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John Trudell

John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudel…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 21

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 2

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Birthdate

  • February 15, 1946

Death Date

  • December 8o 2015

Also known as

    Movies

    Lakota Nation vs. United States
    5.333

    Lakota Nation vs. United States

    DocumentaryHistory

    2022

    Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
    7.7

    Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

    MusicDocumentary

    2017

    Taking Alcatraz
    0

    Taking Alcatraz

    Documentary

    2015

    Dark Blood
    5.783

    Dark Blood

    Thriller

    2012

    Reel Injun
    7.167

    Reel Injun

    DocumentaryHistory

    2010

    No More Smoke Signals
    4

    No More Smoke Signals

    Documentary

    2009

    The 11th Hour
    6.7

    The 11th Hour

    DocumentaryDrama

    2007

    America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie
    0

    America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass…

    Documentary

    2005

    A Thousand Roads
    8

    A Thousand Roads

    Drama

    2005

    Trudell
    5.4

    Trudell

    Documentary

    2005

    Dreamkeeper
    6.6

    Dreamkeeper

    FantasyDrama

    2003

    Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
    0

    Making a Noise: A Native American Music…

    MusicDocumentary

    1999

    Smoke Signals
    6.773

    Smoke Signals

    DramaComedy

    1998

    Extreme Measures
    6

    Extreme Measures

    DramaThriller

    1996

    On Deadly Ground
    5.205

    On Deadly Ground

    ActionAdventure

    1994

    TV Shows

    Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
    8.7

    Vow of Silence: The Assassination of An…

    DocumentaryCrime

    2024

    The West
    8.389

    The West

    Documentary

    1996

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