▁non - Europe an ▁characters , ▁especially ▁Native ▁Americans ▁in ▁Western s . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁Chinese ▁villa in ▁Fu ▁Man ch u . ▁The ▁successful ▁serial ▁Dr ums ▁of ▁Fu ▁Man ch u ▁( 1 9 4 0 ) ▁with ▁Br andon ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁was ▁cancel led ▁by ▁its ▁producer ▁Republic ▁Pictures ▁at ▁the ▁express ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁after ▁the ▁U . S . ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁out ▁of ▁concern ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁inc iting ▁anti - Ch inese ▁sentiment ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁public , ▁which ▁conflic ted ▁both ▁with ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese - American ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁international ▁relationship ▁with ▁China ▁as ▁an ▁al lied ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁Japan . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁African ▁trib al ▁ch ie ft ain ▁M ' T ara ▁in ▁T arz an ▁and ▁the ▁She - Dev il ▁( 1 9 5 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁chief ▁villa in , ▁a ▁Com anche ▁ch ie ft ain ▁called ▁Sc ar , ▁in ▁John ▁Ford ' s ▁The ▁Search ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁character ▁again ▁as ▁Running ▁Wolf ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" G old ▁Se ek er " ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Reb el . ▁He ▁played ▁Asian ▁characters ▁in ▁two ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁episodes , ▁viz . ▁" Ang el ▁of ▁Death " ▁and ▁"