As Hollywood’s go-to Native American, Iron Eyes Cody was a common sight in Western movies for nearly 60 years. From starring in his first uncredited roles in the early 1930s, Cody would go on to appear in dozens of celebrated films as America’s beloved sage.

His early roles were usually credited as “Indian” or “Indian Chief” and it wasn’t until Iron Eyes played in 1948’s Paleface with Bob Hope and Jane Russell that he was finally given a name for his character, the one which would stick for rest of his film career: Chief Iron Eyes.