George Aguilar is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Cahuenga in '' Bagdad Café'', Johnny Sassamon in ''

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'', Grandfather Stone in '' Dreamkeeper'', Big Foot in '' Into the West'', and Kaw Chief in ''

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Career

Aguilar is probably best known for his work on ''

Bagdad Cafe ''Bagdad Cafe'' (sometimes ''Bagdad Café'', titled ''Out of Rosenheim'' in Germany) is a 1987 English-language West German film directed by Percy Adlon. It is a comedy-drama set in a remote truck stop and motel in the Mojave Desert in the U.S. st ...

'' (1987), ''

'' (1995) and the miniseries ''

'' (2011).

Personal life

Aguilar has been married to French actress

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since 2003. They reside in the

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area. A son, also named George Aguilar, was a car mechanic and aspiring actor who with his father appeared in ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1995) and ''Into The West'' (2005); he died in 2008 at age 28.

Filmography

Feature film appearances

Television appearances

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, George Living people American male actors 1952 births Native American male actors Native American people from Oregon People from The Dalles, Oregon Actors from Oregon 20th-century Native American people 21st-century Native American people