Iron Eyes Cody Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

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Iron Eyes Cody was an American actor best known for his portrayals of Native American characters in Hollywood movies.

He had over 200 acting roles in both films and TV series, including The Senator Was Indiscreet, A Man Called Horse, and Mackenzie's Raiders.

Cody was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983 at 6655 Hollywood Blvd.

He won a Golden Boot Award in 1984 in recognition of his contributions to the western genre of film and television.

Despite portraying Native American characters throughout his career, Cody was actually of Italian ancestry.

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Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Movie / Series	Role
A Man Called Horse	Medicine Man
Ernest Goes to Camp	Old Indian Chief
The Virginian	Chief Black Feather 1 episode, 1964
The F.B.I.	Medicine Man 1 episode, 1965
Fantasy Island	Chief Daniel Tenquot 1 episode, 1982
The A-Team	Chief Watashi 1 episode, 1986
Medical Center	Chanter 1 episode, 1970

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. The commercial is briefly spoofed in Wayne's World 2 (1993).
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.
Following his death, he was interred with his wife Bertha "Birdie" Parker at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
His daughter allegedly died in a childhood hunting accident.
Was actually of Italian ancestry.
Brother of J.W. Cody, Frank Cody and Victoria Cody. His mother remarried Alton Abshire and had five more children.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 20, 1983.
He was posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California on January 15, 1999.
Iron Eyes Cody passed away on January 4, 1999, three months away from what would have been his 92nd birthday on April 3.

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