Editing Graham Greene (actor) (section)

=== Movies ===

==== ''Dances with Wolves'' ====
Greene's [[Academy Award]]–nominated role as Kicking Bird ([[Lakota language|Lakota]]: ''Ziŋtká Nagwáka'') in the 1990 film ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' showcased his talents to audiences beyond his native Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Busy Actor Has Little Time to Celebrate Oscar Nomination |url=https://vitacollections.ca/sixnationsarchive/3176873/data |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=vitacollections.ca |language=en}}</ref> In an interview with CineMovie, Greene recounts a story of being tossed from a horse during production. When director Costner asked if he wanted a break, the actor retorted that he was more interested in finding the horse for payback.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Haas |first=Lupe R. |title=Actor Graham Greene Reflects On His Long Career, His Latest Role As A Killer, and the Worst Films About Native Americans |url=https://cinemovie.tv/Interviews/Actor-Graham-Greene-Reflects-On-His-Long-Career-His-Latest-Role-As-A-Killer-and-the-Worst-Films-About-Native-Americans |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=CineMovie |language=en-gb}}</ref> He stated that it was difficult for him to learn how to speak the Lakota language properly. Having not grown up speaking a native language, he said "...I couldn't figure out how they ordered their language. Its structure is totally foreign to English or French."<ref name=":3" />

He appeared in the contemporary action-mystery film, ''[[Thunderheart]]'' (1992), playing Walter Crow Horse, a gruff, savvy local cop living on an Indian reservation. He was quick to sign up for the movie, stating "I love [[Badlands National Park|the Badlands]]. My agent said, 'I got a film for you. It's in [[South Dakota]]. And you have to ride a motorcycle.' I said, 'I'm in.' 'Want to read it?' 'Don't have to.'"<ref name=":4" />

In 1994's ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]],'' Greene elicited good reviews as the sidekick to [[Mel Gibson]]. At a screening of the movie the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted that Greene, "[as a] thoroughly modern Native American who exploits his position as a tourist attraction for Russian adventurers", got the most laughs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1994-05-26 |title=Western Humor of 'Maverick' Is Aces: No Bluffing Needed |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-26-ol-62352-story.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Greene also acted alongside [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] in the 1995 film ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'', where he played Detective Joe Lambert.

==== ''The Green Mile'' ====
Greene was featured as Arlen Bitterbuck who was convicted of murder, awaiting execution on death row in the Oscar-nominated ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]'' (1999). The character was an elder of the [[Washita tribe|Washita Tribe]] and a member of a Cherokee Council,<ref>{{Cite web |last=szfreiberger |date=2022-02-04 |title=The Green Mile by Stephen King |url=https://docs-books.com/2022/02/04/the-green-mile-by-stephen-king/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Doc's Books |language=en}}</ref> his nickname was "The Chief".<ref>{{Cite web |title=LitCharts |url=https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-green-mile/characters/arlen-the-chief-bitterbuck |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=LitCharts |language=en}}</ref> The character's execution is the first witnessed in the movie, and is depicted from start to finish. As it is the first depiction of an execution in the movie, Greene's death is noted as being a fairly accurate portrayal of the procedure.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Dyer |first=Emilie |title=Execution ritual: Media representations of execution and the social construction of public opinion regarding the death penalty. |year=2011 |type=MA thesis |publisher=University of Louisville |url=https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/388/ |doi=10.18297/etd/388 |via=ThinkIR|doi-access=free }}</ref>

Greene co-starred as Slick Nakai with [[Adam Beach]] and [[Wes Studi]] in the film ''[[A Thief of Time]]'' (2004) and ''[[Coyote Waits]]'', both adapted from [[Tony Hillerman]] novels of the same names and produced by [[Robert Redford]].

==== ''Transamerica'' ====
[[File:Graham Greene CTM interview 2022.jpg|thumb|upright|Graham Greene in [[Theatre Museum Canada|CTM]] interview 2022]]
In 2005, he played the potential love interest of the female lead in ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]''. A review of the movie praises Greene's performance as having "charming earthiness" but also notes that his character is allowed to find the transgender character attractive as "he's allowed to be open-minded because he's a Navajo -- in other words, a spiritually open-minded outsider, as opposed to your typical Middle American."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |date=2005-12-02 |title="Transamerica" |url=https://www.salon.com/2005/12/02/transamerica/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref>

Greene worked with [[Aaron Sorkin]] on ''[[Molly's Game]]'' in 2017. In his role as a judge, the actor recalled "Aaron, the director, was looking at me sitting behind the bench. I had a puzzled look on my face. He said, 'Are you all right?' I said, 'Yeah. I've just never seen the bench from this side before.'"<ref name=":4" />

Greene was cast in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] miniseries ''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel's Echo: Oscar Nominee Graham Greene Cast in Hawkeye Spinoff |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-echo-hawkeye-spinoff-casts-graham-greene-alaqua-cox-disney-plus/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=TV Shows |date=March 14, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>