R.I.P.

[Avenger]

'Dances with Wolves' Star Graham Greene Dead at 73

Graham Greene -- a longtime character actor who received an Academy Award nomination -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

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Never saw Dances With Wolves. I know him from The Red Green show. If you're not familiar, you should check it out. He was a riot.

Particularly funny when his character panned the movie, "Except for that native guy. He was good."