Sellers, Larry

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SELLERS, Larry

PERSONAL

Born October 2, in Pawhuska, OK; married at least twice; children. Education: Arizona State University, degree, education.

Addresses: Agent Vaughn Hart, Vaughn Hart & Associates, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor, stunt performer, historian, educator, lecturer, and consultant. Standup comedian, rodeo performer, and judge of native American film and video competitions. Teacher of American Indian history and culture, workshop presenter, and Native American consultant. Fellow at Center for the History of the American Indian, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL. Affiliated with Reading Is Fundamental literacy program, Division of Indian Education of Arizona State Department of Education, Arizona State Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Phoenix Indian Medical Center Rehabilitation Program, and Traditional Tribe Medicine. Military service: Served in U.S. Navy.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Cloud Dancing, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 19931999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

First Indian, Kenny Rogers as the Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (also known as The Gambler III: The Legend Continues ), CBS, 1987.

Son of the Morning Star, ABC, 1991.

Voice, 500 Nations, CBS, 1995.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Running Wolf, The Quick and the Dead, HBO, 1987.

Vega, Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (also known as Fugitive Nights ), NBC, 1993.

Spotted Tail, Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996.

Cloud Dancing, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie (also known as Revolutions ), CBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mythic Indian, "Call of the Wild," Life Goes On, ABC, 1989.

Tom Running Wolf (some sources cite Thomas Running Horse), "Rainbow Warrior," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994.

Al Whitefeather, "The Real McKay," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1995.

Al Whitefeather, "Sweating It Out," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1995.

"The Plague," Hawkeye, syndicated, 1995.

Professor Del Redclay, "Christopher," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Billy Running Bird, Crime Story, NBC, 1986.

Black Hawk, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993.

Television Work; Series:

Native American consultant, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 19931999.

Film Appearances:

Honehwah, Revolution, Warner Bros., 1985.

Hubbards, Agent on Ice, Shapiro Entertainment, 1986.

Indian Joe, Assassination, Cannon, 1987.

Navajo helper, Like Father, Like Son, TriStar, 1987.

Naked Indian, Wayne's World 2, Paramount, 1993.

Comanche leader, Lightning Jack, Savoy Pictures, 1994.

Film Work:

Stunt coordinator and stunt performer, Agent on Ice, Shapiro Entertainment, 1986.

Stage Appearances:

Host, "Native Women in Music," Red Nation Concert Series, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 2003.

Also appeared in Trail of Tears, Cherokee Heritage Center.

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