Chief Thundercloud
Known for
Acting
Life
1899 – 1955 (aged 56)
Born in
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Credits
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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
Western Union
21 Feb 1941
The Cat and the Canary
27 Oct 1939
Union Pacific
05 May 1939
The Fighting Seabees
27 Jan 1944
North West Mounted Police
22 Oct 1940
Santa Fe
01 Apr 1951
Colt .45
27 May 1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk
19 May 1950
Filmography
1952
- The Half-Breedas Apache (uncredited)
- Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territoryas Black Hawk
1951
- Santa Feas Chief Longfeather
1950
- I Killed Geronimoas Geronimo
- The Iroquois Trailas Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
- Colt .45as Walking Bear
- A Ticket to Tomahawk
- The Traveling Saleswomanas Running Deer
- Ambushas Tana
- Davy Crockett, Indian Scoutas Sleeping Fox
1949
- Mrs. Mikeas Indian (uncredited)
- Call of the Forestas Stormcloud
1947
- The Senator Was Indiscreetas Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
- The Prairieas Eagle Feather
1946
- Renegade Girlas Chief White Cloud
- Badman's Territoryas Chief Tahlequah
- Romance of the Westas Chief Eagle Feather
- The Phantom Rideras Chief Yellow Wolf
1944
- Sonora Stagecoachas Chief Thundercloud
- Outlaw Trailas Thundercloud
- The Fighting Seabeesas Indian Seabee (uncredited)
1943
- The Law Rides Againas Thundercloud
- Daredevils of the Westas Indian Chief
1942
- Overland Mailas Chief Many Moons
- Lady in a Jamas Thundercloud (uncredited)
- Shut My Big Mouthas Indian Interpreter
1941
- Silver Stallionas Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
- Pirates on Horsebackas Flying Cloud
- Western Unionas Indian Leader
1940
- Hudson's Bayas Orimha
- North West Mounted Policeas Wandering Spirit
- Wyomingas Lightfoot
- Typhoonas Kehi
- Young Buffalo Billas Akuna
- Hi-Yo Silveras Tonto
- Murder on the Yukonas Henchman Manti
1939
- Geronimoas Geronimo
- Fighting Madas Indian
- The Cat and the Canaryas Indian Guide
- Union Pacificas Indian (uncredited)
- The Lone Ranger Rides Againas Tonto
1938
- Flaming Frontiersas Thunder Cloud
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickokas Chief Gray Eagle
- The Lone Rangeras Tonto
1937
- Renfrew of the Royal Mountedas Indian henchman
- The Riders of the Whistling Skullas High Priest
1936
- Ride, Ranger, Rideas Little Wolf
- Ramonaas Pablo
- For the Serviceas Indian Brave (uncredited)
- Custer's Last Standas Yellow Wolf
- Silly Billiesas Indian
- Custer's Last Standas Young Wolf
1935
- Saddle Acesas Canejo Rider Jose
- Rustler's Paradiseas Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
- Wagon Trailas Henchman
- Cyclone of the Saddleas Yellow Wolf
- Rustlers of Red Dogas Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]