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name: "Michael Spears"
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born: "28 December 1977"
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# Michael Spears

Actor. Born 28 December 1977 in Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 December 1977, Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA

## Biography

Michael Spears is an American actor. Born on 28 December 1977 in Chamberlain, South Dakota, he is a member of the Kul Wičaša Lakota from the Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. He made his screen debut at the age of thirteen as Otter in the 1990 film *Dances with Wolves*.

Spears has appeared in numerous film and television roles, including Dog Star in the 2005 miniseries *Into the West*, Mica Dullknife in *Longmire* (2012), Redfoot in *Guns, Girls and Gambling* (2012), and Runs His Horse in *1923* (2022). His younger brother Eddie Spears is also an actor. He received an American Photographic Artists Award for best subject matter in a film and co-hosted the American Indian Film Institute Awards in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dances with Wolves* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Otter — [page](https://film.one/film/dances-with-wolves.md)

## Also known for

- *1883* (2021), Comanche Trader
- *Z Nation* (2014), Black Hoof
- *1923* (2022), Runs His Horse
- *Longmire* (2012), Mica Dullknife
- *Reservation Dogs* (2021), Danny
- *The Ballad of Lefty Brown* (2017), Biscuit
- *Guns, Girls and Gambling* (2012), Redfoot
- *You Can't Run Forever* (2024), Ranger Stevens

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