Larry Sellers (October 2, 1949 – December 9, 2021) was an
Osage American actor and
stuntman.
Background
Sellers was born in
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, where he grew up.
After graduating high school, he joined the
US Navy
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Acting career
Sellers commonly portrayed Native American characters
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such as his role
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as Cloud Dancing on ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
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''. For his time on ''Dr. Quinn'', Sellers is credited as the show's Native American Consultant. His other roles included the "Naked Indian" spirit from ''Wayne's World 2
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Language advocacy
Sellers was an Osage language
Osage (; Osage: ''Wažáže ie'') is a Siouan language that is spoken by the Osage people of Oklahoma. Their original territory was in present-day Missouri and Kansas but they were gradually pushed west by European-American pressure and treati ...
instructor at the Osage Language Department and ceremonial leader.[
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Death
Sellers died on December 9, 2021, at the age of 72.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1949 births
2021 deaths
People from Pawhuska, Oklahoma
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male television actors
American male film actors
Male actors from Oklahoma
Native American language revitalization
Native American male actors
Native American actors
Osage people
United States Navy sailors