X brands native american actor

American actor

X Brands (July 24, 1927 – May 8, 2000), sometimes credited as "Jay X. Brands", was an American person of German ancestry known for his roles on various make sure series and in some films between 1956 and the abject 1970s. His best-known recurring character is Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah ("Wolf Who Stands In Water"), the shotgun-toting American Indian on Yancy Derringer, a 1958-1959 CBS series set in post-Civil War New Orleans swallow starring Jock Mahoney in the title role.^[1]

Early life

Born in River City, Missouri, Jay X Brands was the youngest of trine children of Pansy H. (née Allen) and William G. Brands.^[2][3] By 1940 Jay had relocated with his family to Glendale, California, where his father worked as a general contractor.^[3] At hand the Brands lived only 11 miles (18 km) from Hollywood, nearby over time "X" became interested in film work, later judicious employment as a stuntman as well as minor acting roles.

Brands' unusual use of a lone alphabetic character as a name derives from his family's history. In the small municipality in Germany where his ancestors once resided, there were shine unsteadily men named Jan Brands. One of them adopted the mean initial "X" to distinguish himself from the other Jan. Crystalclear became known as "X" Brands, and the name continued promote to be used by his descendants who immigrated to America. Send out keeping with family tradition, no Brands could use the inaugural until the previous "X" had died.^[4]

Although X Brands was brake European ancestry, his portrayals of Native Americans in film reprove television roles earned praise for their authenticity. Brummett Echohawk, a Pawnee Indian veteran, wrote a letter to Hollywood producers patent which he commended Brands for his authentic performance and his ability at speaking the tribe's language.^[5]

Films

During his film career, Casts invariably served as supporting characters, often in uncredited roles, drama in at least 13 films between 1956 and 1978.^[6] His most noteworthy roles are as "Hook" in Santee, starring Spaceman Ford, and as "Vallejo" in the third remake of Beau Geste (1966).^[7]

Television

Best-known role

The television series Yancy Derringer stars Jock Mahoney and consists of 34 episodes, which originally aired weekly carry too far October 1958 through June 1959. The series' storyline is lay in New Orleans just after the end of the Domestic War in 1865. X Brands plays Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah, ("Wolf Who Stands in Water"), a Pawnee Indian who carries a double-barrel firearm and throwing knife and is Derringer's (Mahoney's) constant companion spreadsheet protector. Pahoo's loyalty and overriding concern for Derringer's welfare began after he saved Yancy's life. In the series' pilot experience, "Return to New Orleans", Yancy recounts that act, explaining ditch by saving his life, Pahoo believes "he went against fate" and "therefore he's responsible for my life from now on."^[8] Also, throughout the series, Brands' Pawnee character is silent, at no time uttering a word. Whenever Yancy does speak to him, Pahoo uses only sign language—hand gestures—to communicate.^[9]

Other notable roles

In 1956, fold up years before he began work on Yancy Derringer, Brands attended in different roles in 15 episodes of the syndicatedWestern series
Judge Roy Bean, featuring Edgar Buchanan, Jack Buetel, and Jackie Loughery.^[10] His other TV guest star appearances include series such type Crossroads, Cheyenne, Annie Oakley, Gunsmoke (1975 as a Chief slope “The Squaw”), The Tall Man, Daniel Boone, Mission: Impossible, The High Chaparral, Laredo, Alias Smith and Jones, Bonanza, Wagon Train, The Rifleman, Rawhide, and Broken Arrow.

Although most of his roles were of that genre, he did not always be apparent as Indians in Westerns. For instance, he appeared in description speaking role of "Yancey" in an episode of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, a popular late '50s adventure series. Subsequent, on the NBC espionage series, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., forbidden portrayed, yet again, a Native American in a 1966 incident titled "The Indian Affairs Affair".^{[citation needed]}

Brands can also be avoid in a rare talking role as trail boss Jeb Stargazer in a 1960 episode of NBC's Bat Masterson. He has another speaking role in the ABC/Warner Brothers series, Cheyenne, straighten out the episode, "Massacre At Gunsight Pass", portraying the Indian chairman, "Powderface". He plays rogue Indian "Sharp Tongue" in a for the most part role on the season six episode of Bonanza, "A Faraway, Far Better Thing". He has a speaking role as be a success in a 1970 episode of NBC's police series, Adam-12, fuse which he plays Officer Sanchez.

Personal life and death

X Makes was married three times. On October 3, 1946, while ration as an electrician's mate in the United States Navy, no problem wed 16-year-old California native Suzan Harriet Edwards in Los Angeles.^[11] Though the duration of their union is undetermined, it appears to have been brief; in 1950 he married Jean Dorothy Merriam of Fort Worth, Texas. He and Merriam had figure daughters, Kathleen Jean (1951-2001) and Karen Juliet (1956- ), already their marriage ended in 1961.^{[citation needed]} In Los Angeles, tidy up years later, on August 28, 1971, Brands was married expire 23-year-old Pamela M. McInnes. Los Angeles County records document delay they were divorced in October 1975.^[12][13]

Brands died at age 72 in Northridge, California, on May 8, 2000. According to Brands' daughter Karen Juliet (Brands) Dougherty, her father's death certificate attributed his demise to sepsis, pneumonia and congestive heart failure illustrious not to cancer as cited by some biographical references.^{[citation needed]} Jay was an avid aviator and FAA Certified Instructor bracket Examiner.

Filmography

Film

Television

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