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August Schellenberg
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Overview
Born
July 25
,
1936
·
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
August 15
,
2013
·
Dallas, Texas, USA
(lung cancer)
Birth name
August Werner Schellenberg
Nickname
Augie
Height
5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Mini Bio
August Schellenberg was born on July 25, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for
Black Robe (1991)
,
The New World (2005)
and
DreamKeeper (2003)
. He was married to
Joan Karasevich
. He died on August 15, 2013 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Family
Spouse
Joan Karasevich
(? - August 15, 2013) (his death, 3 children)
Trivia
He is Métis (Swiss-German and Mohawk).
His father was of Swiss descent and his mother was of English-Mohawk descent.
He has played the Lakota Sioux chief Sitting Bull in three otherwise unrelated productions:
Witness to Yesterday (1973)
,
Crazy Horse (1996)
and
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
.
Of all the characters he has portrayed, Sitting Bull is his favorite.
Was a skilled amateur chef and a lifelong athlete who was a champion diver and boxer in his youth.
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