Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

Robert Ellis Miller
1978-12-20


4
100 min

A touching dramatization of a short chapter of American history, tracing the life of the last Yahi Indian from his childhood to his death in 1917 and the story of his friendship with an anthropologist after his discovery in northern California in 1911.

Cast

Name Character Team
Dennis Weaver Prof. Benjamin Fuller Unowned
Eloy Casados Ishi as an Adult Unowned
Devon Ericson Lushi as a Teenager Unowned
Joaquín Martínez Grandfather Unowned
Geno Silva Elder Uncle Unowned
Joseph Runningfox Ishi as a Teenager Unowned
Lois Red Elk Grandmother Unowned
Gregory Cruz Timawi as a Teenager Unowned
Arliene Nofchissey Williams Mother Unowned
Michael Medina Ishi as a Boy Unowned
Patricia Ganera Lushi as a Girl Unowned
Eddie Marquez Timawi as a Boy Unowned
Dennis Dimster Tad Fuller Unowned
Wayne Heffley Sheriff Lockhart Unowned
Peter Brandon Dr. Robbins Unowned
Missy Gold Little Girl Unowned
Jay W. MacIntosh Music Hall Singer Unowned
Ernest D. Paul Barton Unowned