Biography

Character actor Dehl Berti was born on January 17, 1921 in Pueblo, Colorado. A Chiricahua Apache, Berti was often cast as Native Americans in both films and television shows alike. After moving to Los Angeles, California as a boy, Dehl began his career in show business writing for radio while a student at Los Angeles City College. Berti eventually moved to New York City, where he acted in Broadway stage productions of "Richard III," "Thank You, Svoboda," and "The Strong Are Lonely." However, it was in the medium of television that Dehl made his strongest and most significant mark: He not only was a regular on both Buck James (1987) and Paradise (1988), but also made guest appearances on a slew of TV shows over the course of several decades. Berti died from a heart attack at age seventy on November 26, 1991. At the time of his death Dehl was survived by two sons, daughter Derya Arbas, and two grandchildren.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders

Father of Derya Arbas by Zerrin Arbas.

Father of Sanh Berti and Thane Berti by Frances Cummins Collins.

In 1975, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was in the early stages of establishing it's Film Archives, In support of the project, Dehl Berti donated storage space to the Academy in a film vault located in the basement level of his home in Laurel Canyon. The Academy's Film Archivist, Rodney Recor, the only member of the Academy Film Archives staff at the time, installed film storage shelves and some basic viewing and maintenance equipment in the facility. Among the first films to be stored in the vault, was the Academy's Defense Department World War Two Film Collection, featuring the military work of Academy members that include Frank Capra, John Huston, and others.