Chief Yowlachie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1891
- Died
- March 7, 1966 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
The Virginian
TV · as Indian Brave · 1 ep
Yellowstone Kelly
Movie · as Medicine Man (uncredited)
The FBI Story
Movie · as Harry Willowtree (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie · as Indian (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
Movie · as Chief Running Water
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV · 1 ep
Rose Marie
Movie · as Black Eagle
Gunfighters of the Northwest
Movie · as Chief Running Elk
Stories of the Century
TV · as Geronimo · 1 ep
The Half-Breed
Movie · as Apache Chief (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Movie · as Chief White Cloud
Son of Geronimo
Movie · as Geronimo [ch 15]
The Pathfinder
Movie · as Eagle Feather
The Painted Hills
Movie · as Bald Eagle
Warpath
Movie · as Chief
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Movie · as Crowbar (uncredited)
Kill the Umpire
Movie · as Indian (uncredited)
Winchester '73
Movie · as Indian at Rifle Shoot (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Movie · as Pawnee
Cherokee Uprising
Movie · as Gray Eagle
Annie Get Your Gun
Movie · as Little Horse (uncredited)
Mrs. Mike
Movie · as Atenou
The Cowboy and the Indians
Movie · as Chief Long Arrow (uncredited)
El Paso
Movie
Canadian Pacific
Movie · as Indian Chief (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
Movie · as Indian (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Lame Bear · 1 ep
Red River
Movie · as Quo
The Paleface
Movie · as Chief Yellow Feather
The Gallant Legion
Movie · as Indian Medicine Man
Yellow Sky
Movie · as Colorado (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
Movie · as Native American Man (Uncredited)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Movie · as Indian
The Hucksters
Movie · as Indian (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos
Movie · as Big Chief Hi-Octane
The Prairie
Movie · as Matoreeh
Wild West
Movie · as Chief Black Fox
The Strange Woman
Movie · as Guide (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
Movie · as Indian Spokesman (uncredited)
Frontier Fury
Movie · as Captured Indian (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie · as Chief Tomahawk (uncredited)
Dawn on the Great Divide
Movie · as Indian
King of the Stallions
Movie · as Chief Matapotan
This Woman Is Mine
Movie · as Chief One-Eye Comcomly
White Eagle
Movie · as Chief Running Deer
Winners of the West
Movie · as Chief War Eagle
North West Mounted Police
Movie · as Indian
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Movie · as King of the Rock People (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
Movie · as Billy Jackrabbit
The Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Brown Beaver
Way Out West
Movie · as Indian (uncredited)
The Invaders
Movie
Hawk of the Hills
Movie · as Chief White Wolf
Tiger Rose
Movie · as Indian
The Glorious Trail
Movie · as High Wolf
The Red Raiders
Movie · as Lone Wolf
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
Movie · as Sitting Bull
Ella Cinders
Movie · as Indian with Cigar (uncredited)
War Paint
Movie · as Iron Eyes
Forlorn River
Movie · as Modoc Joe
Moran of the Mounted
Movie · as Biting Wolf
Kentucky Days
Movie · as Indian Scout