HOLLYWOOD HERO DIES

TRIBUTES are pouring in for Native North American Hollywood legend Graham Greene. 

Canadian-born Greene, famous for appearing in Westerns, died on Monday at his Stratford, Ontario after a long illness at the age of 73, his agent confirmed. 

He landed a Best Supporting Actor for playing medicine man Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves at the 1991 Academy Awards ceremony. 

While Greene didn't win in the best supporting actor category, the movie was named the year's Best Picture. Dances With Wolves won seven trophies in all that night.

His co-star and director in the fliek, Kevin Costner led the tributes. 

In an Instagram post, Costner wrote: “A few things come to mind when I think of Graham Greene and our time together on Dances With Wolves. 

“I think of how willing he was to learn the Lakota language. I think of my joy when I heard that his work on the film was recognized with an @theacademy Awards nomination. 

“And I think of this scene in particular, when he was able to establish so much about the relationship between Dunbar and the natives with so few words. He was a master at work and a wonderful human being."

In 2023, Greene, who had been born on Six Nations of the Grand River reserve near Brantford, Ontario, Canada, told the Television Academy that the most difficult part of filming the movie had been learning his lines.

Greene went on to appear in over 200 film and television productions, including movies The Green Mile, Maverick, two installments of The Twilight Saga, and Die Hard With a Vengeance, along with series Goliath, Tulsa King, and Reservation Dogs.