Personal Info
Michael Heinrich
Michael James Heinrich
Michael Horse
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
as Self
Gift of Fear
as Chance Riddle
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
as Self
The Call of the Wild
as Edenshaw
Lights Camera Bullshit
as Narrator
Dead Ant
as Bigfoot
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
as Self
Bad Binoculars
as Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
as Self
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill
TV Shows
The American Buffalo
as (voice) · 2 ep.
Motherland: Fort Salem
as The Marshal · 10 ep.
Godless
as Chief Narrienta · 2 ep.
The Blacklist
as Twamie Ullulaq · 1 ep.
Hell on Wheels
as Native American · 1 ep.
Young Justice
as Holling Longshadow (voice) · 1 ep.
Sons of Tucson
as Mike Proudfoot · 3 ep.
All Grown Up!
1 ep.
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Leon Strongfeather (voice) · 1 ep.
Kristin
as Jonathan Stillwater · 1 ep.