Dennis Banks

actor

Dennis Banks (1937-2007) was an Ojibwe Native American activist, teacher, and author. He was a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM), which he co-founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1968 to represent urban Indians.

Born: April 12, 1937 in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota, USA

Died: October 29, 2007 (age 70)

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Known For

7.3

Thunderheart

Movies & TV Credits

12 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae Limited Series	7.0	Actor	Self - AIM Co-Founder (archive footage)(4 Episodes)	2024
California Indian Movie	—	Actor	Himself	2011
A Good Day to Die Movie	7.6	Actor	Self - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa	2010
Older Than America Movie	5.1	Actor	Pete Goodfeather	2008
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson Movie	—	Actor	Self - AIM leader (archive footage)	1999
All Power to the People! Movie	7.1	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1996
Incident at Oglala Movie	7.3	Actor	Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement	1992
The Last of the Mohicans Movie	7.8	Actor	Ongewasgone	1992
Thunderheart Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	1992
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier Movie	—	Actor	Self - American Indian Movement	1991
War Party Movie	6.1	Actor	Ben Crowkiller	1988
Broken Rainbow Movie	6.6	Actor	Self - American Indian Movement	1985

Dennis Banks

Known For

Incident at Oglala

Older Than America

The Last of the Mohicans

Thunderheart

Movies & TV Credits