About
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...
Known for
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The Lone RangerSeries • 1949
Red RiverMovie • 1948
Winchester '73Movie • 1950
The Spirit of St. LouisMovie • 1957
Ride 'Em CowboyMovie • 1942
Yellowstone KellyMovie • 1959
Annie Get Your GunMovie • 1950
Hollywood or BustMovie • 1956
Yellow SkyMovie • 1948
North West Mounted PoliceMovie • 1940
The PalefaceMovie • 1948
My Friend IrmaMovie • 1949
The Strange WomanMovie • 1946
The FBI StoryMovie • 1959
Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseMovie • 1940
Canyon PassageMovie • 1946
The Painted HillsMovie • 1951
Canadian PacificMovie • 1949
The HuckstersMovie • 1947
Ella CindersMovie • 1926