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Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

12/04/1899

Day of Death

01/12/1955
(56) years old

Place of Birth

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Biography

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

The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

I Killed Geronimo

I Killed Geronimo

The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

Colt .45

Colt .45

A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

Ambush

Ambush

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike

Filmography

Cast

1952

The Half-Breed

as Apache (uncredited)

1952

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

as Black Hawk

1951

Santa Fe

as Chief Longfeather

1950

I Killed Geronimo

as Geronimo

1950

The Iroquois Trail

1950

Colt .45

as Walking Bear

1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

Ambush

as Tana

1950

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

as Sleeping Fox

1949

Mrs. Mike

as Indian (uncredited)

1949

Call of the Forest

as Stormcloud

1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet

as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

1947

The Prairie

as Eagle Feather

1946

Renegade Girl

as Chief White Cloud

1946

Badman's Territory

as Chief Tahlequah

1946

Romance of the West

as Chief Eagle Feather

1946

The Phantom Rider

as Chief Yellow Wolf

1944

Sonora Stagecoach

as Chief Thundercloud

1944

Outlaw Trail

as Thundercloud

1944

The Fighting Seabees

as Indian Seabee (uncredited)

1943

The Law Rides Again

as Thundercloud

1943

Daredevils of the West

as Indian Chief

1942

Overland Mail

as Chief Many Moons

1942

Lady in a Jam

as Thundercloud (uncredited)

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

as Indian Interpreter

1941

Silver Stallion

as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thu...

1941

Pirates on Horseback

as Flying Cloud

1941

Western Union

as Indian Leader

1941

Hudson's Bay

as Orimha

1940

North West Mounted Police

as Wandering Spirit

1940

Wyoming

as Lightfoot

1940

Typhoon

as Kehi

1940

Young Buffalo Bill

as Akuna

1940

Hi-Yo Silver

as Tonto

1940

Murder on the Yukon

as Henchman Manti

1939

Geronimo

as Geronimo

1939

Fighting Mad

as Indian

1939

The Cat and the Canary

as Indian Guide

1939

Union Pacific

as Indian (uncredited)

1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as Tonto

1938

Flaming Frontiers

as Thunder Cloud

1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Chief Gray Eagle

1938

The Lone Ranger

as Tonto

1937

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

as Indian henchman

1937

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as High Priest

1936

Ride, Ranger, Ride

as Little Wolf

1936

Ramona

as Pablo

1936

For the Service

as Indian Brave (uncredited)

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as Yellow Wolf

1936

Silly Billies

as Indian

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as Young Wolf

1935

Saddle Aces

as Canejo Rider Jose

1935

Rustler's Paradise

as Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)

1935

Wagon Trail

as Henchman

1935

Cyclone of the Saddle

as Yellow Wolf

1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

as Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]