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Actor
Chief Thundercloud
- Born April 12, 1899 in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
- Died December 1, 1955
Victor Daniels (April 12, 1899 – December 1, 1955), known professionally as Chief Thundercloud, was an American character actor in Westerns. He is noted for being the first actor to play the role of Tonto, the Lone Ranger's Native-American companion, on the screen.
Known for
Western Union1941
The Cat and the Canary1939
Union Pacific1939
The Fighting Seabees1944
North West Mounted Police1940
Santa Fe1951
Colt .451950
A Ticket to Tomahawk1950
Filmography
- 1952Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk TerritoryFilmBlack Hawk
- 1952The Half-BreedFilmApache (uncredited)
- 1951Santa FeFilmChief Longfeather
- 1950Colt .45FilmWalking Bear
- 1950A Ticket to TomahawkFilm
- 1950AmbushFilmTana
- 1950Davy Crockett, Indian ScoutFilmSleeping Fox
- 1950The Iroquois TrailFilmOttawa Chief (uncredited)
- 1950The Traveling SaleswomanFilmRunning Deer
- 1950I Killed GeronimoFilmGeronimo
- 1949Call of the ForestFilmStormcloud
- 1949Mrs. MikeFilmIndian (uncredited)
- 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetFilmIndian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
- 1947The PrairieFilmEagle Feather
- 1946Badman's TerritoryFilmChief Tahlequah
- 1946Renegade GirlFilmChief White Cloud
- 1946The Phantom RiderFilmChief Yellow Wolf
- 1946Romance of the WestFilmChief Eagle Feather
- 1944The Fighting SeabeesFilmIndian Seabee (uncredited)
- 1944Sonora StagecoachFilmChief Thundercloud
- 1944Outlaw TrailFilmThundercloud
- 1943The Law Rides AgainFilmThundercloud
- 1943Daredevils of the WestFilmIndian Chief
- 1942Lady in a JamFilmThundercloud (uncredited)
- 1942Shut My Big MouthFilmIndian Interpreter
- 1942Overland MailFilmChief Many Moons
- 1941Western UnionFilmIndian Leader
- 1941Pirates on HorsebackFilmFlying Cloud
- 1941Silver StallionFilmFreshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
- 1940North West Mounted PoliceFilmWandering Spirit
- 1940Young Buffalo BillFilmAkuna
- 1940Hudson's BayFilmOrimha
- 1940WyomingFilmLightfoot
- 1940TyphoonFilmKehi
- 1940Murder on the YukonFilmHenchman Manti
- 1940Hi-Yo SilverFilmTonto
- 1939The Cat and the CanaryFilmIndian Guide
- 1939Union PacificFilmIndian (uncredited)
- 1939GeronimoFilmGeronimo
- 1939Fighting MadFilmIndian
- 1939The Lone Ranger Rides AgainFilmTonto
- 1938Flaming FrontiersFilmThunder Cloud
- 1938The Lone RangerFilmTonto
- 1938The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokFilmChief Gray Eagle
- 1937The Riders of the Whistling SkullFilmHigh Priest
- 1937Renfrew of the Royal MountedFilmIndian henchman
- 1936RamonaFilmPablo
- 1936Ride, Ranger, RideFilmLittle Wolf
- 1936Custer's Last StandFilmYoung Wolf
- 1936Silly BilliesFilmIndian
- 1936For the ServiceFilmIndian Brave (uncredited)
- 1936Custer's Last StandFilmYellow Wolf
- 1935Wagon TrailFilmHenchman
- 1935Cyclone of the SaddleFilmYellow Wolf
- 1935Rustlers of Red DogFilmChief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
- 1935Rustler's ParadiseFilmHenchman (as Thunder Cloud)
- 1935Saddle AcesFilmCanejo Rider Jose