Espera Oscar DeCorti

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Espera Oscar DeCorti Wiki Biography

Iron Eyes Cody was born Espera or “Oscar” DeCorti, the son of two first-generation immigrants from Italy. In 1924 he moved to California, changed his name from “DeCorti” to “Corti” to Cody, and started working as an actor, presenting himself as a Native American. He married an Indian woman, Bertha Parker, and together they adopted two Indian sons, … IMDB Wikipedia $400 Thousand 1907 1907-4-3 1999-01-04 A Man Called Horse (1970) Actor April 3 Aries Bertha “Birdie” Parker El Condor (1970) Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) Espera Oscar DeCorti Grayeagle (1977) Gueydan Iron Eyes Cody Net Worth Louisiana Miscellaneous Crew Stunts USA

Espera Oscar DeCorti Quick Info

Full Name Iron Eyes Cody
Net Worth $400 Thousand
Date Of Birth April 3, 1907
Died 1999-01-04
Place Of Birth Gueydan, Louisiana, USA
Profession Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts
Nationality American
Spouse Bertha “Birdie” Parker
Children Robert “Tree” Cody, Arthur Cody, Joseph Cody
Parents Antonio de Corti, Francesca Salpietra
Siblings J.W. Cody, Victoria Cody, Frank Cody
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002014
Movies Grayeagle, Ernest Goes to Camp, The Condor, The Great Sioux Massacre, Son of Paleface, The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, Sitting Bull, Westward Ho the Wagons!, Lost in Alaska, Gun for a Coward, Riders of the Whistling Skull, Crashing Thru, Fort Defiance, In Old Cheyenne, Night Raiders, Arrow in…

Espera Oscar DeCorti Important Facts

  • He was posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on January 15, 1999.
  • He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 20, 1983.
  • Brother of J.W. Cody, Frank Cody and Victoria Cody. His mother remarried Alton Abshire and had five more children.
  • Was actually of Italian ancestry.
  • His daughter allegedly died in a childhood hunting accident.
  • Following his death, he was interred with his wife Bertha “Birdie” Parker at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
  • Cody’s Native American heritage was challenged on May 26, 1996, in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Louisiana, USA) newspaper by reporter Angela Aleiss who revealed that he was in fact of Italian ancestry. Cody denied his Louisiana origins.
  • He was the man who played the Indian that sheds a single tear for a blighted American environment in “Keep America Beautiful” ads that ran from 1971 into the 1980s.

Espera Oscar DeCorti Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Lone Ranger 1938 Bullet-Bringer (ch. 7) (uncredited) Actor
Prairie Thunder 1937 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Wild West Days 1937 Indian in Mohawk Headdress (uncredited) Actor
Old Louisiana 1937 Indian Driving Coach (uncredited) Actor
The Riders of the Whistling Skull 1937 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Bold Caballero 1936 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek 1936 Indian Danny (uncredited) Actor
Ride, Ranger, Ride 1936 Comanche War Party Leader (uncredited) Actor
The Phantom Rider 1936 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Treachery Rides the Range 1936 Little Deer (uncredited) Actor
Rose-Marie 1936 Indian Dancer (uncredited) Actor
Custer’s Last Stand 1936/I Chief Brown Fox (as Iron Eyes) Actor
Annie Oakley 1935 Indian in Show (uncredited) Actor
The Ivory-Handled Gun 1935 Barfly (uncredited) Actor
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Toll of the Desert 1935 Marauding Indian (uncredited) Actor
Fighting Shadows 1935 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Miracle Rider 1935 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Rustlers of Red Dog 1935 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Return of Chandu 1934/I Cat Man [Chs. 8, 10] (uncredited) Actor
The Scarlet Letter 1934 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Young Eagles 1934 Temple Guard [Chs. 2-3] (uncredited) Actor
Massacre 1934 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Fighting with Kit Carson 1933 Cheyenne Rider (uncredited) Actor
King of the Arena 1933 Circus Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Thundering Herd 1933 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Clancy of the Mounted 1933 Indian [Ch. 3, 6] (uncredited) Actor
The Golden West 1932 Indian Dancer (uncredited) Actor
Wild Girl 1932 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Big Stampede 1932 Crew’s Indian Servant (uncredited) Actor
The Rider of Death Valley 1932 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Texas Pioneers 1932 Little Eagle (as Iron Eyes) Actor
Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932 Indian at Sideshow (uncredited) Actor
The Rainbow Trail 1932 John Tom (uncredited) Actor
Oklahoma Jim 1931 War Eagle (uncredited) Actor
Fighting Caravans 1931 Indian After Firewater (uncredited) Actor
The Big Trail 1930 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Viking 1928 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Back to God’s Country 1927 Indian (unconfirmed) Actor
The Scarlet Letter 1926 Young Indian at Dunking (uncredited) Actor
The Spirit of ’76 1990 Indian Actor
Ernest Goes to Camp 1987 Old Indian ‘Chief St. Cloud’ Actor
The A-Team 1986 TV Series Chief Watashi Actor
Newhart 1983 TV Series American Indian Actor
Fantasy Island 1982 TV Series Chief Daniel Tenquot Actor
Matt and Jenny 1980 TV Series Shaman Actor
How the West Was Won 1978 TV Series Medicine Man Actor
Grayeagle 1977 Standing Bear Actor
The Quest 1976 TV Movie Old Indian Actor
Dusty’s Trail 1973 TV Series Full Moon Actor
Bonanza 1968-1971 TV Series Winnemucca
Long Bear
Actor
The Immortal 1971 TV Series Djanni Actor
Medical Center 1970 TV Series Chanter Actor
El Condor 1970 Santana Actor
A Man Called Horse 1970 Medicine Man Actor
Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970 Crazy Foot Actor
Then Came Bronson 1969 TV Series Chief John Carbona Actor
The Governor & J.J. 1969 TV Series Chief Running Bear Actor
Here’s Lucy 1969 TV Series Medicine Man Actor
Something for a Lonely Man 1968 TV Movie Actor
Gunsmoke 1968 TV Series Indian Actor
Hondo 1967 TV Series Elderly Brave
Chief
Actor
The Fastest Guitar Alive 1967 1st Indian Actor
Nevada Smith 1966 Taka-Ta (uncredited) Actor
The F.B.I. 1965 TV Series Medicine Man Actor
The Great Sioux Massacre 1965 Crazy Horse Actor
Wagon Train 1965 TV Series Seeba Actor
Branded 1965 TV Series Grey Eagle Actor
Daniel Boone 1965 TV Series Medicine Man Actor
Destry 1964 TV Series Iron Eyes Actor
The Virginian 1964 TV Series Chief Black Feather Actor
Rawhide 1959-1964 TV Series Medicine Man / Blue Deer / John Redcloud Actor
Mister Ed 1962 TV Series Chief Thundercloud Actor
Death Valley Days 1958-1962 TV Series Chief / Indian Trapper Actor
Black Gold 1962 Charlie Two-Bits Actor
Outlaws 1960-1962 TV Series Talkeesh Actor
Tales of Wells Fargo 1961 TV Series The Medicine Man Actor
Frontier Circus 1961 TV Series The Indian Actor
The Rebel 1961 TV Series Sammy Hart Actor
Zane Grey Theater 1961 TV Series Nemanna Actor
The Tall Man 1960 TV Series Sam Actor
Heller in Pink Tights 1960 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Thin Man 1959 TV Series Chief Actor
Alias Jesse James 1959 2nd Indian on Train (uncredited) Actor
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1958-1959 TV Series Medicine Man / Long Buffalo Actor
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour 1959 TV Series Eskimo Pilot Actor
Lawman 1959 TV Series Scarfaced Brave Actor
Maverick 1959 TV Series Indian Actor
Mackenzie’s Raiders 1959 TV Series Old Indian Actor
U.S. Marshal 1958 TV Series Ken Maple Actor
The Light in the Forest 1958 Cuyloga’s Counsellor (uncredited) Actor
Sugarfoot 1958 TV Series Joe White Cloud Actor
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1956-1958 TV Series Mad Wolf / Chief Many Stars Actor
Cheyenne 1957-1958 TV Series Chief Canyawa / Grey Wolf Actor
The Restless Gun 1958 TV Series George Washington Smith Actor
Gun Fever 1958 1st Indian Chief Actor
Ride Out for Revenge 1957 Cheyenne Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1957 TV Series Indian Actor
Gun for a Coward 1957 Chief Actor
Westward Ho, the Wagons! 1956 Many Stars Actor
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1955-1956 TV Series Chief Storm Cloud / Big Joe Actor
Comanche 1956 Medicine Arrow – The Medicine Man (uncredited) Actor
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon 1955-1956 TV Series Mulak / White Eagle Actor
The Wild Dakotas 1956 Red Rock Actor
Johnny Moccasin 1956 TV Movie Mountain Cloud Actor
Indian Agent 1955 TV Movie Indian Brave (uncredited) Actor
Apache Ambush 1955 Apache Chief Apaho (uncredited) Actor
Cavalcade of America 1955 TV Series Actor
White Feather 1955 Indian Chief (uncredited) Actor
Sitting Bull 1954 Crazy Horse Actor
Arrow in the Dust 1954 Chief Rasacura (uncredited) Actor
The Cisco Kid 1953 TV Series Chief Sky Eagle / Chief Big Cloud Actor
Fast Company 1953 Ben Iron Mountain Actor
Meet Me at the Fair 1953 Chief Rain-in-the-Face (uncredited) Actor
Montana Belle 1952 Cherokee (uncredited) Actor
Apache War Smoke 1952 Apache with Major Dekker’s Hat (uncredited) Actor
The Savage 1952 Warrior (uncredited) Actor
Lost in Alaska 1952 Canook (uncredited) Actor
The Big Sky 1952 Blackfoot Subchief (uncredited) Actor
Son of Paleface 1952 Chief Yellow Cloud Actor
Apache Country 1952 Indian with Pat (uncredited) Actor
Fort Osage 1952 Osage Brave – Blue Shirt Actor
Night Raiders 1952 Henchman Cherokee Actor
Red Mountain 1951 Ute Indian Actor
Fort Defiance 1951 Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes) Actor
Ace in the Hole 1951 Indian Copy Boy (uncredited) Actor
The Last Outpost 1951 Mangas Coloradas (uncredited) Actor
The Redhead and the Cowboy 1951 Loukai – Lamartine’s Indian Scout (uncredited) Actor
California Passage 1950 Indian Actor
North of the Great Divide 1950 Headdress-Presenter (uncredited) Actor
Cherokee Uprising 1950 Longknife Actor
Broken Arrow 1950 Teese (uncredited) Actor
The Iroquois Trail 1950 Huron Indian (uncredited) Actor
Comanche Territory 1950 Comanche (uncredited) Actor
Cody of the Pony Express 1950 Chief Grey Cloud (uncredited) Actor
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout 1950 Lone Eagle’s Brave (uncredited) Actor
Mrs. Mike 1949 Chief Iron Eyes (uncredited) Actor
The Cowboy and the Indians 1949 Indian Farmer (uncredited) Actor
Arctic Manhunt 1949 Eskimo (uncredited) Actor
Sand 1949 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Massacre River 1949 Chief Yellowstone Actor
Tulsa 1949 Osage Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Paleface 1948 Chief Iron Eyes Actor
Indian Agent 1948 Wovoka Actor
Blood on the Moon 1948 Toma (uncredited) Actor
Train to Alcatraz 1948 Geronimo Actor
The Dude Goes West 1948 Pipe-Smoking Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Gallant Legion 1948 Indian Warrior (uncredited) Actor
The Senator Was Indiscreet 1947 Indian Actor
The Last Round-up 1947 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Bowery Buckaroos 1947 Indian Joe Actor
Unconquered 1947 Red Corn Actor
So You Want to Keep Your Hair 1946 Short Indian (uncredited) Actor
Plainsman and the Lady 1946 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Under Nevada Skies 1946 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Scarlet Horseman 1946 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Can’t Help Singing 1944 Indian Scaring Caroline (uncredited) Actor
The Phantom 1943 Native (uncredited) Actor
Dawn on the Great Divide 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Valley of Vanishing Men 1942 Many Eyes (uncredited) Actor
Springtime in the Rockies 1942 White Cloud (uncredited) Actor
Here We Go Again 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Overland Mail 1942 Indian [Chs. 1-2, 5-6, 10-11] (uncredited) Actor
King of the Stallions 1942 Indian in Horse-Pursuit Party (uncredited) Actor
The Omaha Trail 1942 1st Friendly Indian (uncredited) Actor
Pierre of the Plains 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Perils of Nyoka 1942 Arab (uncredited) Actor
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Perils of the Royal Mounted 1942 Indian (Pursuit Leader) [Chs.4,15 and backgrounds] (uncredited) Actor
My Gal Sal 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Girl from Alaska 1942 Eskimo (uncredited) Actor
Klondike Fury 1942 Trading Post Indian (uncredited) Actor
Lawless Plainsmen 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Ride ‘Em Cowboy 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Valley of the Sun 1942 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Don Winslow of the Navy 1942 Native Thug at Mill [Ch. 5] (uncredited) Actor
King of the Texas Rangers 1941 Carlos (Ch. 9) (uncredited) Actor
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail 1941 Indian Gambler (uncredited) Actor
This Woman Is Mine 1941 Hostile Indian (uncredited) Actor
Saddlemates 1941 Black Eagle Actor
In Old Cheyenne 1941 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Roundup 1941 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Western Union 1941 Indian Who Drinks Chemical Solution (uncredited) Actor
Pony Post 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Arizona 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Young Bill Hickok 1940 Big Bear (uncredited) Actor
Too Many Girls 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Colorado 1940 Indian Henchman (uncredited) Actor
Kit Carson 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Untamed 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Winners of the West 1940 Indian [Chs. 1, 5, 7, 9-10, 13] (uncredited) Actor
Alias the Deacon 1940 Indian playing Slot Machine (uncredited) Actor
Young Buffalo Bill 1940 Comanche Renegade (uncredited) Actor
Pioneers of the West 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Green Hell 1940 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Maintain the Right 1940 Short Indian Killer (uncredited) Actor
Crashing Thru 1939 Indian Joe – Harrington’s Henchman (uncredited) Actor
Overland Mail 1939 Indian Chief Actor
Fighting Mad 1939 2nd Indian at Post (uncredited) Actor
Overland with Kit Carson 1939 Running Wolf (Ch’s 11-14) (uncredited) Actor
The Oregon Trail 1939 Crow Foot [Ch. 10] (uncredited) Actor
Across the Plains 1939 Brave (uncredited) Actor
Man of Conquest 1939 Indian (uncredited) Actor
Union Pacific 1939 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Kid from Texas 1939 Wild West Show Indian (uncredited) Actor
Scouts to the Rescue 1939 Indian (uncredited) Actor
The Historical Mystery: Miracle of Salt Lake 1938 Documentary short Indian (uncredited) Actor
Hawk of the Wilderness 1938 Storm Cloud (uncredited) Actor
The Cowboy and the Lady 1938 Rodeo Indian (uncredited) Actor
Flaming Frontiers 1938 Indian Raider [Chs. 1-5 & Others] (uncredited) Actor
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1938 Indian Warrior (uncredited) Actor
The Great Sioux Massacre 1965 technical advisor Miscellaneous
The Oregon Trail 1959 technical advisor: India Miscellaneous
The Light in the Forest 1958 technical advisor Miscellaneous
Westward Ho, the Wagons! 1956 technical advisor – uncredited Miscellaneous
Brave Eagle 1955-1956 TV Series technical advisor – 25 episodes Miscellaneous
Sitting Bull 1954 technical advisor Miscellaneous
Fort Defiance 1951 technical director Miscellaneous
Unconquered 1947 indian language advisor Miscellaneous
They Died with Their Boots On 1941 stunts – uncredited Stunts
Santa Fe Trail 1940 stunts – uncredited Stunts
Green Hell 1940 stunts – uncredited Stunts
Stagecoach 1939 stunts – uncredited Stunts
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 stunts – uncredited Stunts
Captain Blood 1935 stunts – uncredited Stunts
The Big Trail 1930 stunts – uncredited Stunts
Sitting Bull 1954 designer: Indian costumes Costume Department
American Masters 1997 TV Series documentary Himself Self
KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television 1986 TV Movie Himself Self
Hollywood 1980 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion 1979 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Mike Douglas Show 1975 TV Series Himself – Actor Self
Make Mine Red, White and Blue 1972 TV Movie Himself Self
Here’s Lucy: On Location 2009 Documentary short Archive Footage
Reel Injun 2009 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself / Standing Bear (from Grayeagle (1978)) (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 1991 Documentary Indian Raider (uncredited) Archive Footage
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976 Indian Henchman (uncredited) Archive Footage
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1961 TV Series Many Stars Archive Footage
Raiders of Ghost City 1944 Indian (uncredited) Archive Footage
Hi-Yo Silver 1940 White Feather (uncredited) Archive Footage
Custer’s Last Stand 1936/II Chief Brown Fox Archive Footage
Chandu on the Magic Island 1935 Cat Man (uncredited) Archive Footage

Espera Oscar DeCorti Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1984 Golden Boot Golden Boot Awards Won
1983 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 20 April 1983. At 6655 Hollywood Blvd. Won
1984 Golden Boot Golden Boot Awards Nominated
1983 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 20 April 1983. At 6655 Hollywood Blvd. Nominated