into” the arts, even though he had a good career in them.
He said, “I started out as a carpenter, a welder, a draftsman, a carpet layer, a roadie, and an audio tech.”
I didn’t mean to become an actor, but I thought, “These people keep me in the shade, give me food and water, take me to where I need to say what I need to say, and then they take me back.” Wow, this is what a dog does.
Greene went on to star in a number of hit movies, such as Maverick (1994), Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012).
He has worked on a number of TV shows, such as Northern Exposure, Murder She Wrote, Lonesome Dove: The Series, Being Erica, Longmire, and Goliath.
Listen to the Storyteller garnered Greene a Grammy in 2000 for outstanding spoken word album for kids.
His wife, Hilary Blackmore, daughter Lilly Lazare-Greene, and grandson Tarlo are still alive.