Gary Farmer
Gary Farmer | |
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Farmer performing with Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers in 2012 | |
| Born | Gary Dale Farmer June 12, 1953 |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Relatives | Graham Greene (second cousin once removed) |
Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a Canadian First Nations (Cayuga) actor and musician. He is best known for his Independent Spirit Award-nominated roles in Powwow Highway (1989), Dead Man (1995) and Smoke Signals (1998). He briefly reprised his role as Nobody from Dead Man in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).
He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the development of First Nations media in Canada and is the founding director of an urban Indian radio network, Aboriginal Voices Radio Network.