Wes Studi
Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1947
Country: USA
Biography: Native Oklahoman, Vietnam veteran, sculptor, musician, author, activist. Each of those describes the legendary actor Wes Studi. Within a few years of his arrival in Hollywood, Studi caught the attention of the public in Dances with Wolves (1990). In 1992, his powerful performance as "Magua" in The Last of the Mohicans (1992) established him as one of the most compelling actors in the business.
Studi has since appeared in more than 50 film and television productions...(imdb)
Total Credits at Criticker: 45 (Actor)
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Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. Dunbar (Costner) wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. He is assigned to an adandoned fort, where a sioux tribe is his only neighbor. Overcoming the language barrier and their mutual fear and distrust, Dunbar and the proud Indians gradually become friends. Eventually, he falls in love with the beautiful Stands With a Fist (McDonnell), a white woman raised by the tribe. (MGM)
By day, they're a bunch of losers, but by night, they're the Mystery Men...a rag team of superhero wannabes who emerge from the darkness to fight the evil madman Cassanova Frankenstein and his disco-dancing henchmen. (Universal Pictures)
The story of an undefeated world champion prize fighter (Rhames) who is convicted of rape and sent to prison, where he must confront and ultimately fight the reigning prison boxing champion (Snipes). (Miramax)
A sweeping adventure set amidst the first encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Virginia settlement in 1607.
Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War. (imdb)
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts. (imdb)
A gang of jewel thieves board an empty luxury liner in the South Seas to find that the crew and passengers... (imdb)
Social realism regarding struggles of reservation-dwelling Native Americans in the North Central states of the US. Main character is an introspective and lovable person in a process of seeking pride and identity through tradtional and mystical means of gathering power.(imdb)
An epic action thriller set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. (Icon Entertainment)
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs. (imdb)
A couple come into contact with stolen mob money, gamble it away, and end up on the run from gangsters. (imdb)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) - TV Movie
A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown.
Skinwalkers (2002) - TV Movie
As multiple native medicine men are murdered by an apparently supernatural Skinwalker, or shapeshifter, local Navajo police must find the killer before he strikes again. (doctor7)
In Montana, a young girl attracts the attention of an evil stranger after she rescues a hurt wolf. (imdb)
A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
For more than a century, the film industry has depicted North American native people in a variety of ways -- many of them wildly inaccurate. Recently, however, that's begun to change. Director Neil Diamond captures both sides of the coin here. Through interviews with a gallery of actors and directors, including Clint Eastwood, this documentary reveals the film industry's impact on the experiences of native people in the United States and Canada.
Set in the early 20th century, when Native Americans were forced to attend boarding schools to assimilate with white culture, this provocative drama follows Charlie (Winter Fox Frank), a teenager who flees one such school to return home. Wes Studi is Sam Franklin, a Cherokee bounty hunter who has rejected his native people, charged with bringing Charlie back.
As retired sheriff Jake (Michael Parks) and his wife, Rachel (Olivia Hussey), tend to their Montana ranch and try to keep their family together, their polar opposite sons, Dusty (Alexander Martin) and Joe (Aaron Duffey), battle for the affection of a woman (Julia Jones) whom they've known since childhood.
Lily (Elisabeth Moss), Gray (Christopher Denham) and Elliot (Leo Fitzpatrick) try to reach beyond their grief when they take the ashes of their friend, Matthew (Richard Gallagher), on a journey from his North Carolina funeral to Mexico. Fraught with myriad emotional challenges, the road trip forces everyone to grapple with their loss and to find exactly where they belong in life.
Sometimes, the most wondrous miracles occur when you least expect them. A solid cast headlines this heartwarming, redemptive tale of two families that struggle to overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming. Their efforts seem futile until the special titular Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.
A Thief of Time (2004) - TV Movie
Another adaptation (from PBS's "Mystery!" series) of Tony Hillerman's best-selling suspense novels centers on Native American culture and the detective work of Navajo tribal police Joe Leaphorn (Wes Studi) and Jim Chee (Adam Beach). This time, the pair investigates the disappearance of an archaeologist digging at an ancient Indian burial ground. In addition to evidence of poaching, the sleuths discover that supernatural avengers may be involved.
Edge of America (2003) - TV Movie
English teacher Mr. Williams (James McDaniel) is something entirely new to the denizens of the Three Nations Reservation. For one, he's not a Native American; what's more, he's a black man. That means he faces a steep uphill battle for acceptance. It's a daunting prospect, until he agrees to coach the losing girls' high school basketball team. Based on a true story, the film draws heavily on a cast made up of talented Utah locals.
Coyote Waits (2003) - TV Movie
According to old Navajo lore, "Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry." Produced by Robert Redford, this thriller with a slightly supernatural bent stars Wes Studi and Adam Beach as tribal cops Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, who try to uncover the truth about the death of a fellow detective, Delbert Nez, whom they believe may have been killed by someone other than the obvious. Could it be the mysterious Coyote?
Superfire (2002) - TV Movie
In the remote Oregon wilderness, a 50-year drought combined with acres of dry timber threatens to become a "superfire" -- the world's worst case of ravaging fury, with enough devastating force to rival an atomic bomb and the ability to burn 10 square miles in 2 minutes. With an entire town standing squarely in the fire's path, it's up to an elite force of smokejumpers and tanker pilots to provide a thin line of defense from the fiery armageddon.
Igby Walter, a do-gooder sound-mixing engineer (Wayne Pere), meets and falls in love with untalented violinist Juliet (Elaine Chappius) while both are working on a low-budget cowboy film version of "Hamlet." In order to win her over, he promises to help her get scoring gigs in Hollywood movies ... but his hard-sell approach to studio mavens does more harm than good.
Nick Wilson (Blake Heron) finds his young life forever changed when he's kidnapped by a Shoshone tribe and forced to live among Native Americans, whom he begins to see as his true family. When a settler-led search party eventually shows up to bring him home, he's not sure he wants to be rescued. Karen Allen and Wes Studi also star in this family-friendly adventure inspired by the memoirs of Pony Express rider Elijah Nicholas Wilson.
500 Nations (1995) - TV Mini-Series
his comprehensive documentary chronicles the history of the indigenous people of North and Central America, beginning with the pre-Colombian era through their brushes with European colonization, capping off with the defeat of the North American Plains Indians in the 19th century. The remarkable story unfolds through transcripts depicting the historical events, as well as first-hand recollections, photographs and computer reenactments.
Comanche Moon (2008) - TV Mini-Series
The governor of Texas sends out a group of Texas Rangers to pursuit a celebrated Comanche horse thief. The leader of the Rangers is captured during the pursuit. The other Rangers decide to return to Austin after they hear it has been raided.
Streets of Laredo (1995) - TV Mini-Series
Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down Joey Garza, a new kind of killer, only a boy, who kills from a distance with a rifle. Joined by his old compadre Pea Eye, it is a long ride to south Texas and the Mexican side of the border, where the past, in the form of Maria Garza, Joey's mother, haunts Call. (imdb)
Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However, gruesome murders of children start to happen. Meanwhile, Michael starts to become slowly insane after he may have witnessed one of the murders and reports it to the police. Is he the murderer, or is it something of his past?
The Lone Ranger (2003) - TV Movie
This version takes a look at the character in the years before he became a legend. It all begins with the introduction of Luke Hartman, a 20-year old Boston law student who witnesses the murder of his brother, a Texas Ranger. He himself is wounded in the midst of the chaos, but is rescued by the Apache Tonto... and subsequently becomes smitten by Tonto's sister Alope. He then devotes his life to avenging the death of his brother and fighting injustice. (imdb)
During his twenties, a young man works at various homeless shelters in Boston, where he often intersects with his brilliant but troubled father. (imdb)
The Broken Chain (1993) - TV Movie
The story of 2 Iroquis brothers caught in the midst of the Revolutionary War. (imdb)
Battledogs (2013) - TV Movie
When a werewolf virus threatens to decimate New York City -- and the world -- a rogue general uses the disease to create an army of super soldiers. (imdb)
Crazy Horse (1996) - TV Movie
Biography of the famous Lakota Sioux war chief that tells his story without the usual bias found in other bio-pics.
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival. (imdb)
Kings (2009) - TV Series
A modern day, alternate-reality drama about a hero who rises to become the King of his nation, based on the biblical story of King David. (imdb)
The Condemned 2 (2015) - Direct-to-Video
A former bounty hunter finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament - in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public. (imdb)
In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory. (imdb)
A cowboy rounds up a trio of partners to free his hometown from the murderous grip of an outlaw clan.
Detective Matthias Breecher is hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals. As he roams the Old West seeking justice, his resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she seems. (imdb)
Two childhood sweethearts, both now widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains. A love story for those who are alone.
The Roof (2023) - Short Film
Under encouragement from Ray’s mom, closed-off Nick finally starts a dialogue with his grandchild while repairing his roof, and Ray discovers a more profound sense of kinship to their gruff grandfather than they ever knew was possible. (laughingplace.com)
A Marine wounded in Afghanistan is sent to a V.A. facility in Montana where he meets a Vietnam Vet who teaches him how to fly fish as a way of dealing with his emotional and physical trauma. (imdb)