Native Americans, Western movies.

by road-traveled | created - 26 Sep 2016 | updated - 19 Oct 2020 | Public

101. Nigura Eagle Feather

Actress | The Iron Strain

Nigura Eagle Feather is known for The Iron Strain (1915).

103. William Eagle Shirt

Actor | Custer's Last Fight

William Eagle Shirt is known for Custer's Last Fight (1912), War on the Plains (1912) and The Silent Lie (1917).

Sioux Nation.

11 westerns, 12-17,

Eagle Shirt, The Last Ghost Dance (1914). 1914. #1 credit.

104. Dove Eye

Actress | The Boundary Line

Dove Eye is known for The Boundary Line (1915), A Banakie Maiden (1915) and The Arrow Maiden (1915).

4 westerns, 11-15.

Medicine Woman, A Banakie Maiden (1915), 1915.

105. George Sky Eagle

Actor | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

George Sky Eagle was born on November 15, 1888 in Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). He died on March 6, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7 westerns, 40-50.

Chief Sky Eagle, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). 1949. Credited.

1888-1955, 66.

106. Corleen Clemons

Corleen Clemons was born on July 24, 1898 in Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Vernon Nolan Johns and George Calhoun Creswell. She died on October 9, 1974 in Big Bear, California, USA.

3 westerns, 34-36.

The Last of the Mohicans (1936). 1936.

108. Cody Bearpaw

Actor | The Devil and Leroy Bassett

Cody Bearpaw was born on July 15, 1943 in Canada. He is an actor, known for The Devil and Leroy Bassett (1973), Oklahoma Crude (1973) and Camper John (1973).

5 westerns, 69-73.

High Plains Drifter (1973), 1973. Stunts.

1943, -Canada.

109. Sun Bear

Actor | Brave Eagle

Sun Bear was born in 1929 in White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Brave Eagle (1955), The Jupiter Menace (1982) and Visions of a New World (1995).

Bear Tribe, Minnesota.

Gold of Haunted Mountain (1955), 1955. Indian tracker.

1929 -

110. Lightning Bear

Director | Bad Blood

Lightning Bear was born in Houston, Texas in 1947 and from there moved to California. He has always had an interest in the entertainment Industry. It all started in his childhood in the first grade singing in a choir with a solo for Christmas. In Junior High School there was a talent show in which ...

6 westerns, 65-2001.

Cat Ballou (1965). 1965. Stunts.

1947-2011, 63.

3 westerns, 12-14.

The Gray Woman of Many Sorrows, The Arrow Maker's Daughter (1914). 1914.

114. Elmo Red Fox

Actor | Jesse James as the Outlaw

Elmo Red Fox was born on June 11, 1870 in South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921), Parkinson (1971) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He died on March 1, 1976 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

Chief Red Fox, Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921). 1921.

1870 - 1976, 105.

119. Nino Cochise

Actor | Natas: The Reflection

Nino Cochise was born on February 20, 1874 in Chiricahua Apache Reservation, Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for Natas: The Reflection (1986) and You Bet Your Life (1950). He was married to Minnie Cochise. He died on December 23, 1984 in Arizona, USA.

Chiricahua Apache.

5 westerns, 25-67.

Cochise, Best Man for the Job (1967).

1874 - 1984, 110.

120. Saginaw Grant

Actor | The Lone Ranger

Saginaw is the Hereditary Chief and a respected member of the Sac and Fox, Iowa and Otoe-Missouria Nations.

In 1936, Saginaw Morgan Grant was born to Sarah and Austin Grant Sr. at Pawnee Indian Hospital in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was raised on a farm in Cushing, Oklahoma with two brothers and one ...

Sac and Fox, Iowa and Otoe Missourian Nations. Hereditary Chief.

26 westerns, 93-17 +.

Chief , #1, Takers (2013). 2013.

Chief Luta, Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997). 1997.

1936 -

121. Tantoo Cardinal

Actress | Wind River

Actress Tantoo Cardinal is a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian honors. The order recognizes Cardinal for her contributions to the growth and development of Aboriginal performing arts in Canada.

Arguably the most widely recognized Native Actress of her generation, ...

Cree Nation.

28 westerns, 1978-2015 +.

Crow Medicine Woman, What Happens on the Rez... (2015). 2015.

1950-. Canada.

122. Gordon Tootoosis

Actor | Legends of the Fall

A Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Gordon Tootosis made his film debut in the western film Alien Thunder (1974) with Donald Sutherland and Chief Dan George. Tootoosis provided memorable performances in television and movies, including the role of 'One Stab' in Legends of the Fall (1994), ...

Cree Nation.

21 westerns, 74-2007.

Chief Ko-Je, 1998, Manhunt (1998). Credited.

Chief Many Horses, Marie-Anne (1978). 1978.

1941-2011, 69. Canada.

123. Jay Silverheels

Actor | The Lone Ranger

Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films through the 1940s before gaining notice as the Osceola brother in a Humphrey Bogart film Key ...

Iroquois Nation. Six Nations Reservation, Canada.

302 westerns, 40-74.

51 feature westerns.

Chief Red Cloud, Dr. Sam (1961). 1961. Credited.

Tonto, Journey to San Carlos (1957), 1957.

1912-1980, 67.

125. Apesanahkwat

Actor | Wind River

Apesanahkwat is an enrolled member of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. He has been elected tribal chairman of his tribe 8 times, which is unprecedented.

Apesanahkwat served in the US marine corps, and is a Vietnam combat veteran as well. Apesanahkwat is widely considered by his peers to be one of ...

Menominee Tribe, Wisconsin.

13 westerns, 1985-2015.

Six Eyes, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994). 1994. Credited.

126. Louis Moncivias

Stunts | Strings

Louis Moncivias is known for Strings (2011), Butcher Boys (2012) and Cell: The Web Series (2010).

Native American (resume).

3 westerns.

The Price on Henry James' Head (2014), 2014. Horse wrangler.

127. Will Rogers

Actor | Steamboat Round the Bend

World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage and of silent and sound films, Will Rogers graduated from military school, but his first real job was in the livestock business in Argentina, of all places. He transported pack animals across the South Atlantic from Buenos Aires...

Cherokee. Oologah Indian Territory, (Oklahoma).

5 westerns, 19-22.

#1 credit, Honest Hutch (1920), 1920.

1879-1935, 55.

128. Ned Romero

Actor | I Will Fight No More Forever

Ned Romero was born on December 4, 1926 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for I Will Fight No More Forever (1975), Star Trek (1966) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was married to Gwyneth E. Howard Coty and Jolene Lontere. He died on November 4, 2017 in Palm Desert, ...

Chitimacha Nation.

54 westerns, 63-2000.

Siege (1963). 1963.

1926 -

129. Buffy Sainte-Marie

Soundtrack | An Officer and a Gentleman

Buffy Sainte-Marie was born on February 20, 1941 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Hotel Artemis (2018).

Cree, Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada.

5 westerns, 68-91.

Nai'Be, The Heritage (1968). 1968.

1941 -

130. Rudy Diaz

Actor | Bandolero!

Rudy Diaz was born Adolph Carrillo Diaz on October 16, 1918 in Jerome, Arizona. He was one of four children in a family of Mescalero Apache descent. Rudy served in the U.S. Army during World War 2 as a paratrooper. Over the course of his military career, he made 49 jumps, reached the rank of Staff ...

Mescalero Apache

24 westerns, 68-82.

The Apache, One Little Indian (1973), 1973. Credited.

1918-2006, 88.

131. Augustina López

Actress | El indio Yaqui

Augustina López was born in 1843 in Sonora, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El indio Yaqui (1927), Redskin (1929) and The Crow's Nest (1922). She died on June 13, 1932 in California, USA.

Yaqui

5 westerns, 19-29.

The Crow's Nest (1922). 1922.

1843 - 1932, 89.

132. August Schellenberg

Actor | Black Robe

August Schellenberg was born on July 25, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Black Robe (1991), The New World (2005) and Free Willy (1993). He was married to Joan Karasevich. He died on August 15, 2013 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Metis -Mohawk

1936-2013, 77. Canada. USA.

16 westerns, 91-08.

Bull Elk, Lakota Moon (1999). 1992.

133. Robert Tessier

Actor | Hard Times

Actor and stuntman Robert Tessier was born of Algonquian Indian descent on June 2, 1934 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He specialized in tough, menacing villains throughout American cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Tessier had served time in the United States Armed Forces seeing action in Korea as a ...

Algonquian.

12 westerns, 70-79.

Levi Calhoun, Breakheart Pass (1975). 1975. Stunts.

Chief Jack Lame Horse, Survival (1975).. 1975.

1934 - 1990, 56.

134. Will Sampson

Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A Native American actor of the Creek Nation, Sampson's "big break" came from his memorable role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) opposite Jack Nicholson. He was also starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). He had supporting roles in Orca (1977), The ...

Creek Nation.

8 westerns, 76-87.

Ten Bears, The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), 1976.

1933-1987, 53.

135. Charles Stevens

Actor | The Three Musketeers

Charles Stevens was born on May 26, 1893 in Solomonsville, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Three Musketeers (1921), The Americano (1916) and Ebb Tide (1937). He was married to Lila Ethel Berry. He died on August 22, 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Apache Nation

167 westerns, 1915-1961.

Chief Iron Hand, Quarter Horse War (1956). 1956.

1893-1964, 71.

136. Russell Means

Actor | Natural Born Killers

Russell Means was born an Oglala/Lakota Sioux Indian. He was the first national director of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in which role he became prominent during the 1973 standoff with the U.S. government at Wounded Knee. In 1987, he joined the U.S. Libertarian Party and announced his ...

Oglala Lakota Sioux.

12 westerns, 2001-2009.

Running Fox, Dreams and Schemes (2005). 2005.

1939-2012, 72.

137. Alix Talton

Actress | The Man Who Knew Too Much

Alix Talton was born Alice Talton on June 7, 1920 in Atlanta, Georgia. Of part Cherokee Indian descent, Alix studied dancing and singing while growing up. After being crowned Miss Atlanta in a local beauty pageant in 1938, Talton went on to represent Georgia in the Miss America beauty pageant held ...

Cherokee

5 westerns, 49-59.

Mary Bluebird, Ranger of Cherokee Strip (1949). 1949.

1920 - 1992, 71.

138. Geraldine Keams

Actress | Reservation Dogs

Geraldine Keams was born in Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for Reservation Dogs (2021), Rutherford Falls (2021) and Dark Winds (2022).

4 westerns, 76-2008.

Little Moonlight, The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). 1976.

1951 -, Arizona.

139. Dewey Drapeau

Actor | The Great Sioux Uprising

Dewey Drapeau was born on August 21, 1899 in Wagner, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Sioux Uprising (1953). He was married to Alice McBride and Hermine Cournoyer. He died on September 7, 1978 in Alameda, California, USA.

Sioux.

Pawnee Chief, Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956). 1956.

1899 - 1978, 79.

140. Gilbert Conner

Actor | Pillars of the Sky

Gilbert Conner is known for Pillars of the Sky (1956).

Nez Perce

Pillars of the Sky (1956). 1956. Credited.

The Great Sioux Uprising (1953). 1953. Uncredited.

141. Leonard Trainor

Actor | Water Rustlers

Leonard Trainor was born on February 24, 1879 in Tahlequah, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. He was an actor, known for Water Rustlers (1939), The Fighting Stallion (1926) and The Galloping Jinx (1925). He was married to Eva. He died on July 28, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Tahlequah Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

13 westerns, 19-39.

The Fighting Stallion (1926). 1927.

142. Norm Taylor

Stunts | Fort Dobbs

Norm Taylor was born on August 23, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Fort Dobbs (1958). He died on January 5, 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Lakota Sioux.

13 westerns, 41-73.

16 stunts, 32-73.

The Last Wagon (1956). 1956. Stunts, Indian.

The Indian Fighter (1955). 1955. Stunts : Indian.

1910-1993, 82.

143. Dehl Berti

Actor | Wolfen

Character actor Dehl Berti was born on January 17, 1921 in Pueblo, Colorado. A Chiricahua Apache, Berti was often cast as Native Americans in both films and television shows alike. After moving to Los Angeles, California as a boy, Dehl began his career in show business writing for radio while a ...

Chiricahua Apache

124 westerns, 55-91.

Silver Cloud, The Good Indian (1958). 1958. Credited.

1921-1991, 70.

144. Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud

Actress | The Silent Enemy

Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud was born on November 17, 1903 in Indian Island, Maine, USA. She was an actress, known for The Silent Enemy (1930). She died on February 21, 1977 in Indian Island, Maine, USA.

1903 - 1977, 73.

The Silent Enemy (1930). 1930.

145. Kim Winona

Actress | Brave Eagle

Kim Winona was enrolled as Constance M. Marlow in the Santee Sioux tribe of Nebraska and spent her childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When she was 17, she and her parents moved to Spokane, Wash. where she met her husband who was also of Indian extraction. At this time she ...

Rosebud Sioux Nation.

27 westerns, 55-56.

Morning Star, Code of a Chief (1955), 1955.

1930-1978, 47.

146. Vincent St. Cyr

Actor | Billy Two Hats

William Vincent St.Cyr, or Vince was born on the Winnebago Indian Reservation on the Eastern banks of the Missouri River in Nebraska. In 1950, he entered the United States Marine Corps where he served in Korea during the Korean conflict. During his service, he was awarded the Bronze Star, the ...

Winnebago.

32 westerns, 58-79.

12 feature westerns

Ponca Chief, The Macahans (1976), 1976. Credited.

1930-1997, 66.

147. Anthony Numkena

Actor | Brave Eagle

Anthony Numkena was born on August 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Brave Eagle (1955), Escape to Burma (1955) and Alaska Seas (1954).

Hopi.

35 westerns, 52-53.

Little Hunter, A Man Called Horse (1958). 1958.

1942 -

148. Pat Hogan

Actor | The Nebraskan

Thurman Lee Haas was born on 3 February, 1920 in central Oklahoma on the Pottawatomie Indian Reservation (home of the Kickapoo Tribe). His parents were Reuben Claude Haas and the former Ann Maud Waldrip. His father was a farmer who later became involved in tribal governments in Oklahoma and the ...

Oneida.

69 westerns, 52-65.

Chief Yellow Hand, Pony Express (1953), 1953.

1920-1966, 46.

149. Lee Bradley

Actor | Terrified

Lee Bradley was born on January 12, 1900 in Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for Terrified (1962) and The Gun Hawk (1963). He died in April 1973 in Navajo, Arizona, USA.

Navajo.

6 westerns, 39-64.

Cheyenne, Cheyenne Autumn (1964), 1964. Uncredited.

1900-1973, 73.

150. Grandfather Semu Haute

Actor | Eternity

Grandfather Semu Haute was born on August 8, 1908 in Ventura County, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Eternity (1990), Out (1982) and The Beginning of the Chumash (2002). He died on November 11, 2004 in Pima, Arizona, USA.

4 westerns, 68-89.

Medicine Man, Home of the Brave (1989). 1989.

Lakota Chief, Renegades (1989). 1989.

Broken Rainbow (1985). 1985.

151. Tote Du Crow

Actor | The Mark of Zorro

Native American actor Tote Du Crow born in Watsonville, California in 1858. Became a popular circus clown from the 1870's until the mid 1910's. Later in his career he was often seen playing the roles of Indian Chief or Mexican bandit in many westerns, dramas and adventure films, making his film ...

Native American

16 westerns, 17-25.

Chief, The Moon Riders (1920). 1920. Credited.

1858-1927, 69.

152. Larry Sellers

Actor | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Larry Sellers was a Native American actor and stuntman of Osage and Cherokee descent and an adopted member of the Lakota nation. Sellers became known for his regular role as Cloud Dancing in the popular CBS hit series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). He also worked in the capacity of technical ...

142 westerns, 87-2015.

All That Matters (1997). Native American consultant, 114 episodes.

Running Wolf, The Quick and the Dead (1987). 1987. Credited.

153. William Wilkerson

Actor | Juarez

William Wilkerson was born on September 18, 1902 in Cobb, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Juarez (1939), Singin' Spurs (1948) and California Conquest (1952). He died on March 3, 1966 in Hollywood, California, USA.

57 westerns, 35-54.

51 feature westerns.

Chief Wolfpack, Singin' Spurs (1948). 1948.

Chief Lone Eagle, Yukon Vengeance (1954). 1954.

Chief Red Eagle, Riding West (1944). 1944.

Chief Growling Bear, Thunder Pass (1954). 1954.

1902 - 1966, 63.

154. Claudia McNeil

Actress | A Raisin in the Sun

Claudia McNeil was born on August 13, 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Black Girl (1972) and The DuPont Show of the Month (1957). She was married to Herman McCoy and Henry Smith. She died on November 25, 1993 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

Apache.

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970). 1970.

1917 - 1993, 76.

155. Ivan Naranjo

Actor | Sonny Boy

Ivan Orlando Naranjo was a Native American actor of Southern Ute and Blackfoot descent. He also worked as a horseback rider for shows, like Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Disney Paris, as Chief Sitting Bull. He lent his voice to Tonto in The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (1980). He had ...

Blackfeet, Southern Ute.

24 westerns, 70-93.

Apache, No Trouble at All (1970). 1970.

1937-2013, 76.

156. Billy Daydoge

Actor | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Billy Daydoge was born on September 18, 1929 in Twin Lakes, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Almost Heroes (1998) and North (1994). He died on December 20, 2007 in Loma Linda, California, USA.

Anishinabe (Ojibway).

8 westerns, 94-2003.

Arapaho Elder, Moment of Truth: Part 1 (1997). 1997.

1929-2007, 78.

157. Charles Brunner

The actor Charles Brunner, was an Dawes-enrolled, full-blood Creek Indian, born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, and spoke the Creek Indian language and English fluently. Because of his expertise in the Creek Indian language, Charlie (a nickname) also known as Chief Rolling Cloud, was ...

Creek

8 westerns, 40-53.

Rocky Mountain (1950). 1950. Stunts.

Daredevils of the West (1943). 1943. Indian. Uncredited.

158. Jimmy Herman

Actor | Dances with Wolves

Jimmy Herman was born on October 25, 1940 in Cold Lake Reserve, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Dances with Wolves (1990), North of 60 (1992) and Reindeer Games (2000). He died on September 13, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Cold Lake First Nations Reserve, Alberta, Canada.

1940-2013, 72.

16 westerns, 90-07.

Mukoki, Chasseurs de loups, chasseurs d'or (1994). 1994.

159. Sid Jordan

Actor | Men in the Raw

Sid Jordan was born on August 12, 1889 in Muskogee, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. He was an actor, known for Men in the Raw (1923), The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924) and Trooper O'Neill (1922). He died on September 30, 1970 in Hemet, California, USA.

Muskogee Indian Territory, Oklahoma.

120 westerns, 13-49.

Tom and Jerry (1917). 1917. Sheriff. Credited.

1889-1970, 81.

160. Nipo T. Strongheart

Actor | Braveheart

Nipo T. Strongheart was born on May 15, 1891 in Yakima, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Braveheart (1925), Young Daniel Boone (1950) and Across the Wide Missouri (1951). He died on December 31, 1966 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Yakima.

9 westerns, 25-65.

Pony Soldier (1952), 1952. Technical advisor. Medicine Man.

1891-1966, 75.

161. Sonny Chorre

Actor | Jim Thorpe -- All-American

He was of Native-American heritage, the son of actress Gertrude Chorre and brother of actress Marie Chorre. After WW II, in addition to returning to an acting career, he was also a professional wrestler using the name of Suni Warcloud, which is also the name he is credited by (in one of his rare ...

14 westerns, 35-50.

Cherokee Tribesman, Man of Conquest (1939). 1939.

1914-1987, 72.

162. Cherokee Landrum

Actor | Broken Arrow

Cherokee Landrum was born on February 14, 1908 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Broken Arrow (1956). He died on October 4, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

37 westerns, 56-67.

1960, The Tom Tuckett Story (1960).

164. Rodd Redwing

Actor | Charro!

Roderic (Rodd) Redwing claimed to be a Chickasaw Indian, although recent data raises questions about his heritage. He was born on August 24, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. His father, Ulysses Redwing, was a stage actor. He traveled with his family to England and attended London's Westminster...

97 westerns, 43-70.

42 feature westerns.

Porico, son of Geronimo, Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952). 1952. Credited.

1904-1971, 66.

165. Tatzumbia Dupea

Tatzumbia Dupea was born on July 26, 1849 in Lone Pine, California, USA. She was an actress. She died on February 26, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

166. Ralph Moody

Actor | Get Smart

Ralph Moody was born on November 5, 1886 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Ralph Roy Moody, the oldest son of Franklin Jerome Moody and Ida M. Hicklin. His introduction to show business was first as an actor on the stage in pre-radio days and then as a radio personality. His first acting role was in ...

145 westerns, 48-71.

Chief Wise Eagle. Pawnee (1957), 1957.

1886-1971, 84.

167. J.W. Cody

Actor | Bullwhip

J.W. Cody was born on November 29, 1902 in Gueydan, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Bullwhip (1958), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and King of the Stallions (1942). He died on February 2, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

33 westerns, 30-59.

Pionsenay, chosen warrior, Broken Arrow (1950). 1950.

1902-1978, 75.

168. Ed Ames

Actor | Daniel Boone

Born Malden, Massachusetts on July 9, 1927 (real name Urick), Ed, Vic Ames, Gene Ames and Joe Ames were sons of Ukrainian Jewish parents and four of nine children. They were very poor but Ed attended Boston Public Latin School along with brother Joe. The singing group, The Ames Brothers, was formed...

80 westerns, 62-68.

1927 -

169. Victor Lundin

Actor | Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Victor Lundin was born on December 8, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960) and Batman (1966). He was married to Amelia Pryharski and Christa Friedlander. He died on July 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, ...

13 westerns, 58-67.

1930-2013, 83.

170. Charles Soldani

Actor | Daughter of the Jungle

Charles Soldani was born on June 1, 1893 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Daughter of the Jungle (1949), Man from Oklahoma (1945) and The Pioneers (1941). He died on September 10, 1968 in Glendale, California, USA.

Apache, The Vanishing Virginian (1942). Ute, Drums Across the River (1954), Iroquois, Young Daniel Boone (1950). Chief Red Moon, Medicine Man Show (1951).

155 westerns, 38-69.

86 feature westerns.

1893 - 1968, 75.

171. Noble Johnson

Actor | King Kong

African-American movie actor and producer Noble Johnson was born on April 18, 1881, in Marshall, Missouri. His family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, when Noble was very young, and it was there that he met Lon Chaney at school. They became friends as children, and later got re-acquainted when ...

34 westerns, 15-50.

Chief Red Shirt, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), 1949. Credited.

1881-1978, 96.

172. Milan Smith

Actor | Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

Milan Smith was born on April 27, 1923 in Ree, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962), Rawhide (1959) and Wagon Train (1957). He died on May 2, 2001 in Victorville, California, USA.

153 westerns, 52-67.

Mescalero scout, The Odyssey of Flint McCullough (1961). 1961.

Mescalero, Escape from Fort Bravo (1953). 1953.

1923-2001, 78.

173. Frank DeKova

Actor | The Ten Commandments

Frank DeKova parlayed a sinister scowl, piercing eyes and an all-around menacing attitude into a long career of playing cold-blooded trigger-men, rampaging Indian chiefs, brutal Mexican army officers and the like. So it would probably come as a shock to those who know his work to discover that, ...

186 westerns, 52-79.

Chief Red Wolf, Wolf Cub (1961), 1961.

Red Cloud, Viva Zapata! (1952), 1952.

1910-1981, 71.

174. Kay Koury

Actress | Family Affair

Kay Koury was born on November 18, 1892 in Syria. She was an actress, known for Family Affair (1966). She died on March 28, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

17 westerns, 38-70.

The Man from Laramie (1955), 1955. Indian.

Quint Asper Comes Home (1962). 1962. Indian.

Ride Out for Revenge (1957). 1957. Indian.

1892-1975, 82.

175. Joseph Vitale

Actor | Road to Rio

Joseph Vitale was born on September 6, 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Road to Rio (1947), Fancy Pants (1950) and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949). He died on June 5, 1994 in Granada Hills, California, USA.

42 westerns, 48-64.

Chief Tashuca, Bonner's Squaw (1958). 1958.

1901-1994, 92.

176. Beulah Archuletta

Actress | The Searchers

Beulah Archuletta was best known for her role as "Look" in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). She was born as Beulah Donahue on August 24, 1909, in Phoenix, Arizona, and was a member of the Gila River Indian Community. Her mother, Lillian Johns, was Maricopa (Pee-Posh) and her father, Lawrence ...

33 westerns, 47-62.

Cheyenne woman, Face of Fear (1955). 1955. Comanche woman, Incident at Superstition Prairie (1960). 1960. Apache woman, Walk the Proud Land (1956). 1956.

1912-1969, 57.

177. Abraham Sofaer

Actor | The Naked Jungle

Born on October 1, 1896, in Rangoon, Burma, to Burmese-Jewish parents, and the son of a well-to-do merchant, distinguished veteran character actor Abraham Isaac Sofaer was a one-time schoolteacher in both Rangoon and London. He switched gears to acting after a short time and made his stage debut in...

35 westerns, 56-70.

Little Hawk, The Lost Tribe (1961). 1961. Credited.

1896-1988, 91.

178. Foster Hood

Actor | Cry Wilderness

Foster Hood was born on March 12, 1923 in Pink, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Cry Wilderness (1987), Love Is a Funny Thing (1969) and Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966). He died on March 24, 2008 in Pink, Oklahoma, USA.

45 westerns, 39-68.

25 feature westerns.

Apache, War Trail (1958). 1958, credited.

1923-2008, 85.

179. Carl Mathews

Actor | Custer's Last Stand

Carl Mathews was born on February 19, 1899 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Custer's Last Stand (1936), The Black Coin (1936) and Rough Riding Ranger (1935). He was married to Irene and Margaret F.. He died on May 3, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

240 westerns, 34-58.

Chief, The Glory Trail (1936). 1936. Stunts.

1899-1959, 60.

180. Tony Urchel

Actor | Death Valley Days

Tony Urchel is known for Death Valley Days (1952).

45 westerns, 39-68.

25 feature westerns.

Paiute, The Dude Goes West (1948). 1948.

181. Jack Messick

Actor | The Legend of the Amulet

Jack Messick was born on January 29, 1882 in Illinois, USA. He is known for The Legend of the Amulet (1914), A Red Man's Love (1912) and The Medicine Man's Vengeance (1914).

14 westerns, 12-14.

Chief Long Knife, When the Blood Calls (1913). 1913.

1882 -

182. Rex Downs

Actor | The Bottled Spider

Rex Downs was born on August 22, 1885 in Waterville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bottled Spider (1914), Defying the Chief (1914) and The Call of the Tribe (1914). He died on February 3, 1975 in Indio, California, USA.

13 westerns, 31-46.

Black Serpent, Apache Chief, The Fight on Deadwood Trail (1914). 1914.

1885-1975, 89.

183. Artie Ortego

Actor | The Valley of Bravery

Artie Ortego was born on February 9, 1890 in San Jose, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Valley of Bravery (1926), The Great Secret (1917) and American Aristocracy (1916). He was married to Billie Mack and Marie Manley. He died on July 24, 1960 in Burbank, California, USA.

Three Eagles - Hopi Chief, The Hopi Raiders (1914). 1914.

Light Cloud, Chief, The Gypsy Gambler (1914). 1914.

Gontzo, Navajo Chief, The Navajo Blanket (1914). 1914.

Comanche Chief, The Scarlet Horseman (1946). 1946.

331 westerns, 1912-1960.

1890-1960, 70.

184. George J. Lewis

Actor | Zorro's Black Whip

George J. Lewis was born on December 10, 1903 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Zorro's Black Whip (1944), Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949) and Malice in the Palace (1949). He was married to Mary Louise Lohman. He died on December 8, 1995 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, ...

Chief Angry Owl, Annie Rides the Navajo Trail (1956). 1956.

Chief Flying Eagle, Under Nevada Skies (1946). 1946.

Chief Eagle Claw, Renegades of Sonora (1948). 1948.

185. Frank Lackteen

Actor | The Green Archer

Frank Lackteen was born on August 29, 1897 in Kab Elias, Syria (now Lebanon). He was an actor, known for The Green Archer (1925), The Desert Hawk (1944) and The Sea Wolf (1941). He was married to Muriel Elizabeth Dove and Sarah. He died on July 8, 1968 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, ...

79 westerns, 20-65.

66 feature westerns.

Chief Running Fox, Oregon Trail Scouts (1947). 1947.

Chief War Eagle, Blazing the Overland Trail (1956). 1956.

Chief Pawnee Blood, The Last Frontier (1932). 1932.

1897-1968, 70.

186. Michael Keep

Actor | 40 Guns to Apache Pass

Michael Keep was born on December 15, 1922 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), The Twilight Zone (1959) and The High Chaparral (1967). He died on November 27, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

65 westerns, 60-74.

2 feature westerns.

Dark Eagle, The River Crossing (1960). 1960.

Bold Eagle, The Test (1965). 1965.

Red Eagle, A Man to Match the Land (1971). 1971

1922 - 2007, 84.

187. Steven Ritch

Actor | Plunder Road

Steven Ritch was born on December 26, 1921 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Plunder Road (1957), City of Fear (1959) and Wagon Train (1957). He died on July 20, 1995 in Rogue River, Oregon, USA.

55 westerns, 53-63.

6 feature westerns.

Chief Sharp Knife, The Sakae Ito Story (1958). 1958.

Blackhawk, Ghost Town Fury (1957). 1957.

1921-1995, 73.

188. George Regas

Actor | The Mark of Zorro

Brother of actor Pedro Regas, George was a stage actor in Athens before coming to the U.S. as "Romeo" in a Grecian version of "Romeo and Juliet", which he performed in New York. Regas played character parts in numerous films, many of them uncredited. Regas often played Latinos, Native Americans or ...

24 westerns, 26-40.

Chief Black Wolf, The Golden West (1932). 1932.

Black Wolf, Wolf Song (1929). 1929.

1890-1940, 50. Greece. USA.

189. X Brands

Actor | Yancy Derringer

X Brands was born on July 24, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Yancy Derringer (1958), The Virginian (1962) and The Monroes (1966). He was married to Pamela McInnes and Jean Dorothy Merriam. He died on May 8, 2000 in Northridge, California, USA.

Brave Bow, Brave Bow (1958). 1958.

Powder Face, Massacre at Gunsight Pass (1961). 1961.

Spotted Tail, The Trading Post (1960). 1960.

Sharp Tongue, The Far, Far Better Thing (1965). 1965.

Running Cloud, Oklahoma Territory (1960). 1960.

1927 - 2000, 72.

Spoke Pawnee language.

190. Allen Jaffe

Actor | Papillon

Allen Jaffe was born on April 9, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Papillon (1973), Circle of Fear (1972) and The Outer Limits (1963). He was married to Jeri K. Decker. He died on March 18, 1989 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

107 westerns, 56-70.

Pawnee, [Link=tt0631935]. 57.

Chief, The Tom Tuckett Story (1960). 1960.

1928 - 1989, 60

191. Bernie Gozier

Actor | Creature from the Black Lagoon

Bernie Gozier was born on January 21, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Green Dolphin Street (1947) and The Flame Barrier (1958). He was married to Jane Mary Soczek. He died on October 2, 1979 in Balboa Park Naval Hospital, San ...

17 westerns, 52-62.

10 stunts, 51-56.

Sioux Brave, A Man Called Horse (1958). 1958.

1917 - 1979, 62.

192. Jack Big Head

Actor | Jim Thorpe -- All-American

Jack Big Head was born on April 30, 1930 in Beggs, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951), The Alaskans (1959) and Bonanza (1959). He was married to Joan Odiorne. He died on April 28, 1993 in Parker, Arizona, USA.

20 westerns, 60-67.

Grey Deer, The Greater Glory (1961). 1961.

Indian Brave, It Takes a Big Man (1963). 1963.

1930 - 1993, 62.

193. Robert Swan

Actor | From Hell It Came

Robert Swan is known for From Hell It Came (1957), Death Valley Days (1952) and Doomsday Machine (1976).

86 westerns, 54-74.

7 feature westerns.

Chief Big Elk, The Eyes of Texas (1956). 1956.

Pointed Arrow, Rusty Surrenders (1956). 1956.

194. Rick Vallin

Actor | Ghosts on the Loose

Reliable "B" character actor Rick Vallin had the rangy physique, prominent cheekbones and swarthy look ideal for rugged films. In the 1940s and '50s he was seen almost everywhere -- in mysteries, musicals, oaters and, especially, the ever-popular edge-of-your-seat cliffhangers. Born in Russia in ...

133 westerns, 42-66.

34 feature westerns.

Chief Iron Shield, Voice of the Serpent (1955), 1955.

Chief Blue Feather, Journey to San Carlos (1957). 1957.

1919 - 1977, 57.

195. Gertrude Chorre

Actress | Frozen Justice

Gertrude Chorre was born on April 30, 1885 in La Jolla Indian Reservation, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Frozen Justice (1929) and In Old California (1929). She died on September 3, 1972 in Riverside County, California, USA.

13 westerns, 29-58.

Indian fortune teller, Lawless Riders (1935). 1935.

1885 - 1972, 87. La Jolla Indian Reservation.

196. Joe Goodboy

Actor | The Iron Strain

Joe Goodboy is known for The Iron Strain (1915), The Bugle Call (1916) and The Primal Lure (1916).

7 westerns, 12-16.

Chief Trouble Thunder, The Dawn Maker (1916). 1916.

197. John Miljan

Actor | The Ten Commandments

John Miljan was born on November 9, 1892 in Lead City, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939) and The Fallen Sparrow (1943). He was married to Victoria Lowe Creighton. He died on January 24, 1960 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,...

30 westerns, 25-58.

Chief Dark Thunder, Johnny Moccasin (1956). 1956.

1892 - 1960, 67.

198. Maurice Jara

Actor | Giant

Latino actor-singer Maurice Jara, aka Mauricio, was born in Los Angeles, CA. During World War II Jara was stationed in Okinawa and was seriously wounded while serving in the United States Marines. After his return home, he joined the Padua Hill Theatre Players in Claremont California. While ...

Redbird, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). 1958.

1922 - 1995, 72.

199. Hal Jon Norman

Actor | The Loners

Hal Jon Norman was born on August 27, 1911 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Loners (1972), Escape to Passion (1971) and MacGyver (1985). He died on July 14, 2011 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.

36 westerns, 58-68.

Chief Red Fox, The Matchmaker (1966). 1966.

1911 - 2011, 99.

200. Edith Mills

Actress | Legion of Lost Flyers

Edith Mills was born on November 20, 1894 in Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Legion of Lost Flyers (1939), Cherokee Uprising (1950) and The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956). She died on May 16, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7 westerns, 40-58.

Squaw, Annie Get Your Gun (1950). 1950.

1894 - 1962, 67.



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