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Overview
Mini Biography:
Iron Eyes Cody was born Espera DeCorti, the son of two first-generation... moreTrivia:
His daughter died in a childhood hunting accident. moreAwards:
2 wins moreAlternate Names:
Iron EyesUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 19 | 2:00 PM | TVLAND | Bonanza | The Burning Sky | #9.18 |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Costume and Wardrobe Department, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) .... Old Indian 'Chief St. Cloud'
- "The A-Team" .... Chief Watashi (1 episode, 1986)
- Mission of Peace (1986) TV episode .... Chief Watashi - "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1982)
- The Big Set/Nancy and the Thunderbirds (1982) TV episode - "Matt and Jenny" .... Shaman (1 episode)
... aka "Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail"
- Episode #1.21 (????) TV episode .... Shaman - "How the West Was Won" (1978) TV mini-series .... Arapaho Medicine Man
- Grayeagle (1977) .... Standing Bear
- The Quest (1976) (TV) .... Old Indian
... aka The Longest Drive (USA: video title) - "Dusty's Trail" (1 episode, 1973)
- Half Moon (1973) TV episode - "Bonanza" .... Long Bear / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1971)
... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
- Terror at 2:00 (1971) TV episode .... Winnemucca
- The Burning Sky (1968) TV episode .... Long Bear - "The Immortal" .... Djanni (1 episode, 1971)
- Sanctuary (1971) TV episode .... Djanni - "Medical Center" .... Chanter (1 episode, 1970)
- The Savage Image (1970) TV episode .... Chanter - El condor (1970) .... Santana, Apache Chief
... aka The Condor (International: English title: informal title) - Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) .... Crazy Foot
... aka A Woman for Charley (UK: TV title) - A Man Called Horse (1970) .... Medicine man
- "Then Came Bronson" .... Chief John Carbona (1 episode, 1969)
- Old Tigers Never Die--They Just Run Away (1969) TV episode .... Chief John Carbona - "The Governor & J.J." .... Chief Running Bear (1 episode, 1969)
- One Little Indian (1969) TV episode .... Chief Running Bear - Something for a Lonely Man (1968) (TV)
- "Gunsmoke" .... Indian (1 episode, 1968)
... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
- O'Quillian (1968) TV episode .... Indian - "Hondo" .... Chief / ... (2 episodes, 1967)
- Hondo and the Savage (1967) TV episode .... Elderly Brave
- Hondo and the Singing Wire (1967) TV episode .... Chief - The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) .... 1st Indian
- Nevada Smith (1966) (uncredited) .... Taka-Ta
- "The F.B.I." .... Medicine Man (1 episode, 1965)
- A Mouthful of Dust (1965) TV episode .... Medicine Man - The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) .... Crazy Horse
... aka Massacre at the Rosebud
... aka The Custer Massacre
... aka The Great Sioux Raid - "Wagon Train" .... Seeba (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
- The Jarbo Pierce Story (1965) TV episode .... Seeba - "Branded" .... Grey Eagle (1 episode, 1965)
- One Way Out (1965) TV episode .... Grey Eagle - "The Virginian" .... Chief Black Feather (1 episode, 1964)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
- The Intruders (1964) TV episode .... Chief Black Feather - "Rawhide" .... Blue Deer / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1964)
- Incident at Ten Trees (1964) TV episode .... Medicine Man
- Incident of the Tinker's Dam (1960) TV episode .... Blue Deer
- Incident of the 13th Man (1959) TV episode .... John Redcloud - "Mister Ed" .... Chief Thundercloud (1 episode, 1962)
- Ed, the Pilgrim (1962) TV episode .... Chief Thundercloud - Black Gold (1962) .... Charlie Two-Bits
- "Outlaws" (1 episode, 1962)
- Charge aka Outpost (1962) TV episode - "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Medicine Man (1 episode, 1961)
- Tanoa (1961) TV episode .... Medicine Man - "The Rebel" .... Sammy Hart (1 episode, 1961)
- The Burying of Sammy Hart (1961) TV episode .... Sammy Hart - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Nemana (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
- Blood Red (1961) TV episode .... Nemana - "The Tall Man" .... Apache (1 episode, 1960)
- McBean Rides Again (1960) TV episode .... Apache - Heller in Pink Tights (1960) (uncredited) .... Indian
- "The Thin Man" (1 episode, 1959)
- Bat McKidderick (1959) TV episode - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Eskimo #1 (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
- Lucy Goes to Alaska (1959) TV episode .... Eskimo #1 - "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Long Buffalo (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Pillajohn's Progress (1959) TV episode
- Miracle of the Mission (1958) TV episode .... Long Buffalo - "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Eskimo #1 (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show"
... aka "We Love Lucy" (USA: syndication title)
- Lucy Goes to Alaska (1959) TV episode .... Eskimo #1 - "Lawman" .... Scarfaced Brave (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The Lawman" (USA: alternative title)
- Warpath (1959) TV episode .... Scarfaced Brave - "Maverick" .... Indian (1 episode, 1959)
- Gun-Shy (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Indian - "Death Valley Days" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
- The Captive (1958) TV episode - The Light in the Forest (1958) (uncredited) .... Chief Cuyloga's counsellor or Medicine man
- "Sugarfoot" .... Joe White Cloud (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Tenderfoot" (UK)
- Mule Team (1958) TV episode .... Joe White Cloud - "Disneyland" .... Mad Wolf / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1958)
... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council (1958) TV episode .... Mad Wolf
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: White Man's Medicine (1958) TV episode .... Mad Wolf
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Land of Enemies (1958) TV episode .... Mad Wolf
- The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Initiation (1957) TV episode .... Mad Wolf
- Along the Oregon Trail (1956) TV episode .... Chief Many Stars - "Cheyenne" .... Chief Canyawa / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- White Warrior (1958) TV episode .... Chief Canyawa
- Hard Bargain (1957) TV episode (uncredited) .... Indian Leader - "The Restless Gun" .... George Washington Smith (1 episode, 1958)
- A Pressing Engagement (1958) TV episode .... George Washington Smith - Gun Fever (1958) .... 1st Indian Chief
- Ride Out for Revenge (1957) (uncredited) .... Cheyenne Indian
- Gun for a Coward (1957) .... Chief
- "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Indian (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "Wyatt Earp"
- Wyatt and the Captain (1957) TV episode .... Indian - Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) .... Many Stars
- "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" .... Big Joe / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- The Bold Raven Rodeo (1956) TV episode .... Chief Storm Cloud
- Buckshot Comes Home (1955) TV episode .... Big Joe - Comanche (1956) (uncredited) .... Medicine Arrow (the medicine man)
- "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" .... Malak / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Totem Treasure (1956) TV episode .... Malak
- Trouble at Hogback (1955) TV episode .... White Eagle - The Wild Dakotas (1956) .... Red Rock
- Apache Ambush (1955) (uncredited) .... Apache Chief
- White Feather (1955) (uncredited) .... Indian Chief
- Sitting Bull (1954) .... Crazy Horse
- Arrow in the Dust (1954) .... Chief Rasacura of the Pawnees
- "The Cisco Kid" .... Chief Big Cloud / ... (2 episodes, 1953)
- Indian Uprising (1953) TV episode .... Chief Sky Eagle
- The Gramophone (1953) TV episode .... Chief Big Cloud - Fast Company (1953) .... Ben Iron Mountain
- Fort Vengeance (1953) (uncredited) .... Indian on Horseback
- Meet Me at the Fair (1953) (uncredited) .... Chief Rain-in-the-Face
- Montana Belle (1952) (uncredited) .... Cherokee
- The Savage (1952) (uncredited) .... Warrior
- Apache War Smoke (1952) (uncredited) .... Apache with Major Dekker's Hat
- Lost in Alaska (1952) (uncredited) .... Canook
... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK) - The Big Sky (1952) (uncredited) .... Blackfoot subchief
- Son of Paleface (1952) .... Chief Yellow Cloud
- Apache Country (1952) (uncredited) .... Indian with Pat
- Fort Osage (1952) .... Osage leader at small camp
- Night Raiders (1952) .... Henchman Cherokee
- Red Mountain (1951) .... Ute Indian
- Fort Defiance (1951) (as Iron Eyes) .... Brave Bear
- Ace in the Hole (1951) (uncredited) .... Indian Copy Boy
... aka The Big Carnival (USA: new title) - The Last Outpost (1951) (uncredited) .... Mangas Coloradas
... aka Cavalry Charge (USA: reissue title) - The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) (uncredited) .... Loukai - Lamartine's Indian scout
- California Passage (1950) .... Indian
- North of the Great Divide (1950) (uncredited) .... Presents headdress
- Cherokee Uprising (1950) .... Longknife
- Broken Arrow (1950) (uncredited) .... Teese, Court Jester
- The Iroquois Trail (1950) (uncredited) .... Huron Indian
... aka The Tomahawk Trail (UK) - Comanche Territory (1950) (uncredited) .... Comanche
- Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) (uncredited) .... Lone Eagle's Brave
... aka Indian Scout (UK) - Mrs. Mike (1949) (uncredited) .... Chief Iron Eyes
- The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) (uncredited) .... Indian farmer
- Sand (1949) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka Will James' Sand (USA: reissue title) - Massacre River (1949) .... Chief Yellowstone
- Tulsa (1949) (uncredited) .... Osage Indian
- The Paleface (1948) .... Chief Iron Eyes
- Indian Agent (1948) .... Wovoka
- Blood on the Moon (1948) (uncredited) .... Toma
- Train to Alcatraz (1948) .... Geronimo
- The Gallant Legion (1948) (uncredited) .... Indian Warrior
- Albuquerque (1948) (uncredited) .... Indian outside Depot
... aka Silver City (UK) - The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) .... Indian
... aka Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (UK) - The Last Round-up (1947) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Bowery Buckaroos (1947) .... Indian Joe
- Unconquered (1947) .... Red Corn
- So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Plainsman and the Lady (1946) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka Drumbeats Over Wyoming (USA: reissue title) - Under Nevada Skies (1946) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Scarlet Horseman (1946) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Can't Help Singing (1944) (uncredited) .... Indian who Scares Caroline
- The Phantom (1943) (uncredited) .... Native
- Dawn on the Great Divide (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942) (uncredited) .... Many Eyes
- Springtime in the Rockies (1942) (uncredited) .... White Cloud
- Here We Go Again (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Omaha Trail (1942) (uncredited) .... First Friendly Indian
- Overland Mail (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian [Chs. 1-2, 5-6, 10-11]
- King of the Stallions (1942) .... Indian in Horse-Pursuit Party
... aka Code of the Redmen (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Code of the Redmen (USA: TV title) - Pierre of the Plains (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Perils of Nyoka (1942) (uncredited) .... Arab
... aka Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
... aka Nyoka and the Tigermen (USA: reissue title) - Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian (pursuit party leader) [Chs.4,15 and backgrounds]
- My Gal Sal (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Girl from Alaska (1942) (uncredited) .... Eskimo
- Klondike Fury (1942) (uncredited) .... Trading Post Indian
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Valley of the Sun (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) (uncredited) .... Native thug at mill [Ch. 5]
- King of the Texas Rangers (1941) (uncredited) .... Carlos (Mexican rurale) [Ch. 9]
- Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian Gambler
- Saddlemates (1941) .... Black Eagle
- In Old Cheyenne (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Roundup (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian
- This Woman Is Mine (1941) (uncredited) .... Hostile Indian
... aka Fury at Sea (USA: reissue title) - Western Union (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian who drinks chemical solution
... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia) - Pony Post (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Arizona (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Young Bill Hickok (1940) (uncredited) .... Little Fox
- Too Many Girls (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Colorado (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian Henchman
- Kit Carson (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Winners of the West (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian - Chs. 1, 5, 7, 9-10, 13
- Alias the Deacon (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian playing Slot Machine
... aka The Hillbilly Deacon - Young Buffalo Bill (1940) (uncredited) .... Comanche Renegade
- Pioneers of the West (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Green Hell (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Crashing Thru (1939) (uncredited) .... Indian Joe (Harrington's henchman)
- Overland Mail (1939) (uncredited) .... Indian chief
- Fighting Mad (1939) (uncredited) .... 2nd Indian at Post
- Scouts to the Rescue (1939) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Overland with Kit Carson (1939) (uncredited) .... Running Wolf (Chs. 11-14)
- Across the Plains (1939) (uncredited) .... Indian Brave
- The Oregon Trail (1939) (uncredited) .... Crow Foot [Ch. 10]
- Man of Conquest (1939) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Union Pacific (1939) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Kid from Texas (1939) (uncredited) .... Wild West Show Indian
- Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) (uncredited) .... Storm Cloud
- Flaming Frontiers (1938) (uncredited) .... Indian Raider [Chs. 1-5 & others]
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) (uncredited) .... Indian Warrior
... aka Wild Bill Hickok - Prairie Thunder (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Wild West Days (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian in Mohawk Headdress
- Old Louisiana (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian driving Coach
... aka Louisiana Gal (USA: reissue title) - Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka The Golden Trail (UK) - The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936) (uncredited) .... Indian Danny
- The Bold Caballero (1936) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka The Bold Cavalier (UK) - Ride Ranger Ride (1936) (uncredited) .... Comanche war party leader
- The Phantom Rider (1936) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Treachery Rides the Range (1936) (uncredited) .... Little Deer
- Rose-Marie (1936) (uncredited) .... Indian dancer
... aka Indian Love Call (USA: TV title)
... aka Rose Marie (USA: poster title) - Custer's Last Stand (1936/I) (as Iron Eyes) .... Chief Brown Fox
- Annie Oakley (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian in Show
- The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) (uncredited) .... Barfly
... aka Ivory-Handled Guns - The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Toll of the Desert (1935) (uncredited) .... Marauding Indian
- Fighting Shadows (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Miracle Rider (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Return of Chandu (1934/I) (uncredited) .... Cat Man [Chs. 8,10,12]
... aka Chandu's Return
... aka The Return of Chandu the Magician (video title) - The Scarlet Letter (1934) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Young Eagles (1934) (uncredited) .... Temple Guard [Chs. 2-3]
- Massacre (1934) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Fighting with Kit Carson (1933) (uncredited) .... Cheyenne Rider [Chs. 1,4]
- King of the Arena (1933) (uncredited) .... Circus Indian
- The Golden West (1932) (uncredited) .... Indian Dancer
- Wild Girl (1932) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka Salomy Jane (UK) - The Big Stampede (1932) (uncredited) .... Crew's Indian servant
- The Rider of Death Valley (1932) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Texas Pioneers (1932) (as Iron Eyes) .... Little Eagle
... aka The Blood Brother - The Rainbow Trail (1932) (uncredited) .... John Tom
- Oklahoma Jim (1931) .... War Eagle
- Fighting Caravans (1931) (uncredited) .... Indian after Firewater
... aka Blazing Arrows (USA: TV title) - The Big Trail (1930) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Back to God's Country (1927) (unconfirmed) .... Indian
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) (technical advisor)
... aka Massacre at the Rosebud
... aka The Custer Massacre
... aka The Great Sioux Raid - The Oregon Trail (1959) (technical advisor: India)
- The Light in the Forest (1958) (technical advisor)
- "Brave Eagle" (technical advisor) (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Ambush at Arrow Pass (1956) TV episode (technical advisor)
- Trouble at Medicine Creek (1956) TV episode (technical advisor)
- Witch Bear (1956) TV episode (technical advisor) (uncredited)
- Valley of Decision (1956) TV episode (technical advisor)
- War Paint (1956) TV episode (technical advisor)
(21 more) - Sitting Bull (1954) (technical advisor)
- Fort Defiance (1951) (technical director)
- Unconquered (1947) (indian language advisor)
Stunts:
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Green Hell (1940) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Stagecoach (1939) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Captain Blood (1935) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Big Trail (1930) (stunts) (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department:
- Sitting Bull (1954) (designer: Indian costumes)
Self:
- The Spirit of '76 (1990) .... Himself
- "Newhart" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Don't Rain on My Parade (1983) TV episode .... Himself - "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka "Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film" (USA: video box title) - The Historical Mystery: Miracle of Salt Lake (1938) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka M-G-M Miniature: The Mirace of Salt Lake (USA: copyright title)
Archive Footage:
- Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Standing Bear (from Grayeagle (1978))
- The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 (1991) (uncredited) .... Indian Raider
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"Disneyland"
- Westward Ho the Wagons!: White Man's Medicine (1961) TV episode .... Many Stars
- Westward Ho the Wagons!: Ambush at Wagon Gap (1961) TV episode .... Many Stars - Raiders of Ghost City (1944) (uncredited) .... Indian [Ch. 12]
- Custer's Last Stand (1936/II) .... Chief Brown Fox
- Chandu on the Magic Island (1935) (uncredited) .... Cat Man
Additional Details
Other Works:
Best known as the "Crying Indian" in the Keep America Beautiful anti-littering television commercials in the 1970's. morePublicity Listings:
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