Silkirtis Nichols

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"Nicki" Buffalo Child in the guise of the Plains Indians .

Silkirtis Nichols (known by his Indian name Buffalo Child , born June 23, 1923 in Denver , Colorado , USA ) is a Native American actor.

Life

Nichols is a member of the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes . From 1942 to 1963 he served in the United States Army and came to Germany. During his military service, he broke the high jump record of 1.97 m in the international military Olympics. This height corresponds exactly to his body size. Between 1963 and 1972 he played in the musical Annie Get Your Gun a . a. the " Sitting Bull ", from 1965 he was at the Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg . In the eighties, Silkirtis Nichols was part of the opening act for the Karl May Festival in Elspe , where he presented Indian dances and costumes. Here he also met Pierre Brice , who was playing Winnetou there at the time. Until his death in 2015, he maintained friendly contacts with him and Marie Versini , who played Nscho-chi , Winnetou's sister in the Karl May films .

From 1966 to 1971 he headed the Karl May Museum in Bamberg. From 1973 to 1977 he went back to the USA, where he worked as a teacher for Indian cultures. From 1977 to 2000 he appeared in shows in Germany and worked in western cities, for example in No Name City in Poing near Munich. The Bavarian TV (BR3) dedicated the contribution An Indian in Bavaria to him in the series Lebenslinien in 2004 .

To date, "Nicki" Buffalo Child very active and most of the year with his wife Liselotte Wegner-Nichols on tour. They make guest appearances in western cities, museums and festivals, where Buffalo Child presents and explains Indian dances, exhibits its collection of Indian handicrafts and sells original Indian turquoise and silver jewelry, which is purchased locally from selected dealers in Arizona and New Mexico .

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  1. ↑ Claus-Dieter Steyer: Wild West in the Quiet East , Der Tagesspiegel , July 28, 2004.
personal data
SURNAME Nichols, Silkirtis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Child, Buffalo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION native american actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Denver , Colorado , USA