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Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Acting·1899–1955·57 films

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.

Filmography

The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1939)Indian Guide
Western Union
Western Union (1941)Indian Leader
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)Indian (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees (1944)Indian Seabee (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)Wandering Spirit
Santa Fe
Santa Fe (1951)Chief Longfeather
Colt .45
Colt .45 (1950)Walking Bear
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
Ambush
Ambush (1950)Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)Sleeping Fox
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam (1942)Thundercloud (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory (1946)Chief Tahlequah
Young Buffalo Bill
Young Buffalo Bill (1940)Akuna
Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay (1940)Orimha
Renegade Girl
Renegade Girl (1946)Chief White Cloud
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952)Black Hawk
Flaming Frontiers
Flaming Frontiers (1938)Thunder Cloud
Geronimo
Geronimo (1939)Geronimo
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
Ramona
Ramona (1936)Pablo
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)High Priest
Wyoming
Wyoming (1940)Lightfoot
The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail (1950)Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail (1935)Henchman
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)Indian henchman
The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again (1943)Thundercloud
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)Running Deer
Call of the Forest
Call of the Forest (1949)Stormcloud
Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad (1939)Indian
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)Little Wolf
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)Tonto
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)Indian Interpreter
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)Young Wolf
Murder on the Yukon
Murder on the Yukon (1940)Henchman Manti
Typhoon
Typhoon (1940)Kehi
Cyclone of the Saddle
Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)Yellow Wolf
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1938)Tonto
The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed (1952)Apache (uncredited)
Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)Tonto
The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider (1946)Chief Yellow Wolf
Rustlers of Red Dog
Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
Silly Billies
Silly Billies (1936)Indian
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike (1949)Indian (uncredited)
The Prairie
The Prairie (1947)Eagle Feather
Sonora Stagecoach
Sonora Stagecoach (1944)Chief Thundercloud
Pirates on Horseback
Pirates on Horseback (1941)Flying Cloud
Daredevils of the West
Daredevils of the West (1943)Indian Chief
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)Yellow Wolf
Overland Mail
Overland Mail (1942)Chief Many Moons
For the Service
For the Service (1936)Indian Brave (uncredited)
Outlaw Trail
Outlaw Trail (1944)Thundercloud
Romance of the West
Romance of the West (1946)Chief Eagle Feather
I Killed Geronimo
I Killed Geronimo (1950)Geronimo
Rustler's Paradise
Rustler's Paradise (1935)Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)Chief Gray Eagle
Silver Stallion
Silver Stallion (1941)Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Saddle Aces
Saddle Aces (1935)Canejo Rider Jose