- published: 19 Oct 2009
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Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is a member of the First Nations.
Farmer was born in Ohsweken, Ontario into the Cayuga Nation and Wolf Clan of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy. Farmer attended Syracuse University and Ryerson Polytechnic University, where he studied photography and film production.
His first major role was on the CBC's Spirit Bay. He subsequently played police captain Joe Stonetree on the syndicated TV series Forever Knight, and Chief Tom in the CBC first nations TV series The Rez. Farmer is best known for his role as spiritual Native American guide Nobody in Dead Man. Farmer reprised the role for a cameo in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, also directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Farmer has performed in both the film and television adaptations of Tony Hillerman's novels. He played "Cowboy" Albert Dashee (Hopi) in the 1991 film The Dark Wind, and Captain Largo (Navajo) in the television adaptations of Coyote Waits (2003) and A Thief of Time (2004).
Gary Farmer spoke to students and faculty on the University of Montana on Oct. 16, 2009. He addressed his bewilderment at the lack of Native programming at the KBGA campus radio station.
Gary Farmer, one of the most well-known Native actors, spoke with 4FlagTV on the 20th anniversary of Dead Man, in which he plays "Nobody" alongside Johnny Depp. He tells stories of Depp, Hunter S. Thompson, Jim Jarmusch and a few roles he nearly got.
Nobody (Gary Farmer) tells William (Johnny Depp) the fantastical tale of his life and travels. For more from Dead Man: http://miram.ax/deadman In this scene: William Blake (Johnny Depp), Nobody (Gary Farmer) About Dead Man: Starring Johnny Depp, Billy Bop Thornton, and Iggy Pop, Dead Man follows William Blake (Johnny Depp) as he travels the extreme western frontiers of America. Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, Nobody (Gary Farmer), who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name. Contrary to his nature, circumstances transform Blake into a hunted outlaw, a killer, and a man whose physical existence is slowly slipping away. Thrown into a world that is cruel and chaotic, his eyes are opened to the fragility that defines the re...
Mylène Farmer en duo avec Gary Jules My MF playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXvBvwGt8RI&list;=PLeP48kK2FGulbVJZ_AjAvFzsabVYhN3SA
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Gary Farmer, Democrat, for State Senate ADD, District 34.
Pd. pol. adv. paid for by the Florida Democratic Party, 214 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301. The Florida Democratic Party endorses Gary Farmer for State Senate, District 34, Rod Smith for State Senate, District 8, and Bob Buesing for State Senate, District 18.
really sweet guys on tour, late night, after the show @ Velma's San Francisco
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