Overview

• Greene died Monday in a Toronto-area hospital after a long illness, his agent Michael Greene confirmed in a statement.
• The Oneida actor earned a 1991 Oscar nomination for playing Kicking Bird in Kevin Costner’s 1990 epic and went on to roles in The Green Mile, Maverick, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Wind River, Reservation Dogs, 1883, Tulsa King, The Last of Us and Echo.
• He was widely recognized as a trailblazer for First Nations performers and spoke out against stereotyped portrayals, pushing for humor and humanity in Indigenous characters.
• His honors included a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen awards, a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and the 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
• He continued working until recently, with his completed film Ice Fall scheduled for release in October, and he is survived by his wife Hilary Blackmore, daughter Lilly Lazare-Greene and grandson Tarlo, as tributes poured in from colleagues and SAG-AFTRA.