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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. == History == Farmer was born in Ohsweken, Ontario into the Cayuga Nation and Wolf Clan〔(The Scene | HeraldTimesScene.com )〕 of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy.〔(Gary Farmer is a member of the Cayuga nation within the Haudenosaunee )〕〔(Gary Farmer - Native Networks )〕〔(Gary Farmer Biography - Yahoo! Movies )〕 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. He also was the publisher of ''Aboriginal Voices'' magazine, one of the Founders of the Aboriginal Voices radio network, and is an avid supporter of native media projects in film, radio, television and the internet. He has won numerous awards and nominations from many native film festivals, and Canadian film awards. 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). He was nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for his roles in the movies ''Powwow Highway'', ''Dead Man'', and ''Smoke Signals''. Farmer also played the role of Fagin in ''Twist'', the 2003 independent adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. He also played Deputy Bob in ''Demon Knight''. Two of his latest major roles were Henry Colville, with Kris Kristofferson, in ''Disappearances'' (2006) and Jack in ''Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian'' (2013) by Arnaud Desplechin. He also has a blues band called Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers. The band has released two CDs, ''Love Songs and Other Issues'' in 2007 and ''Lovesick Blues'' in 2009. He recorded the audiobook version of Louise Erdrich's 2012 novel ''The Round House'', winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Farmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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