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name: "August Schellenberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/august-schellenberg"
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tmdb_id: 18260
wikidata_id: "Q763772"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 July 1936"
died: "15 August 2013"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T23:20:57.105972+00:00"
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# August Schellenberg

## Identity

August Schellenberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/august-schellenberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** august-schellenberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0770763
- **TMDB ID:** 18260
- **Wikidata ID:** Q763772
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Schellenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770763/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18260

Actor. Born 25 July 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Died 15 August 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 July 1936, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Died:** 15 August 2013
- **Also known as:** August Werner Schellenberg, Augie Schellenberg
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Schellenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770763/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18260

## Biography

August Schellenberg was a Canadian actor. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and began his career in theatre and film in the early 1970s.

He is known for his role as Randolph Johnson in the *Free Willy* film series (1993–1997), as Chomina in *Black Robe* (1991), and as Powhatan in *The New World* (2005). He also appeared in *Eight Below* (2006) and television series including *Grey's Anatomy* and *Stargate Universe*.

Schellenberg won a Gemini Award for *The Prodigal* and a Genie Award for *Black Robe*. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance as Sitting Bull in *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee* (2007). He died in Dallas, Texas, in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, bbc.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Free Willy* (1993), Fi1m 68, as Randolph Johnson — [page](https://film.one/film/free-willy.md)

## Complete filmography (79)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Last Movie* (2012), as Samuel Booker
- *Stargate Universe* (2009), series, as Yaozu
- *45 R.P.M.* (2008), as Peter George Moses
- *Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School* (2008), as Narrator (voice)
- *Comanche Moon* (2008), series, as Idahi
- *Missionary Man* (2007), as White Deer
- *The Green Chain* (2007), as The Executive - John Clements
- *Saving Grace* (2007), series, as Geepaw
- *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee* (2007), as Sitting Bull
- *Eight Below* (2006), as Mindo
- *The New World* (2005), as Powhatan
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Clay Bedonie — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Going the Distance* (2004), as Emile
- *Tremors 4: The Legend Begins* (2004), as Tecopa
- *Dreamkeeper* (2003), as Grandpa
- *Dreamkeeper* (2003), series, as Grandpa
- *DreamKeeper* (2003), series, as Grandpa
- *The Unsaid* (2001), as Detective Hannah
- *High Noon* (2000), as Antonio
- *Out of Time* (2000), as Young Dog
- *Lakota Moon* (1999), as Bull Elk
- *True Heart* (1999), as Khonanesta
- *So Weird* (1999), series, as Tom Martinez
- *Scattering Dad* (1998), as Fierce Crow
- *Mission to Mir* (1997), as Narrator
- *September 1972* (1997), as Narrator
- *Free Willy 3: The Rescue* (1997), as Randolph Johnson
- *Sisters and Other Strangers* (1997), as Det. Frank Britten
- *What Love Sees* (1996), as Earl
- *Crazy Horse* (1996), as Sitting Bull
- *Grand Avenue* (1996), as Sherman
- *The Siege at Ruby Ridge* (1996), as Indian
- *The Siege at Ruby Ridge* (1996), series, as Indian
- *The West Side Waltz* (1995), as Serge
- *Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home* (1995), as Randolph Johnson
- *Tecumseh: The Last Warrior* (1995), as Black Hoof
- *Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee* (1994), as Dick Wilson
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Gilbert Wallace
- *Getting Gotti* (1994), as Willie Boy Johnson
- *Iron Will* (1994), as Ned Dodd
- *Geronimo* (1993), as Cochise
- *Free Willy* (1993), as Randolph Johnson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/free-willy.md)
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Billy Gray Wolf
- *Terror on Track 9* (1992), as Vargas
- *The Broken Cord* (1992), as Duane Buckanagee
- *Black Robe* (1991), as Chomina
- *Counterstrike* (1990), series, as Cortez
- *Divided Loyalties* (1990), Actor
- *Mark of Cain* (1986), as Otto
- *Adderly* (1986), series, Actor
- *Lance et Compte* (1986), series, as Allan Goldman
- *A Question of Loving* (1986), as Fabien
- *Confidential* (1986), as Charles Ripley
- *Striker's Mountain* (1985), as Jake Striker
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Brennan
- *Tramp at the Door* (1985), as Albert Fournier
- *Night Heat* (1985), series, Actor
- *Best Revenge* (1984), as Captain of 'Recon Star'
- *The Painted Door* (1984), Actor
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Gregori Nobokov
- *Covergirl* (1984), as Joel Vacchio
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as Bob Ames
- *Cross Country* (1983), as Glen Cosgrove
- *Running Brave* (1983), as Billy's father
- *The Ruffian* (1983), as Nelson Harting
- *Latitude 55°* (1982), as Joseph Przysiezny
- *Kings and Desperate Men* (1981), as Stanley Aldini
- *Heavy Metal* (1981), as Norl / Taarak (voice)
- *Death Hunt* (1981), as Deak de Clearque
- *The Coffin Affair* (1980), as Wilbert Coffin
- *Bear Island* (1979), as Marine Technician
- *The Littlest Hobo* (1979), series, as Walter Henig
- *Riel* (1979), as Lépine
- *Power Play* (1978), as Minh
- *Drying Up the Streets* (1978), as Nick
- *One Man* (1977), as Ernie Carrick
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Bailey
- *Between Friends* (1973), Actor
- *Rip-Off* (1971), as Indian #1

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