August Schellenberg

August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his role in Free Willy and in his Emmy Award-nominated for in Bury My Heart in Wounded Knee.

Schellenberg was born on July 25, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was of Mohawk and Swiss-German ancestry. He was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Schellenberg was married to Joan Karasevich until his death in 2013. They had three children. Schellenberg died on August 15, 2013 in his home in Dallas, Texas from lung cancer, aged 77.