George Aguilar is a

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and

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actor. He is best known for his roles as Cahuenga in '' Bagdad Café'', Johnny Sassamon in ''

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'', Grandfather Stone in

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, Big Foot in '' Into the West'', and Kaw Chief in ''

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''.

Career

Aguilar is probably best known for his work on ''

Bagdad Cafe ''Bagdad Cafe'' (sometimes ''Bagdad Café'', titled ''Out of Rosenheim'' in Germany) is a 1987 English-language West German film directed by Percy Adlon. It is a comedy-drama set in a remote truck stop and motel in the Mojave Desert in the U.S. st ...

'' (1987), ''

'' (1995) and the miniseries ''

'' (2011).

Personal life

Aguilar has been married to French actress

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

since 2003. They reside in the

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area. A son, also named George Aguilar, was a car mechanic and aspiring actor who with his father appeared in ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1995) and ''Into The West'' (2005); he died in 2008 at age 28.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, George Living people American male actors 1950 births Mescalero Apache people Pascua Yaqui people Native American male actors Native American people from Michigan People from Flint, Michigan Actors from Michigan 20th-century Native Americans 21st-century Native Americans