{{Short description|American actor (1921–1991)}} {{More citations needed |date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Dehl Berti | image = Dehl_Berti_in_Invasion_U.S.A._1985.jpg | caption = Dehl Berti in ''Invasion U.S.A.'' 1985 | birth_name = Dehl Berti | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|1|17}} | birth_place = [[Pueblo, Colorado]], US | death_date = {{death date and age|1991|11|26|1921|1|17}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], US | resting_place = [[Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery]], Los Angeles | years_active = 1953–1991 | spouse = Francis Cummins Collins (m. 1944–1962) | children = 3 }}
'''Dehl Berti''' (January 17, 1921 – November 26, 1991) was an American actor of [[Chiricahua]] [[Apache]] descent<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-07-mn-367-story.html|title=Dehl Berti; Chiricahua Apache Portrayed Indians in Westerns|date=7 December 1991|publisher=|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>Sandy Greer. 1990. "Native Americans Still Battling Stereotyping". Broadcast Weekly. April 21, 1990. accessed at [https://www.angelfire.com/ny3/buckstop/greggarticles/gregg7.html]</ref> who often appeared in Westerns. One of his more recognized roles was as John Taylor on the 1988–1991 [[CBS]] [[Western (genre)|western]] [[television series]], ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]'', starring [[Lee Horsley]] as the reformed gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord.
==Life and career== A native of [[Pueblo, Colorado]], of Apache descent,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Archive |first=LAT |title=Dehl Berti; Chiricahua Apache Portrayed Indians in Westerns |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-07-mn-367-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715190638/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-07-mn-367-story.html |archive-date=2019-07-15 |access-date=2026-04-29 |work=latimes.com |language=en-US}}</ref> he married Francis Cummins Collins in 1944.{{Citation needed |date=September 2023}}
Berti appeared in guest-starring roles on many television programs from the 1950s through the 1980s, primarily in westerns such as ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'' and ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', but in other roles as well. In 1960, Berti appeared as Joe Maybe on ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'' in the episode titled "The Long Rope." {{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In 1963, he played the Indian, Little Buffalo, in the episode "The Day of the Flying Dutchman" on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s western series, ''[[The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)|The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters]]'', starring child actor [[Kurt Russell]].{{Citation needed |date=October 2020}} In 1982, he costarred as One Feather on the short-lived [[NBC]] drama series ''[[Born to the Wind]]''.
Berti's final appearance was on a 1990 episode of the sitcom, ''[[Saved by the Bell]]''. Since 1982, Berti can be heard as the voice of [[Chief Joseph]] of the [[Nez Perce people|Nez Perce]] in [[The American Adventure (Epcot)|The American Adventure]] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Epcot Center]] in [[Florida]].
Berti died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Los Angeles]], California, on November 26, 1991, at the age of 70.<ref name=":0" />
==Work== His films include: ''[[Laguna Heat]]'' (1987); ''[[Bullies (film)|Bullies]]'' (1986); ''[[Invasion U.S.A. (1985 film)|Invasion USA]]'' (1985); ''[[Second Thoughts (1983 film)|Second Thoughts]]'' (1983); ''[[Wolfen (film)|Wolfen]]'' (1981); ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1977 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1977); ''[[Scott Free (film)|Scott Free]]'' (1976); ''[[The Shaman's Last Raid]]'', ''[[Sweet Hostage, and Seven Alone]]'' (1975); ''[[Ritual of Evil]]'' (1969); ''[[Under Fire, Undersea Girl, Apache Warrior, and Hell Bound]]'' (1957); and ''[[Toughest Man Alive]]'' (1955). He also appeared in an episode of Universal's 1980's [[CBS]]-TV series ''[[Simon and Simon]]'' entitled "Ancient Echoes" (1987).
==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=26em}} *''[[Jump Into Hell]]'' (1955) – Lt. Tiercelin (uncredited) * ''[[Toughest Man Alive]]'' (1955) – Salvador *''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' (1956) – Pharaoh's Manservant / Architect's Assistant (uncredited) *''[[Apache Warrior]]'' (1957) – Chikisin *''[[Undersea Girl]]'' (1957) – Joe, Gang Member *''[[Under Fire (1957 film)|Under Fire]]'' (1957) – Col. Jason (uncredited) *''[[Hell Bound (1957 film)|Hell Bound]]'' (1957) – Daddy *''[[Seven Alone]]'' (1974) – White Elk *''[[Sweet Hostage]]'' (1975) – Harry Fox *''Scott Free'' (1976) – George Running Bear *''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1977 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1977) *''[[Wolfen (film)|Wolfen]]'' (1981) – Old Indian *''[[The American Adventure (Epcot)|The American Adventure]]'' (1982) – Chief Joseph (voice) *''[[Second Thoughts (1983 film)|Second Thoughts]]'' (1983) – Indian *''[[Invasion U.S.A. (1985 film)|Invasion USA]]'' (1985) – John Eagle *''[[Bullies (film)|Bullies]]'' (1986) – Will Crow *''[[Laguna Heat]]'' (1987) – Azul Mercante {{div col end}} {{Portal|Biography|Colorado|California|Film|Television}}
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0078046}} *{{IBDB name|116850}}
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