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Kevin Costner remembered his Dances With Wolves<\/em> co-star Graham Greene following the actor\u2019s death<\/a> on Monday. Costner shared a clip of the 1990 film, which he also directed, on Instagram along with a tribute to Greene.<\/p>\n \u201cA few things come to mind when I think of Graham Greene and our time together on Dances With Wolves<\/em>,\u201d Costner wrote. \u201cI think of how willing he was to learn the Lakota language. I think of my joy when I heard that his work on the film was recognized with an @theacademy Awards nomination. And I think of this scene in particular, when he was able to establish so much about the relationship between Dunbar and the natives with so few words. He was a master at work and a wonderful human being.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n He added, \u201cI\u2019m grateful to have been witness to this part of his lasting legacy. Rest in peace, Graham.\u201d<\/p>\n Costner\u00a0cast Greene as real-life Lakota Sioux medicine man Kicking Bird in the film, a epic Western adapted from Michael Blake\u2019s novel.\u00a0The performance earned Greene an Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor and helped to launch his Hollywood career.\u00a0He subsequently appeared in films like\u00a0Thunderheart<\/em>,\u00a0Maverick<\/em>,\u00a0Die Hard with a Vengeance<\/em>,\u00a0The Green Mile<\/em>,\u00a0Molly\u2019s Game<\/em>, and\u00a0Twilight Saga: New Moon<\/em>.<\/p>\n More recently, Greene appeared in high-profile TV shows like\u00a0Taika Waititi<\/a>\u2019s FX series\u00a0Reservation Dogs<\/em>, hit series\u00a0The Last Of Us<\/em>, and Taylor Sheridan\u2019s\u00a01883<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Tulsa King<\/em>. He also starred as Skully in Marvel\u2019s\u00a0Echo<\/em>\u00a0series on Disney+.<\/p>\n The Canadian First Nations actor died in the hospital on Monday after a long illness, according to his agent Michael Greene. \u201cHe was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed,\u201d Greene, no relation, said in a statement (via\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>). \u201cYou are finally free.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Greene became famous for portraying an indigenous character, the actor made efforts to embrace a variety of roles. After making\u00a0Dances With Wolves<\/em>, Greene told his agents to pursue other types of projects to ensure he wasn\u2019t pigeonholed as a performer.<\/p>\n \u201cI tend to move along in my career and take roles that are unique and different,\u201d Greene\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in 2021. \u201cI\u2019ve played God twice. I\u2019ve played judges, lawyers, doctors, police officers, and detectives. The diversity of roles is what I like to play. I don\u2019t like to be pigeonholed as one thing because you get stuck in one role. Jack Nicholson is hired to be Jack Nicholson. I don\u2019t want that, and not being able to experience the other workings of what\u2019s going on in a writer\u2019s head and taking a script and lifting a story off the page and telling it your way.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kevin Costner remembered his Dances With Wolves co-star Graham Greene following the actor\u2019s death on Monday. 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