JamesG
08-16-2013, 01:32 PM
RIP: Free Willy Star Dead at 77
by TMZ Staff
8/16/13
August Schellenberg -- who played Jesse's Native American mentor in Free Willy -- has died Thursday in Texas after a long battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.
Schellenberg's family tells TMZ ... August died peacefully surrounded by loved ones.
77-year-old Schellenberg had a long and storied career in Hollywood -- often playing Native American characters.
He was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his role as Chief Sitting Bull in 2007's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
August appeared in all 3 Free Willy movies. He also appeared alongside Christian Bale and Colin Farrell in the 2005 flick The New World as Chief Powhatan.
Story developing ...
http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/16/august-schellenberg-free-willy-dead-dies/
by TMZ Staff
8/16/13
August Schellenberg -- who played Jesse's Native American mentor in Free Willy -- has died Thursday in Texas after a long battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.
Schellenberg's family tells TMZ ... August died peacefully surrounded by loved ones.
77-year-old Schellenberg had a long and storied career in Hollywood -- often playing Native American characters.
He was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his role as Chief Sitting Bull in 2007's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
August appeared in all 3 Free Willy movies. He also appeared alongside Christian Bale and Colin Farrell in the 2005 flick The New World as Chief Powhatan.
Story developing ...
http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/16/august-schellenberg-free-willy-dead-dies/