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Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television. Horse was born Michael James Heinrich in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1949. His mother, Nancie Belle Posten, was Swedish. Horse's adoptive father, George Heinrich, was born in Florida to parents from Austria. Nancie died in California in 2004. Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the 1981 film The Legend of the Lone Ranger, which was a commercial failure. Before taking the role, Horse had been concerned that the character might be perceived as a stereotype. After appearing in David Lynch's short film The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988), Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a Native American policeman, in Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91). He also acted in Passenger 57 (1992), House of Cards (1993), the 1990s version of the television series The Untouchables (1993), and North of 60 (1995–97). He also appeared in the Thanks episode "Thanksgiving" in 1999, portraying Squanto. He appeared as Deputy Owen Blackwood in four episodes of the first season of Roswell (1999). Horse also appeared as Sheriff Tskany in The X-Files episode "Shapes" in 1994. In 1999, Horse guest starred on Walker, Texas Ranger in the episode "Team Cherokee" as John Red Cloud, the owner of a Native American NASCAR racing team and a friend of the titular character, Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris). Horse portrayed American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Dennis Banks in the 1994 film Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee. Eight years later, he lent his voice to Little Creek's friend in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. He portrayed Mike Proudfoot on Sons of Tucson. In 1995 he portrayed Dirty Bob in the Western film Riders in the Storm. He played the character Jindoga in Hawkeye. In 2017, Horse reprised his role as Deputy Hawk in the third season of TV series Twin Peaks. He also portrayed Twamie Ullulaq in the seventh season of The Blacklist in 2020.
Long time have passed since Hawke's legendary encounter with the great grizzly, but the scars of his past still linger. Living a quiet life in the untamed frontier with Maggie by his side, Caleb remains haunted by memories he has never shared. Maggie assumes she knows the man, but one evening, as they set up camp under the vast western sky, she notices Caleb staring into the fire, lost in thought. When she presses him, he finally reveals the truth, years ago, before he was a lone trapper, he had a wife, home, and future. Until Noah Jones and his gang, The Butchers, came. They torched his cabin, slaughtered his wife, and left him for dead. Caleb survived, but he lost everything. Now, after all these years, he has finally found them. Noah Jones and his 11 ruthless men have settled in the lawless town Dagger's Creek, where they rule. With Maggie refusing to be left behind, they seek out allies—including Whisper, a former gunslinger seeking redemption and friendship, and Old Crow, an aging tracker, brother of Silent Sam. Vengeance is never simple. Each step closer to Noah Jones forces him to confront the man he has become and whether his soul can survive the war he is about to unleash. The final showdown is brutal and unrelenting, the town erupts in chaos, Caleb faces Jones at last. It is not just fight and only one will walk away. But revenge always comes at price. Caleb must decide whether his journey ends here or the legend of the trapper has yet to be written in full.
