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Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer

Acting·1953·67 films

Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a versatile and esteemed Native-Canadian actor known for his compelling performances on screen. Born in Ohsweken, Ontario, Farmer has made significant contributions to film and television. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his memorable performance as Nobody in the Jim Jarmusch independent western Dead Man (1995), in which he starred opposite Johnny Depp, and again for his role in Smoke Signals (1998). Gary reprised his role as Nobody for Jim Jarmusch again in "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), and Frank Oz cast him alongside

As Actor

Police Academy
Police Academy (1984)Sidewalk Store Owner
Adaptation.
Adaptation. (2002)Buster Baxley
The Score
The Score (2001)Burt
Dead Man
Dead Man (1995)Nobody
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)Nobody
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)Deputy Bob Martel
First Cow
First Cow (2020)Totillicum
Blood Quantum
Blood Quantum (2019)Moon
The Believers
The Believers (1987)Mover
Jimmy P.
Jimmy P. (2013)Jack
Smoke Signals
Smoke Signals (1998)Arnold Joseph
Good Neighbours
Good Neighbours (2011)Brandt
Blown Away
Blown Away (1993)Detective Anderson
Renegades
Renegades (1989)George Storm
The Big Empty
The Big Empty (2003)Indian Bob
Cowboys
Cowboys (2020)Robert Spottedbird
The Big Town
The Big Town (1987)Duke
Lilies
Lilies (1997)Timothée
Delivering Milo
Delivering Milo (2001)Max
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)Big Lar
A Bird of the Air
A Bird of the Air (2011)Charles Ballard
Powwow Highway
Powwow Highway (1989)Philbert Bono
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984)Tooby
Foreverland
Foreverland (2011)
Dreamkeeper
Dreamkeeper (2003)Iktome
Twist
Twist (2003)Fagin
Skins
Skins (2002)Verdell Weasel Tail
Trudell
Trudell (2005)Self - Actor, Friend
All Hat
All Hat (2007)Billy Caan
The Dark Divide
The Dark Divide (2020)Densmore
The Republic Of Love
The Republic Of Love (2004)ted
Coyote Waits
Coyote Waits (2003)Captain Largo
Disappearances
Disappearances (2007)Herny Coville
Sioux City
Sioux City (1994)Russell White
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Angels Don't Sleep Here (2002)Lou Washington
The Dark Wind
The Dark Wind (1992)Cowboy Albert Dashee
The Virginian
The Virginian (2000)Buster
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve (1986)Jody
Santa Fake
Santa Fake (2019)Santa
Quantum Cowboys
Quantum Cowboys (2023)Calvin
Still Life
Still Life (1990)Billy
Heater
Heater (1999)Ben
A Thief Of Time
A Thief Of Time (2004)Captain Largo
Moonshine Highway
Moonshine Highway (1996)Hooch Wilson
Evergreen
Evergreen (2004)Jim
Winter in the Blood
Winter in the Blood (2014)Lame Bull
The Undergrads
The Undergrads (1985)Castro
Stolen Heart
Stolen Heart (1998)Whitaker
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Sparks: The Price of Passion (1990)Pete
Intervention
Intervention (2007)Bob
Henry & Verlin
Henry & Verlin (1994)Henry
The Timekeeper
The Timekeeper (2009)Cook
One Night with You
One Night with You (2006)Momo
Touched
Touched (1999)George
Run Woman Run
Run Woman Run (2021)himself
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers (2021)Smoke
Hey Viktor!
Hey Viktor! (2024)
California Indian
California Indian (2011)Rich Knight
An Ode for Leviticus
An Ode for Leviticus (2024)Leviticus
Path of Souls
Path of Souls (2012)Eddie Benton Benai
Rez Carz
Rez Carz (2014)(voice)
Elijah
Elijah (2008)Ray
Blackwater
Blackwater (2019)Charles Goodman
A Windigo Tale
A Windigo Tale (2010)Harold
Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam
Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam (2017)Narrator
Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat
Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat (2022)Tom Longboat (voice)

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