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About Steve Reevis
Steve Reevis, a Browning native who appeared in dozens of films, has passed away at the age of 56.
Among the films he was featured in: "Twins," "Dances with Wolves," "Last of the Dogmen," "Fargo," and "The Longest Yard."
He also appeared in the TV shows "Walker, Texas Ranger" and "JAG."
According to IMDB, in 1996 Reevis received an award from First Americans in the Arts for his supporting roles in both the critically-acclaimed movie "Fargo" and in the TV movie "Crazy Horse."
The website NativeCelebs says: "Reevis began his career when he accompanied his brother to an audition for the feature "War Party" and ended up being selected as a stunt rider, doubling actor Billy Wirth. The experience interested him in film-making and he began getting small roles in films such as "Twins" and "The Doors" as well as television commercials."
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family. It reads, in part:
It is with a heavy heart that our much loved son, father, brother, uncle and friend Steve Reevis crossed over to the Sand Hills and is walking with God.
Steve was Blackfeet warrior of the Blackfeet Pikuni Nation. He grew up in Browning, Montana, the son of Lloyd "Curley" and Lila Reevis. He was the third oldest child of three sons and four daughters .
Steve is known as an accomplished actor, with roles in Geronimo, Dances with Wolves, The Last of the Dogmen, The Missing, the Longest Yard, and Cherokee Word for Water.
Steve was a family man, he leaves behind his wife Macile Reevis, His sons Joseph, Kyiyo, Pikuni and his daughter Taywanee, his grand children Lloyd, Cashus and Uriah
The family is requesting assistance for Celebration of life funeral expenses.
Birth: Aug. 14, 1962 Browning Glacier County Montana, USA Death: Dec. 7, 2017 Missoula Missoula County Montana, USA
- Steve Reevis Find A Grave memorial #185806269
- Possible Brother to Steve Reevis: Kenneth William Reevis Find A Grave
Steve was born and raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Montana. Son of Curley and Lila Reevis, he is the 4th of 6 siblings. He graduated from Flandreau High School and attended Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kansas where he received a degree in arts. After junior college, he left the reservation in Montana to try to begin an acting career in Los Angeles. He lived on the beach in his car, a 1971 Ford Torino, for many months before he began to have a more steady income. He and his wife Macile, an artist and clothing designer, have three children.
In 1996 Steve received an award from First Americans in the Arts (FAITA) for his supporting roles in both the critically acclaimed movie Fargo and in the made for television movie Crazy Horse. In 2004 he repeated this honor for his work on the ABC series Line of Fire. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Irishlass240 (smmorr240@aol.com)
Sources:
- https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/st...
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716324/bio
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reevis
Cousin Paul Reevis Obituary
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Steve Reevis's Timeline
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August 14, 1962
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Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Glacier County, Montana, United States
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| 2017 |
December 7, 2017
Age 55
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Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, United States
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