The actor also appeared in Best Picture Oscar nominee "The Green Mile," Taylor Sheridan series "Tulsa King," and more.
Graham Greene, an actor best known for his role as "Kicking Bird" in 1989's Dances With Wolves, died Sept. 1 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, of natural causes, according to his agent. He was 73.
"It is with deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of award-winning, legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene," the actor's agent-manager in Canada, Gerry Jordan, wrote in a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Monday.
Greene graduated from the Center for Indigenous Theatre Program in 1972 and made his screen debut in 1983's Running Brave. The actor went on to appear in movies including The Green Mile, Maverick, and two Twilight Saga movies.
"He was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed," his California-based agent Michael Greene told Deadline. "You are finally free." He noted that the actor's late longtime agent, Susan Smith, would be "meeting you at the gates of heaven."
Greene, a Canadian First Nations actor, was born on the Six Nations Reserve and began working in theater productions in the 1970s. His first notable TV role was in a 1979 episode of The Great Detective. His breakthrough role was as Kicking Bird in Kevin Costner's epic Western Dances With Wolves, which won Best Picture at the 1991 Oscars.
Greene was also nominated in the category of Best Actor in a Supporting Role, though Joe Pesci won for his performance in Goodfellas.
He was a man of few words, according to the interview, and said simply, "Yup," that the Oscar nod had changed his life. He was ultimately also recognized by the Canadian Screen Awards, the Grammys, Canada's Gemini Awards for TV, and others.
Greene is survived by his wife of 35 years, Hilary Blackmore, as well as his daughter, Lilly Lazare-Greene, and a grandson, Tarlo, per Deadline.