George Aguilar

For the writer, see George W. Aguilar.

George Aguilar
George Aguilar in 2019.
Born (1952-12-31) December 31, 1952 (age 72)
The Dalles, Oregon, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
SpouseJosiane Balasko (2003–present)
Children6

George Aguilar is a Mescalero Apache and Pascua Yaqui actor. He is best known for his roles as Cahuenga in Bagdad Café, Johnny Sassamon in The Scarlet Letter, Grandfather Stone in Dreamkeeper, Big Foot in Into the West, and Kaw Chief in Neverland.

Career

Aguilar is probably best known for his work on Bagdad Cafe (1987), The Scarlet Letter (1995) and the miniseries Neverland (2011).

Personal life

Aguilar has been married to French actress Josiane Balasko[1] since 2003. They reside in the Paris area.[2]

A son, also named George Aguilar, was a car mechanic and aspiring actor who with his father appeared in The Scarlet Letter (1995) and Into The West (2005); he died in 2008 at age 28.[2]

Filmography

Feature film appearances

Year Title Role Director Notes
1972 Ulzana's Raid Indian Brave Robert Aldrich
1974 The Trial of Billy Jack Elk's Shadow Tom Laughlin
1987 Bagdad Café Cahuenga Percy Adlon
1991 Lunatics: A Love Story Comet Josh Becker
1995 The Scarlet Letter Johnny Sassamon Roland Joffé
1998 Almost Heroes Chief Two Roads Christopher Guest
Phoenix Mr. Fat Danny Cannon
1999 Le fils du Français Indian Chief Gérard Lauzier
2003 The Mystery of the Yellow Room Littlefoot / The gamekeeper Bruno Podalydès
2004 Our Music Indian Jean-Luc Godard
Casablanca Driver Willy Stevens Maurice Barthélemy
2005 La vie est à nous ! Sky Gérard Krawczyk
L'Ex-femme de ma vie Forcené M. Alvarez Josiane Balasko
2006 Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie The nurse spa Patrice Leconte
2007 Big City Indian Wizard Djamel Bensalah
2008 Cliente Jim Josiane Balasko (2)
2009 Park Benches Gary Bruno Podalydès (2)
Orpailleur Joseph Marc Barrat
2010 The Undeaducated George Cynthia Serrano Short
2012 Au galop The taxi driver Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Dark Blood Indian George Sluizer
2013 Demi-soeur Silver Josiane Balasko (3)

Television appearances

Year Title Role Director Notes
1977 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Jack B. Hively TV series (1 episode)
ABC Weekend Special Yellow Nose John Llewellyn Moxey TV series (1 episode)
1979 Little House on the Prairie Brave Michael Landon TV series (1 episode)
1984 The Mystic Warrior Kungi Yuha Leader Richard T. Heffron TV movie
1985 Code of Vengeance Plainclothes Cop Rick Rosenthal TV movie
1991 Lightning Field Guard Michael Switzer TV movie
1992 Mann & Machine Irontree James A. Contner TV series (1 episode)
1993 Shadowhunter Daniel Nez J. S. Cardone TV movie
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Wakasa Corey Allen TV series (1 episode)
1995 Siringo Yellow Hawk Kevin G. Cremin TV movie
2003 Dreamkeeper Grandfather Stone Steve Barron TV movie
2005 Into the West Spotted Elk Jeremy Podeswa TV mini-series
2006 David Nolande Jo Nicolas Cuche TV series (1 episode)
2009 Services sacrés Indian Vincenzo Marano TV series (1 episode)
2010 Big Jim Peter Christian Merret-Palmair TV movie
2011 Neverland Kaw Chief Nick Willing TV mini-series
2013 Phil Spector Mr. Spector's driver David Mamet TV movie

Notes

  1. ^ Purepeople. "Josiane Balasko évoque son coup de foudre avec George Aguilar : "J'étais mariée en plus..."". www.purepeople.com. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Raymer, Marjory (19 October 2008). "Flint Township actor George Aguilar remembered as loving family man". Retrieved 9 April 2015.