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Aug 16, 2013 · Unforutnaletly the talented performer has lost her partner and husband of years; after battling with cancer, Canadian Mohawk actor August Schellenberg who carved a niche portraying Native Americans on the big and small screens over a four-decade career sadly passed away on Thursday night. The 77-year-old is survived by his wife, Joan Karasevich ...
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Schellenberg was born in Montréal to a Swiss-German father and a Mohawk-English mother. A boxer and champion diver, he grew up in a foster home and dropped out of high school to support himself, working as a delivery boy, waiter, bouncer and dockworker. In 1963, at age 27, he read a Time magazine article about the NTS. He applied, auditioned and wa...
Schellenberg performed in hundreds of stage productions across Canada and the US, with credits ranging from Shakespeare and Beaumarchais to Robertson Davies, George Bernard Shaw and Tennessee Williams. He worked with the Charlottetown Festival in Charlottetown, the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, the Centaur and Saidye Bronfman theatres in Montréal, Th...
Schellenberg appeared in numerous Canadian films, beginning with Rip-Off in 1971. Other notable titles include Between Friends (1973), One Man (1977), Robin Spry’s Drying Up the Streets (1978), Heavy Metal (1981), Cross Country (1983), Don Shebib’s Running Brave (1983) and the Oscar-nominated NFB short, The Painted Door (1984). He received Genie no...
Schellenberg won the Gemini Award for best actor for The Prodigal (1983) and was nominated in 1996 for best guest actor for North of 60. He appeared in numerous series in both Canada and the US, including The Littlest Hobo, Road to Avonlea, Lonesome Dove: The Series, Walker: Texas Ranger, Due South, Saving Grace and Grey's Anatomy. His many made-fo...
Schellenberg taught acting seminars at Toronto’s Centre for Indigenous Theatre and York University, and held motivational workshops at schools and community centres across North America. He also supported such charities as The American Indian College Fund and The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. He moved to Toronto from Montréal in 1967 ...
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Single Dramatic Program (The Prodigal), Gemini Awards(1986) Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Black Robe), Genie Awards(1991) Best Supporting Actor (Black Robe), American Indian Film Festival Eagle Spirit Awards (1991) Civic Honours Award of Merit, City of Toronto(1994) Outstanding Performance (Lako...
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Aug 17, 2013 · Aug. 16, 2013. DALLAS — August Schellenberg, who starred in the “Free Willy” films and whose many television roles included an Emmy-nominated performance as Chief Sitting Bull, died at his ...
August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. [1] He played Randolph in the first three installments of the Free Willy film series (1993–1997) as well as characters in Black Robe (1991), The New World (2005), and dozens of other films and television shows. During his career, Schellenberg won a Gemini ...
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Recently viewed. August Schellenberg. Actor: Black Robe. August Schellenberg was born on 25 July 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Black Robe (1991), The New World (2005) and Free Willy (1993). He was married to Joan Karasevich. He died on 15 August 2013 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Oct 12, 2013 · Mr. Schellenberg returned to the Ottawa stage in 2012 ready to make his dream come true – playing Lear in an all-native cast. It was the first time an aboriginal cast had performed a Shakespeare ...
