
The death of an iconic actor can feel like losing a friend and that is definitely the case today after it was revealed that Red Dead Redemption 2 star Graham Greene has passed away at the age of 73.
The Canadian First Nations actor was best known for his role in a variety of iconic movies such as 1990’s Dances with Wolves and 1999’s The Green Mile.
However, for the gaming community, Greene was best known for his role as Rains Fall in Red Dead Redemption 2 where he provided his voice for the Chief of the Wapiti Indians.
The news of Greene’s death was announced by his manager in a statement to CBC News overnight.
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"It is with deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of award-winning legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene," Gerry Jordan shared.
It is believed that he died of natural causes at the age of 73.
However, there is no doubt that Greene left behind an impressive legacy.
A member of the Oneida Nation, part of the Six Nations Reserve in southern Ontario, Greene started off his life as a draftsman, civil technologist, steelworker and even a rock band crew member before he discovered his love of theatre in the U.K. during the 70s.
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However, it was not until 1990 that Greene snagged his breakthrough role as Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves alongside Kevin Costner.
Since then he has gone on to star in more recent movies such as Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) and Wind River (2017) and of course, 2018’s Red Dead Redemption 2.
However, that was not Greene’s only delve into the video game world as he also starred as Marlon in The Last of Us.
As you can imagine, the news of his passing has hit the media industry hard and some fans took to social media to share their condolences.
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“He's an amazing actor,” one comment read.
“I swear I've seen him in other stuff like Longmire, TLOU and Wind River.
Just confirmed on his filmography. May he rest in peace.”
Another praised his performance in RDR2, saying, “Rest in peace Graham.
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His performance and Rains Fall's moments with Arthur added so much beautiful emotional depth to RDR2's latter chapters. Thank you for everything.”
Topics: Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Last Of Us, TV And Film