Being of Blackfoot ancestry, Nickolas George Ramus portrayed American Indian and Hispanic characters during his 30-year career. He had recurring roles in Falcon Crest as Gus Nunouz, and as Chief Black Kettle in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, along with guest appearances in Gunsmoke, Harry and the Hendersons, Little House on the Prairie, MacGyver, Northern Exposure, Stingray, and Walker, Texas Ranger, among others.
