Apesanahkwat | |
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Born | United States Menominee Indian Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin |
Occupation | Actor; Former Tribal Chairman, Menominee Tribe (8 terms) |
Years active | 1985–present |
Apesanahkwat is a Native American tribal leader and a film and television actor.
Apesanahkwat served as tribal chairman of the Menominee Indian Reservation eight times. He had served in the United States Marine Corps and was a Vietnam War veteran. He is best known for such films and television series as Northern Exposure in the role of Lester Haynes, Stolen Women, Captured Hearts in the role of Bloody Knife, Bagdad Cafe, and Babylon 5.
As of 2014[update], he was living in Oak Hill, Virginia with his wife, Kristine Poafpybitty-Apesanahkwat.