Chief Yowlachie
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Chief Yowlachie was born in Kitsap County, Washington, and later lived with his family on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Although he was not enrolled in the Yakima Nation, his parents John W. Simmons and Lucy Riddle both had Puyallup heritage and owned allotted land on the Yakima reservation. Yowlatchie's real name was Daniel Simmons and he began his show-business career as--believe it or not--an opera singer and spent many years in that profession. In the 1920s he switched to films, and over the next 25 or so years played everything from rampaging Apache chiefs to comic-relief sidekicks. A large, round-faced man, his distinctive voice--a deep, resonant bass somewhat resembling Bluto's in the old "Popeye" cartoons--was instantly recognizable, and he had the distinction of not appearing to have aged much over his career, which is most likely attributable to the fact that he looked quite a bit younger than he actually was, so his "aging" wasn't all that noticeable. In addition to his "serious" roles, he had somewhat more light-hearted parts in several films, notably Red River (1948), where he traded quips with veteran scene-stealer Walter Brennan, and held his own quite well.
Known for
Credits
Red River (1948)
as Quo
Hawk of the Hills (1929)
as Chief White Wolf
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Indian at Rifle Shoot (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
as Indian (uncredited)
Yellowstone Kelly (1959)
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Indian
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
as Chief Running Water
The Half-Breed (1952)
as Apache Chief (uncredited)
Yellow Sky (1948)
as Colorado (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
as Little Horse (uncredited)
The Strange Woman (1946)
as Guide (uncredited)
The Invaders (1929)
Actor
Canyon Passage (1946)
as Indian Spokesman (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
as Pawnee
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
as Chief Tomahawk (uncredited)
The FBI Story (1959)
as Harry Willowtree (uncredited)
The Paleface (1948)
as Chief Yellow Feather
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as Chief One-Eye Comcomly
My Friend Irma (1949)
as Indian (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
as Crowbar (uncredited)
Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
as Chief Running Elk
The Painted Hills (1951)
as Bald Eagle
The Glorious Trail (1928)
as High Wolf
Warpath (1951)
as Chief
The Red Raiders (1927)
as Lone Wolf
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
as Native American Man (Uncredited)
Rose Marie (1954)
as Black Eagle
Canadian Pacific (1949)
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
as King of the Rock People (uncredited)
The Pathfinder (1952)
as Eagle Feather
The Hucksters (1947)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
as Chief Long Arrow (uncredited)
Kill the Umpire (1950)
as Indian (uncredited)
Moran of the Mounted (1926)
as Biting Wolf
Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)
as Indian
Tiger Rose (1929)
as Indian
El Paso (1949)
Actor
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
as Indian
Winners of the West (1940)
as Chief War Eagle
Son of Geronimo (1952)
as Geronimo [ch 15]
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre (1927)
as Sitting Bull
Kentucky Days (1923)
as Indian Scout
Frontier Fury (1943)
as Captured Indian (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
as Billy Jackrabbit
Wild West (1946)
as Chief Black Fox
The Gallant Legion (1948)
as Indian Medicine Man
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952)
as Chief White Cloud
Mrs. Mike (1949)
as Atenou
Forlorn River (1926)
as Modoc Joe
Ella Cinders (1926)
as Indian with Cigar (uncredited)
Cherokee Uprising (1950)
as Gray Eagle
The Santa Fe Trail (1930)
as Brown Beaver
Way Out West (1930)
as Indian (uncredited)
War Paint (1926)
as Iron Eyes
White Eagle (1941)
as Chief Running Deer
Bowery Buckaroos (1947)
as Big Chief Hi-Octane
The Prairie (1947)
as Matoreeh