Iron Eyes Cody

Personal Info

Birthday

April 3, 1907

Day of Death

1999-01-03

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Gueydan, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Iron Eyes

The Crying Indian (nickname)

Espera Oscar de Corti

Iron Eyes Cody

Biography

Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti), was an Italian-American actor. He portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, famously as Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface.

He also played a Native American shedding a tear about litter in one of the country's most well-known television public service announcements, "Keep America Beautiful". Cody began acting in the early 1930s. He worked in film and television until his death.

Known For

The A-Team

The Virginian

Rawhide

Medical Center

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The F.B.I.

Gunsmoke

Here's Lucy

Filmography

2024
The Hypocrite
as Crying Indian (archival footage)
1990
The Spirit of '76
as Iron Eyes Cody
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Old Indian Chief
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
1977
Grayeagle
as Standing Bear
1976
The Quest
as Old Indian
1970
El Condor
as Santana
A Man Called Horse
as Medicine Man
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Crazy Foot
1968
Something for a Lonely Man
as Chief
1966
Nevada Smith
as Taka-Ta (uncredited)
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Crazy Horse
1962
Black Gold
as Charlie Two-Bits
1959
Alias Jesse James
as 2nd Indian on Train (uncredited)
1958
The Light in the Forest
as Cuyloga's Counsellor
Gun Fever
as 1st Indian Chief
1957
Ride Out for Revenge
as Cheyenne Indian (uncredited)
The Saga of Andy Burnett
as Mad Wolf
1956
Gun for a Coward
as Chief
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
as Many Stars
Johnny Moccasin
as Mountain Cloud
The Wild Dakotas
as Red Rock
1954
Sitting Bull
as Crazy Horse
Arrow In The Dust
as Chief Rasacura (uncredited)
1953
Fast Company
as Ben Iron Mountain
1952
Apache War Smoke
as Apache with Major Dekker's Hat
Lost in Alaska
as Canook (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
as Chief Yellow Cloud
Ellis in Freedomland
as Male Model
Apache Country
as Indian with Pat (uncredited)
Fort Osage
as Osage Brave - Blue Shirt
Night Raiders
as Henchman Cherokee
1951
Red Mountain
as Ute Indian
Fort Defiance
as Brave Bear (as Iron Eyes)
Ace in the Hole
as Indian Copy Boy (uncredited)
1950
California Passage
as Indian
Cherokee Uprising
as Longknife
Broken Arrow
as Teese (uncredited)
Cody of the Pony Express
as Indian Who Slugs Cody (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949
Mrs. Mike
as Chief Iron Eyes (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Indians
as Indian Farmer (uncredited)
Sand
as Indian (uncredited)
Massacre River
as Chief Yellowstone
1948
The Paleface
as Chief Iron Eyes
Indian Agent
as Wovoka
Blood on the Moon
as Toma (uncredited)
Train to Alcatraz
as Geronimo
The Gallant Legion
as Indian Warrior
1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Indian
Bowery Buckaroos
as Indian Joe
Unconquered
as Red Corn
1944
Can't Help Singing
as Indian Scaring Caroline (uncredited)
1943
The Phantom
as Native (uncredited)
1942
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Indian
Springtime in the Rockies
as White Cloud (uncredited)
Overland Mail
as Indian
The Omaha Trail
as 1st Friendly Indian
Pierre of the Plains
as Indian (uncredited
Perils of Nyoka
as Arab
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Indian (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
as Indian (uncredited)
Lawless Plainsmen
as Indian
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Indian (uncredited)
Valley of the Sun
as Indian
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Native Henchman at Mill [Ch. 5]
1941
King of the Texas Rangers
as Carlos
This Woman Is Mine
as Hostile Indian
Saddlemates
as Black Eagle
In Old Cheyenne
as Indian
Western Union
as Indian Who Drinks Chemical Solution
1940
Arizona
as Indian (uncredited)
Pony Post
as Indian
North West Mounted Police
as Indian Brave (Uncredited)
Young Bill Hickok
as Big Bear
Too Many Girls
as Indian
Colorado
as Indian Henchman
Kit Carson
as Indian
Untamed
as Indian (uncredited)
Winners of the West
as indian
Young Buffalo Bill
as Acuna's Aide
Green Hell
as Indian (uncredited)
Maintain the Right
as Killer
1939
Crashing Thru
as Indian Joe - Harrington's Henchman
Fighting Mad
as 2nd Indian at Post
Overland with Kit Carson
as Running Wolf
The Oregon Trail
as Crow Foot
Across the Plains
as Brave
Union Pacific
as Indian (uncredited)
The Kid From Texas
as Wild West Show Indian
Scouts to the Rescue
as Indian
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Rodeo Indian (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
as Bullet-Bringer
1937
Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
1936
The Bold Caballero
as Indian (uncredited)
Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Comanche War Party Leader (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range
as Little Deer
Rose Marie
as Indian Dancer (uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand
as Chief Brown Fox
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian
Chandu on the Magic Island
as Cat Man
1934
The Return of Chandu
as Cat Man
Young Eagles
as Temple Guard
Massacre
as Indian (uncredited)
1933
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Cheyenne Rider
King of the Arena
as Circus Indian
1932
Wild Girl
as Indian (uncredited)
Texas Pioneers
as Little Eagle
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Indian at Sideshow (uncredited)
The Rainbow Trail
as John Tom
1931
Oklahoma Jim
as War Eagle
1928
The Viking
as Indian (uncredited)