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Grant was born July 20, 1936, at the Indian Hospital in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Sarah (née Murray) and Austin Grant. He is a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma. His mother’s ancestry was from the Iowa and Otoe-Missouria tribes of Oklahoma. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Grant has appeared in numerous films and television shows.
Saginaw Grant played Grey Cloud, an ally of Indiana Jones, opposite Harrison Ford in the 1993 episode “Mystery of the Blues” of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He played the Gatekeeper in the 1999 film, “Purgatory”.
He played Chief Big Bear in the 2013 film The Lone Ranger. The same year, he appeared as a man who sells his truck to Walter White in the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias”.
Since 2012, the actor has been a prominent member of the American Indian Advisory Board at the San Diego International Film Festival and is a member of the Native American Veterans Association.
Grant was awarded the American Legacy Award from the San Diego Film Festival and the lifetime achievement award from the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation.
First Sergeant Pascal C. Poolaw was a hero and fought in three wars, WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. He was a full-blooded Kiowa Indian who enlisted in the Army during WW2 and was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart fighting the German Army.
During the Korean War, 1SG Pascal was wounded, again and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and a second Purple Heart.
Although he retired in 1962, he decided to reenter the Army in an effort to keep his four sons, who were all in military service, from having to go to Vietnam.
1SG Poolaw was killed attempting to rescue his Battalion Commander and his staff from an overwhelming enemy assault. As 1SG Poolaw was carrying a wounded soldier to safety, he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade and killed. For his heroic actions, 1SG Poolaw was awarded his second Silver Star and third Purple Heart posthumously.
1SG Poolaw was my unit First Sergeant during 1958-59 while I was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. 1SG Poolaw has been honored many times since his death in Vietnam. He is the most decorated Kiowa Indian ever to have served in the U. S. Military. A more dedicated soldier could never have been found than 1SG Poolaw. This nation owes this genuine hero a great debt of gratitude for his service and ultimate sacrifice of his life as he fought for and died attempting to save fellow servicemen.
