Cherokee actor and film producer Wesley Studi is best known for his portrayal of Native American characters in movies like Dances with Wolves (1990), The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Geronimo: An American Legend (1993). A former member of the Oklahoma National Guard and a Vietnam War veteran, Studi ventured into acting in his early forties, debuting with the 1988 tv movie The Trial of Standing Bear
