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Chief Thundercloud

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Chief Thundercloud

Born April 12, 1899 in Santa Cruz County, ArizonaDied December 1, 195557 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.

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The Cat and the Canary posterFirst watchThe Cat and the Canary19396.9as Indian GuideRelatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.View film

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Union Pacific poster6.7Union Pacific1939Western Union poster6.0Western Union1941The Fighting Seabees poster6.2The Fighting Seabees1944

Filmography

57 films as actor
  1. 1952The Half-BreedApache (uncredited)
  2. 1952Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk TerritoryBlack Hawk
  3. 1951Santa FeChief Longfeather
  4. 1950I Killed GeronimoGeronimo
  5. 1950The Iroquois TrailOttawa Chief (uncredited)
  6. 1950Colt .45Walking Bear
  7. 1950A Ticket to Tomahawk
  8. 1950The Traveling SaleswomanRunning Deer
  9. 1950AmbushTana
  10. 1950Davy Crockett, Indian ScoutSleeping Fox
  11. 1949Mrs. MikeIndian (uncredited)
  12. 1949Call of the ForestStormcloud
  13. 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetIndian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
  14. 1947The PrairieEagle Feather
  15. 1946Renegade GirlChief White Cloud
  16. 1946Badman's TerritoryChief Tahlequah
  17. 1946Romance of the WestChief Eagle Feather
  18. 1946The Phantom RiderChief Yellow Wolf
  19. 1944Sonora StagecoachChief Thundercloud
  20. 1944Outlaw TrailThundercloud
  21. 1944The Fighting SeabeesIndian Seabee (uncredited)
  22. 1943The Law Rides AgainThundercloud
  23. 1943Daredevils of the WestIndian Chief
  24. 1942Overland MailChief Many Moons
  25. 1942Lady in a JamThundercloud (uncredited)
  26. 1942Shut My Big MouthIndian Interpreter
  27. 1941Silver StallionFreshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
  28. 1941Pirates on HorsebackFlying Cloud
  29. 1941Western UnionIndian Leader
  30. 1940Hudson's BayOrimha
  31. 1940North West Mounted PoliceWandering Spirit
  32. 1940WyomingLightfoot
  33. 1940TyphoonKehi
  34. 1940Young Buffalo BillAkuna
  35. 1940Hi-Yo SilverTonto
  36. 1940Murder on the YukonHenchman Manti
  37. 1939GeronimoGeronimo
  38. 1939Fighting MadIndian
  39. 1939The Cat and the CanaryIndian Guide
  40. 1939Union PacificIndian (uncredited)
  41. 1939The Lone Ranger Rides AgainTonto
  42. 1938Flaming FrontiersThunder Cloud
  43. 1938The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokChief Gray Eagle
  44. 1938The Lone RangerTonto
  45. 1937Renfrew of the Royal MountedIndian henchman
  46. 1937The Riders of the Whistling SkullHigh Priest
  47. 1936Ride, Ranger, RideLittle Wolf
  48. 1936RamonaPablo
  49. 1936For the ServiceIndian Brave (uncredited)
  50. 1936Custer's Last StandYellow Wolf
  51. 1936Silly BilliesIndian
  52. 1936Custer's Last StandYoung Wolf
  53. 1935Saddle AcesCanejo Rider Jose
  54. 1935Rustler's ParadiseHenchman (as Thunder Cloud)
  55. 1935Wagon TrailHenchman
  56. 1935Cyclone of the SaddleYellow Wolf
  57. 1935Rustlers of Red DogChief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]