Steve Reevis - wikipedia Steve Reevis Not to be confused with Steve Reeves. Steve Reevis ( 1962 - 08 - 14 ) August 14, 1962 Browning, Montana, U.S. December 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 07 ) ( aged 55 ) Missoula, Montana, U.S. Years active 1988 -- 2017 Spouse ( s ) Macile Reevis ( m. 1984 ) Steve Reevis ( August 14, 1962 -- December 7, 2017 ) was a Blackfoot Native American actor. The role of Shep Proudfoot in the Academy Award - winning film Fargo ( 1996 ) is perhaps the best known performance by Reevis. Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 Television 4 References 5 External links Biography Steve Reevis grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation. Reevis graduated from South Dakota 's Flandreau Indian School and attended Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kansas, where he received a degree in arts. Reevis ' first movie job was as a stunt rider in the 1987 film War Party, which also had his brother, Tim, who later performed in Buffalo Bill 's Wild West Show at Disneyland Paris. Reevis ' first acting role, in 1988, was in Universal 's Twins. He had a nonspeaking role as Sioux Warrior # 1 in the Academy Award - winning Dances with Wolves in 1990. In 1993, he was cast as the Apache scout, Chato, in Geronimo : An American Legend starring Wes Studi as the titular warrior. Reevis played the Native American lead role in Last of the Dogmen ( 1995 ) with Tom Berenger. In 1996, Reevis received an award from First Americans in the Arts ( FAITA ) for his supporting roles in both the critically acclaimed film Fargo and in the made - for - television movie Crazy Horse. In 2004, he repeated this honor for his work on the ABC series Line of Fire. Reevis appeared in Columbia 's 2003 film The Missing, in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, and in TNT 's 2005 miniseries Into the West. Reevis also appeared on Fox 's drama series Bones. Reevis died on December 7, 2017, of undisclosed causes in Missoula, Montana, at the age of 55. Selected filmography Twins ( 1988 ) - Native American Dances with Wolves ( 1990 ) - Sioux # 1 / Warrior # 1 Geronimo : An American Legend ( 1993 ) -- Chato Last of the Dogmen ( 1995 ) - Yellow Wolf Wild Bill ( 1995 ) - Sioux Chief Fargo ( 1996 ) -- Shep Proudfoot Crazy Horse ( 1996 ) The Missing ( 2003 ) -- Two Stone The Longest Yard ( 2005 ) -- Baby Face Bob Into the West ( 2005 ) -- Older Loved By The Buffalo Comanche Moon ( 2008 ) -- Worm Road to Paloma ( 2013 ) Television Promised Land - episode `` The Outrage '' ( 1997 ) - Sheriff Lamont Nez Walker, Texas Ranger - episode `` Mayday '' ( 1997 ) - Jake Stonecrow JAG - episode `` The Return of Jimmy Blackhorse '' ( 1998 ) - Sammy Wheeler Walker, Texas Ranger - episode `` Way of the Warrior '' ( 1999 ) - John Wolf / Lone Wolf. Malcolm in the Middle - episode `` Poker # 2 '' ( 2002 ) - Piama 's dad Bones - episode `` The Man in the Bear '' ( 2005 ) - Sherman Rivers References Jump up ^ Cottrell, Chris. `` Haskell runners enjoyed another memorable year '', Lawrence Journal - World, December 25, 1985, p. 13. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Hicks, Chris. `` ' Geronimo ' is not the story of Geronimo '', Deseret News, December 10, 1993, p. W3. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Cherry, Nanciann. `` ' Geronimo ' tale of man waging a losing battle '', Toledo Blade, December 11, 1993, pp. P1, P4. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Calhoun Times. `` Flutist, actor to perform at New Echota Saturday ''. July 10, 2002, p. 3A. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Turan, Kenneth. `` ' Dogmen ' Charms With Its Familiarity '', Los Angeles Times, September 8, 1995. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Paseman, Lloyd. `` ' Dogmen ' a satisfying adventure '' ( Review ). Eugene Register - Guard, September 15, 1995, p. 17D. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Cauthron, Randy M. `` Updating ' The Longest Yard ' '' The Daily Reporter ( Spencer, Iowa ), June 3, 2005, p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Steve Reevis, ' Fargo, ' ' Dancing With Wolves ' Actor, Dies at 55 ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. December 8, 2017. ISSN 0018 - 3660. External links Steve Reevis on IMDb BNE : XX1265434 ISNI : 0000 0000 5963 7736 VIAF : 87028122 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Reevis&oldid=830988775 '' Categories : 1962 births 2017 deaths People from Browning, Montana American male film actors American male television actors Native American male actors Male actors from Montana People from Morongo Valley, California Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2017 Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Español فارسی Français Galego Italiano Magyar Русский Türkçe Українська 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 March 2018, at 02 : 39. About Wikipedia

Question: who did steve reevis play on dances with wolves
Answer: Sioux Warrior #1