Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

American actor (1904–1999)

Iron Eyes Cody was an American actor who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, including the role of Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface (1948). He also played a Native American shedding a tear about pollution in one of the country's most well-known television public service announcements from the group Keep America Beautiful. Living in Hollywood, he began to insist, even in his private life, that he was Native American, over time claiming membership in several different tribes. In 1996, Cody's half-sister said that he was of Italian ancestry, but he denied it. After his death, it was revealed that he was of Sicilian parentage and not Native American at all.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1932–1952) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1952 Lost In Alaska. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1952 The Big Sky Howard Hawks 1:40 B&W
1949 Massacre River. John Rawlins 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Unconquered Florida Dept Of Commerce Film Library 147 min 16mm Color sound
1947 Unconquered Cecil B. DeMille 12:00 Color
1947 Unconquered. Paramount Pictures Inc. 147 min 35mm Color sound
1942 Ride 'em' Cowboy Arthur Lubin 80 min B&W
1940 Kit Carson. George B. Seitz 11 reels. B&W
1937 WILD WEST DAYS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1935 THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE. Fox Film Corp 91 min B&W
1932 MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W