Michael Horse

Michael Horse

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Michael Horse

  • Birthday:

    1951-12-21

  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 0.4891
  • Also Known As

    Michael Heinrich

    Michael James Heinrich

Michael Horse

Biography

Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television.

Horse was born Michael James Heinrich in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1949. His mother, Nancie Belle Posten, was Swedish. Horse's adoptive father, George Heinrich, was born in Florida to parents from Austria. Nancie died in California in 2004.

Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype.

After appearing in David Lynch's short film The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988), Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a Native American policeman, in Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91). He also acted in Passenger 57 (1992), House of Cards (1993), the 1990s version of the television series The Untouchables (1993), and North of 60 (1995–97). He also appeared in the Thanks episode "Thanksgiving" in 1999, portraying Squanto. He appeared as Deputy Owen Blackwood in four episodes of the first season of Roswell (1999). Horse also appeared as Sheriff Tskany in The X-Files episode "Shapes" in 1994. In 1999, Horse guest starred on Walker, Texas Ranger in the episode "Team Cherokee" as John Red Cloud, the owner of a Native American NASCAR racing team and a friend of the titular character, Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris).

Horse portrayed American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Dennis Banks in the 1994 film Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. Eight years later, he lent his voice to Little Creek's friend in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. He portrayed Mike Proudfoot on Sons of Tucson. In 1995 he portrayed Dirty Bob in the Western film Riders in the Storm. He played the character Jindoga in Hawkeye. In 2017, Horse reprised his role as Deputy Hawk in the third season of TV series Twin Peaks. He also portrayed Twamie Ullulaq in the seventh season of The Blacklist in 2020.

Top Movie Cast

Passenger 57
Passenger 57true- Forget

1992-11-06

6.0
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarrontrue- Little Creek's Friend (voice)

2002-05-24

7.7
The French as Seen by…
The French as Seen by…true- (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

1988-10-26

7.0
I Love Liberty
I Love Libertytrue- Self

1982-03-21

0.0
House of Cards
House of Cardstrue- Stoker

1993-06-25

6.3
Deadly Weapon
Deadly Weapontrue- Indian Joe

1989-08-15

4.2
Longarm
Longarmtrue- Vasquez

1988-03-06

4.0
Gift of Fear
Gift of Feartrue- Chance Riddle

2023-03-24

0.0
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peakstrue- Self

2002-02-26

6.0
Star of Jaipur
Star of Jaipurtrue- Colonel Ironwood

1998-12-31

0.0
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mysterytrue- Andrew One Sky

1999-03-27

6.0
Border Shootout
Border Shootouttrue- Dandy Jim

1989-12-31

3.8
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peakstrue

2007-10-30

7.2
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Kneetrue- Dennis Banks

1994-10-16

5.0
Bone Eater
Bone Eatertrue- Storm Cloud

2008-02-15

3.4
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
The Cowboy and the Frenchmantrue- Broken Feather

1988-10-26

6.0
The Check is in the Mail...
The Check is in the Mail...true- Pool Attendant

1986-05-02

6.5
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Rangertrue- Tonto

1981-08-06

5.0
American Strays
American Straystrue- Lead Cop

1996-09-12

5.5
Buckeye and Blue
Buckeye and Bluetrue- Cherokee Bill

1988-01-01

7.0
Navajo Blues
Navajo Bluestrue- Begay

1996-10-25

0.0
The Short Films of David Lynch
The Short Films of David Lynchtrue- Broken Feather

2002-02-20

7.2
Birdseye
Birdseyetrue- Pete Longshadow

2002-08-07

0.0
Shattered Illusions
Shattered Illusionstrue- Eddie

1998-02-01

6.0
Twin Peaks
Twin Peakstrue- Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill

1989-12-08

8.4
Lights Camera Bullshit
Lights Camera Bullshittrue- Narrator

2018-10-27

10.0
Riders in the Storm
Riders in the Stormtrue- Dirty Bob

1995-06-23

1.0
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
I Know Catherine, The Log Ladytrue- Self

Release Date

0.0
Rented Lips
Rented Lipstrue- Bobby Leaping Mouse

1987-10-28

4.2
I Filmed Your Death
I Filmed Your Deathtrue- Andy Bones

Release Date

0.0
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wildtrue- Edenshaw

2020-02-19

7.5
Dead Ant
Dead Anttrue- Bigfoot

2017-10-10

5.1
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin Peaks: The Missing Piecestrue- Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill

2014-07-16

7.3
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer Housetrue

2021-03-10

0.0
Bad Binoculars
Bad Binocularstrue- Self

2017-12-05

8.0
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hairtrue- Self

2017-12-05

7.0
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peakstrue- Self

2017-12-05

7.0
Skinny Jo
Skinny Jotrue- Tombi

2012-03-01

0.0

Top Movie Crew

American Strays
American Straystrue

Crew

1996-09-12

5.5

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