Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American quality histrion and hereditary main of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He was 85.

Grant died peacefully successful his slumber of earthy causes connected Wednesday astatine a backstage attraction installation successful Hollywood, California, said Lani Carmichael, Grant’s publicist and longtime friend.

“He loved some Oklahoma and L.A.,” Carmichael said. “He made his location present arsenic an actor, but helium ne'er forgot his roots successful Oklahoma. He remained a instrumentality of the Sooner Nation.”

Born July 20, 1936, successful Pawnee, Oklahoma, Grant was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

He began acting successful the precocious 1980s and played quality roles successful dozens of movies and tv shows implicit the past 3 decades, including “The Lone Ranger,” “The World’s Fastest Indian” and “Breaking Bad,” according to Grant's IMDB filmography.

Grant was progressive for years successful the powwow circuit successful California and traveled astir the globe to talk to radical astir Native American culture, Carmichael said.

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“His motto successful beingness was ever respect 1 different and don't speech astir 1 different successful a antagonistic way," she said.

Grant was besides progressive successful the Native American veterans assemblage and participated for years successful the National Gathering of American Indian Veterans, said Joseph Podlasek, the event's organizer.

“He thought it was important for Native radical to get recognized arsenic veterans," Podlasek said. “He was benignant and gentle, and precise humble."

A memorial for Grant volition beryllium held successful the Los Angeles area, but details haven't been finalized, Carmichael said.

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