Following his Oscar nominated performance as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), Chandler carved a solid niche for himself playing Native American Indians, although his movies seldom rose above co-feature level.

He stood 6` 4" by the time he was fifteen, and started to gray when he was eighteen.

A liberal Democrat, he was part of the Hollywood contingent that worked for the election of John F. Kennedy as President in 1960.

He was the one who encouraged character actor Jimmy Murphy to go to Hollywood.

Possessed of a fine singing voice, at the height of his film fame, he recorded several successful albums for Liberty Records.

His death from blood poisoning following surgery was deemed malpractice and resulted in a large lawsuit and settlement for his children.

Had concurrent success as a recording artist, wrote music, played violin, and own Chandler Music, a publishing company.

When his friend Sammy Davis Jr. lost an eye in an accident and was in danger of losing the other, Chandler offered to give one Davis of his own eyes.

Scar across eye received in a truck accident.

Died of blood poisoning following spinal surgery in CA.

US Army in WWII