Charles Stevens (May 26, 1893 â€" August 22, 1964) was an American
actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1961. A close
friend of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Stevens appeared in nearly all of
the Fairbanks' films.Stevens was born in Solomonville, Arizona, and
his father was a white Arizona sheriff named George Stevens and mother
a Mexican woman named Eloisa Michalana. Stevens was not, as many bios
claim, the grandson of Geronimo. That erroneous information could be
attributed to Stevens himself, who claimed such kinship, and film
studios that promoted the supposed lineage.Born in Solomonville,
Arizona, Stevens began his career during the silent era, playing
mostly Native Americans and Mexicans in Westerns. During the 1930s and
1940s, he had roles in the film serials Wild West Days and Overland
Mail. In the 1950s, Stevens guest-starred on several television
series, including The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, The Adventures
of Kit Carson, Sky King, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, and The Adventures of
Rin Tin Tin. In two of those appearances in The Adventures of Rin Tin
Tin, in 1954 and 1958, he played Geronimo.
actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1961. A close
friend of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Stevens appeared in nearly all of
the Fairbanks' films.Stevens was born in Solomonville, Arizona, and
his father was a white Arizona sheriff named George Stevens and mother
a Mexican woman named Eloisa Michalana. Stevens was not, as many bios
claim, the grandson of Geronimo. That erroneous information could be
attributed to Stevens himself, who claimed such kinship, and film
studios that promoted the supposed lineage.Born in Solomonville,
Arizona, Stevens began his career during the silent era, playing
mostly Native Americans and Mexicans in Westerns. During the 1930s and
1940s, he had roles in the film serials Wild West Days and Overland
Mail. In the 1950s, Stevens guest-starred on several television
series, including The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, The Adventures
of Kit Carson, Sky King, The Lone Ranger, Zorro, and The Adventures of
Rin Tin Tin. In two of those appearances in The Adventures of Rin Tin
Tin, in 1954 and 1958, he played Geronimo.
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