Who is the Indian in Longmire?

The character of Henry Standing Bear is played in the TV series by Lou Diamond Phillips, who is part Cherokee, and is based on the author’s close friend, Marcus Red Thunder, who helped him name Absaroka County. “Indians have a great sense of humor and 17 shades of irony,” he said.

Are Lou Diamond Phillips and Kiefer Sutherland friends?

In 1988, Phillips starred on the cowboy hit film Young Guns with Kiefer Sutherland, and both returned on the 1990 sequel. Phillips and Sutherland became good friends and have appeared on several films together like Renegades, Teresa’s Tattoo (also with Sean Astin and C.

What race is Lou Diamond?

Lou Diamond Phillips, who was born in the Philippines, describes his ethnic background as Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese, Hispanic, Scotch-Irish, and Cherokee Indian.

Who was Lou Diamond?

Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award.