Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

🎂 12th April 1899 (126 yrs) 📍 Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Known For

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.

Chief Thundercloud

Movies Featuring Chief Thundercloud

The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed (1952)

as Apache (uncredited)

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952)

as Black Hawk

Santa Fe

Santa Fe (1951)

as Chief Longfeather

I Killed Geronimo

I Killed Geronimo (1950)

as Geronimo

The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail (1950)

Colt .45

Colt .45 (1950)

as Walking Bear

A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

as Running Deer

Ambush

Ambush (1950)

as Tana

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)

as Sleeping Fox

Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike (1949)

as Indian (uncredited)

Call of the Forest

Call of the Forest (1949)

as Stormcloud

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

The Prairie

The Prairie (1947)

as Eagle Feather

Renegade Girl

Renegade Girl (1946)

as Chief White Cloud

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory (1946)

as Chief Tahlequah

Romance of the West

Romance of the West (1946)

as Chief Eagle Feather

The Phantom Rider

The Phantom Rider (1946)

as Chief Yellow Wolf

Sonora Stagecoach

Sonora Stagecoach (1944)

as Chief Thundercloud

Outlaw Trail

Outlaw Trail (1944)

as Thundercloud

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

as Indian Seabee (uncredited)

The Law Rides Again

The Law Rides Again (1943)

as Thundercloud

Daredevils of the West

Daredevils of the West (1943)

as Indian Chief

Overland Mail

Overland Mail (1942)

as Chief Many Moons

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam (1942)

as Thundercloud (uncredited)

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth (1942)

as Indian Interpreter

Silver Stallion

Silver Stallion (1941)

as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)

Pirates on Horseback

Pirates on Horseback (1941)

as Flying Cloud

Western Union

Western Union (1941)

as Indian Leader

Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay (1940)

as Orimha

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police (1940)

as Wandering Spirit

Wyoming

Wyoming (1940)

as Lightfoot

Typhoon

Typhoon (1940)

as Kehi

Young Buffalo Bill

Young Buffalo Bill (1940)

as Akuna

Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver (1940)

as Tonto

Murder on the Yukon

Murder on the Yukon (1940)

as Henchman Manti

Geronimo

Geronimo (1939)

as Geronimo

Fighting Mad

Fighting Mad (1939)

as Indian

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

as Indian Guide

Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)

as Indian (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

as Tonto

Flaming Frontiers

Flaming Frontiers (1938)

as Thunder Cloud

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)

as Chief Gray Eagle

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (1938)

as Tonto

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)

as Indian henchman

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)

as High Priest

Ride, Ranger, Ride

Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)

as Little Wolf

Ramona

Ramona (1936)

as Pablo

For the Service

For the Service (1936)

as Indian Brave (uncredited)

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand (1936)

as Yellow Wolf

Silly Billies

Silly Billies (1936)

as Indian

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand (1936)

as Young Wolf

Saddle Aces

Saddle Aces (1935)

as Canejo Rider Jose

Rustler's Paradise

Rustler's Paradise (1935)

as Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)

Wagon Trail

Wagon Trail (1935)

as Henchman

Cyclone of the Saddle

Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)

as Yellow Wolf

Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)

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