Ishi: The Last of His Tribe explained

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
Director:	Robert Ellis Miller
Producer:	Edward Lewis (executive p.) Mildred Lewis (executive p.) Vicki Niemi James F. Sommers
Starring:	Eloy Casados
Distributor:	NBC
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978) is a made-for-television biopic based on the book Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber. The book relates the experiences of her husband Alfred L. Kroeber, who made friends with Ishi, thought to be the last of his people, the Yahi tribe.^[1]

The telecast aired first on NBC on December 20, 1978.

The film was written by Christopher Trumbo and his father, Dalton Trumbo,^[2] and directed by Robert Ellis Miller.^[3]

Eloy Casados played the title role.

Cast

• Dennis Weaver as Prof. Benjamin Fuller
• Eloy Casados as Ishi (man)
• Joseph Runningfox as Ishi (teenager)
• Michael Medina as Ishi (boy)
• Devon Ericson as Lushi (teenager)
• Patricia Ganera as Lushi (girl)
• Gregory Cruz as Timawi (teenager)
• Eddie Marquez as Timawi (boy)
• Joaquín Martínez as Grandfather
• Geno Silva as Elder Uncle
• Lois Red Elk as Grandmother
• Arliene Nofchissey Williams as Mother
• Dennis Dimster as Tad Fuller
• Wayne Heffley as Sheriff Lockhart
• Peter Brandon as Dr. Robbins
• Missy Gold as Little Girl
• Jay W. MacIntosh as Music Hall Singer
• Ernest D. Paul as Barton

Notes and References

1. News: O'Connor. John J.. TV: 'Ishi,' a Chronicle Of the Yahi Indian Tribe. January 30, 2019. New York Times. December 20, 1978.
2. News: Local Screenwriter Dies . Ventura Breeze . 2011-01-20 . 2011-01-26 . dead . https://archive.today/20130102134719/http://ventura.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=47312 . 2013-01-02 .
3. Web site: Robert Ellis Miller. IMDb. December 15, 2011.