Name
Michael Horse
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-12-21 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Airline security specialist John Cutter, finally returning to the job after his wife's dea...
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In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies t...
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Ancient Native American legend of the Bone Eater rises up and begins terrorizing the local...
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When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sa...
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While defending his tribe from a bloodthirsty enemy tribe, a Native American warrior named...
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- 1992 Passenger 57 as Forget
- 2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron as Little Creek's Friend (voice)
- 1988 The French as Seen by… as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- 1982 The Avenging as Josuah
- 1982 I Love Liberty as Self
- 1993 House of Cards as Stoker
- 1989 Deadly Weapon as Indian Joe
- 1988 Longarm as Vasquez
- 2023 Gift of Fear as Chance Riddle
- 2001 Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 1998 Star of Jaipur as Colonel Ironwood
- 2001 Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 1999 In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery as Andrew One Sky
- 1989 Border Shootout as Dandy Jim
- 2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as Self
- 1994 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee as Dennis Banks
- 2008 Bone Eater as Storm Cloud
- 1988 The Cowboy and the Frenchman as Broken Feather
- 1986 The Check is in the Mail... as Pool Attendant
- 1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Tonto
- 1996 American Strays as Lead Cop
- 1988 Buckeye and Blue as Cherokee Bill
- 1996 Navajo Blues as Begay
- 2002 Birdseye as Pete Longshadow
- 1998 Shattered Illusions as Eddie
- 1989 Twin Peaks as Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
- 2018 Lights Camera Bullshit as Narrator
- 1995 Riders in the Storm as Dirty Bob
- 2026 I Know Catherine, the Log Lady as Self
- 1988 Rented Lips as Bobby Leaping Mouse
- Soon I Filmed Your Death as Andy Bones
- 2020 The Call of the Wild as Edenshaw
- 2017 Dead Ant as Bigfoot
- 2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
- 2021 Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House as Self
- 2017 Bad Binoculars as Self
- 2017 A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks as Self
- 2017 The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- 2012 Skinny Jo as Tombi
- Soon The Bench
- 2008 Turok: Son of Stone as Lead Raider / Chief (voice)
- 2002 The Short Films of David Lynch as Self
- 2003 All Grown Up! ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Duckman ( 1 episode ) as Big Chief Fancy Pants (voice)
- 1994 Gargoyles ( 1 episode ) as Peter Maza/Carlos Maza (voice)
- 1991 The Torkelsons ( 1 episode ) as David Blackwing
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan Eagle
- 2000 Malcolm in the Middle ( 1 episode ) as Security Guy
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 2 episodes ) as John Red Cloud
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Charles Tskany
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 0 episode )
- 1999 Roswell ( 4 episodes ) as Owen Blackwood
- 1993 The Untouchables ( 42 episodes ) as George Steelman
- 1991 P.S. I Luv U ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Gargoyles ( 3 episodes ) as Peter Maza (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Sky Sentry Operator (voice)
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Ubu (voice)
- 1982 It Takes Two ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Jackie Chan Adventures ( 1 episode ) as Muntab Leader (voice)
- 1998 The Wild Thornberrys ( 1 episode ) as Wildlife Ranger Sam Rainwater (voice)
- 2011 Hell on Wheels ( 1 episode ) as Native American
- 1985 Amazing Stories ( 1 episode ) as Indian
- 1985 Amazing Stories ( 1 episode ) as male friend
- 2010 Young Justice ( 1 episode ) as Holling Longshadow (voice)
- 2001 Kristin ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan Stillwater
- 1994 Life with Louie ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Bobby's World ( 2 episodes )
- 1990 Twin Peaks ( 44 episodes ) as Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
- 1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues ( 1 episode ) as Strong Wind / The Chief (voice)
- 1997 The Legend of Calamity Jane ( 2 episodes ) as Chaynah Walker (voice)
- 2023 The American Buffalo ( 2 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ( 1 episode ) as Ames (voice)
- 1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ( 1 episode ) as Eskimo (voice)
- 2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? ( 1 episode ) as Leon Strongfeather (voice)
- 2020 Motherland: Fort Salem ( 10 episodes ) as The Marshal
- 2010 Sons of Tucson ( 3 episodes ) as Mike Proudfoot
- 2013 The Blacklist ( 1 episode ) as Twamie Ullulaq
- 2000 Malcolm in the Middle ( 1 episode ) as Steve
- 1985 Hollywood Beat ( 1 episode ) as Billy Night Eyes
- 1996 Arli$$ ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Silvercloud
- 2017 Godless ( 2 episodes ) as Chief Narrienta
