Chief Thundercloud

Acting

Chief Thundercloud

Born 12 April 1899 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona · Died 1 December 1955 at 56

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

Highlights

The Cat and the Canary1939 · Film · Indian Guide
Union Pacific1939 · Film · Indian (uncredited)
Western Union1941 · Film · Indian Leader
The Fighting Seabees1944 · Film · Indian Seabee (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police1940 · Film · Wandering Spirit
Santa Fe1951 · Film · Chief Longfeather

Filmography

Movies

57 films

The Half-Breed1952 · Film · Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory1952 · Film · Black Hawk
Santa Fe1951 · Film · Chief Longfeather
I Killed Geronimo1950 · Film · Geronimo
The Iroquois Trail1950 · Film · Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
Colt .451950 · Film · Walking Bear
A Ticket to Tomahawk1950 · Film
The Traveling Saleswoman1950 · Film · Running Deer
Ambush1950 · Film · Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout1950 · Film · Sleeping Fox
Mrs. Mike1949 · Film · Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest1949 · Film · Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet1947 · Film · Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie1947 · Film · Eagle Feather
Renegade Girl1946 · Film · Chief White Cloud
Badman's Territory1946 · Film · Chief Tahlequah
Romance of the West1946 · Film · Chief Eagle Feather
The Phantom Rider1946 · Film · Chief Yellow Wolf
Sonora Stagecoach1944 · Film · Chief Thundercloud
Outlaw Trail1944 · Film · Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees1944 · Film · Indian Seabee (uncredited)
The Law Rides Again1943 · Film · Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West1943 · Film · Indian Chief
Overland Mail1942 · Film · Chief Many Moons
Lady in a Jam1942 · Film · Thundercloud (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth1942 · Film · Indian Interpreter
Silver Stallion1941 · Film · Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback1941 · Film · Flying Cloud
Western Union1941 · Film · Indian Leader
Hudson's Bay1940 · Film · Orimha
North West Mounted Police1940 · Film · Wandering Spirit
Wyoming1940 · Film · Lightfoot
Typhoon1940 · Film · Kehi
Young Buffalo Bill1940 · Film · Akuna
Hi-Yo Silver1940 · Film · Tonto
Murder on the Yukon1940 · Film · Henchman Manti
Geronimo1939 · Film · Geronimo
Fighting Mad1939 · Film · Indian
The Cat and the Canary1939 · Film · Indian Guide
Union Pacific1939 · Film · Indian (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939 · Film · Tonto
Flaming Frontiers1938 · Film · Thunder Cloud
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1938 · Film · Chief Gray Eagle
The Lone Ranger1938 · Film · Tonto
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted1937 · Film · Indian henchman
The Riders of the Whistling Skull1937 · Film · High Priest
Ride, Ranger, Ride1936 · Film · Little Wolf
Ramona1936 · Film · Pablo
For the Service1936 · Film · Indian Brave (uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand1936 · Film · Yellow Wolf
Silly Billies1936 · Film · Indian
Custer's Last Stand1936 · Film · Young Wolf
Saddle Aces1935 · Film · Canejo Rider Jose
Rustler's Paradise1935 · Film · Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
Wagon Trail1935 · Film · Henchman
Cyclone of the Saddle1935 · Film · Yellow Wolf
Rustlers of Red Dog1935 · Film · Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]