tell me more about RIP to actor Graham Greene, the legendary actor who portrayed Rains Fall in RDR2

Selection explanation: Kicking Bird, portrayed by Graham Greene in the 1992 film Thunderheart, is a pivotal elder and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux community at the story’s center. He functions as both moral compass and cultural memory: patient, wise, and inscrutable at times, he guides the younger characters (including FBI agent Ray Levoi) toward understanding Native history and the spiritual harm caused by colonial violence and environmental exploitation. Greene’s performance anchors the film’s themes of identity, justice, and reconciliation by embodying a measured, ethical authority whose knowledge of ceremony, prophecy, and communal responsibility contrasts with the bureaucratic, often blind institutions represented by government agents. Why this role matters: - Cultural mediation: Kicking Bird bridges Native and non-Native worlds, helping the protagonist discover his own heritage and prompting viewers to confront historical wrongs. - Moral clarity: The character supplies a calm, principled counterpoint to corruption and violence in the plot, demonstrating leadership through restraint and vision rather than force. - Performance significance: Greene’s portrayal brought dignity and depth to a Native elder’s role at a time when authentic Indigenous representation was comparatively scarce in mainstream Hollywood, contributing to the film’s emotional and ethical impact. Selected reference: Thunderheart, directed by Michael Apted (1992). Graham Greene’s role widely noted in reviews and commentary on Indigenous representation in cinema (see contemporary reviews in Variety and scholarly discussions of Native portrayal in film).