Dehl Berti (January 17, 1921 â€" November 26, 1991) was a Chiricahua
Apache actor who often appeared in Westerns. One of his more
recognized roles was as John Taylor on the 1988â€"1991 CBS western
television series, Paradise, starring Lee Horsley as the reformed
gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord.A native of Pueblo, Colorado, of Apache
descent. He married Francis Cummins Collins in 1944.Berti appeared in
guest-starring roles on many television programs from the 1950s
through the 1980s, primarily in westerns such as Bonanza, Bat
Masterson and Gunsmoke, but in other roles as well. In 1960 Berti
appeared as Joe Maybe on Cheyenne in the episode titled "The Long
Rope." In 1963, he played the Indian, Little Buffalo, in the episode
"The Day of the Flying Dutchman" on ABC's western series, The Travels
of Jaimie McPheeters, starring child actor Kurt Russell. 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 in The American Adventure at Walt Disney
World's Epcot Center in Florida.
Apache actor who often appeared in Westerns. One of his more
recognized roles was as John Taylor on the 1988â€"1991 CBS western
television series, Paradise, starring Lee Horsley as the reformed
gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord.A native of Pueblo, Colorado, of Apache
descent. He married Francis Cummins Collins in 1944.Berti appeared in
guest-starring roles on many television programs from the 1950s
through the 1980s, primarily in westerns such as Bonanza, Bat
Masterson and Gunsmoke, but in other roles as well. In 1960 Berti
appeared as Joe Maybe on Cheyenne in the episode titled "The Long
Rope." In 1963, he played the Indian, Little Buffalo, in the episode
"The Day of the Flying Dutchman" on ABC's western series, The Travels
of Jaimie McPheeters, starring child actor Kurt Russell. 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 in The American Adventure at Walt Disney
World's Epcot Center in Florida.
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