- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 12, 1899
- Place of Birth
- Santa Cruz County, Arizona
- Died
- December 1, 1955
Chief Thundercloud
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
movieThe Half-Breed
1952 · Apache (uncredited)
movieBuffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
1952 · Black Hawk
movieSanta Fe
1951 · Chief Longfeather
movieI Killed Geronimo
1950 · Geronimo
movieThe Iroquois Trail
1950 · Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
movieColt .45
1950 · Walking Bear
movieA Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
movieThe Traveling Saleswoman
1950 · Running Deer
movieAmbush
1950 · Tana
movieDavy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 · Sleeping Fox
movieMrs. Mike
1949 · Indian (uncredited)
movieCall of the Forest
1949 · Stormcloud
movieThe Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
movieThe Prairie
1947 · Eagle Feather
movieRenegade Girl
1946 · Chief White Cloud
movieBadman's Territory
1946 · Chief Tahlequah
movieRomance of the West
1946 · Chief Eagle Feather
movieThe Phantom Rider
1946 · Chief Yellow Wolf
movieSonora Stagecoach
1944 · Chief Thundercloud
movieOutlaw Trail
1944 · Thundercloud
movieThe Fighting Seabees
1944 · Indian Seabee (uncredited)
movieThe Law Rides Again
1943 · Thundercloud
movieDaredevils of the West
1943 · Indian Chief
movieOverland Mail
1942 · Chief Many Moons
movieLady in a Jam
1942 · Thundercloud (uncredited)
movieShut My Big Mouth
1942 · Indian Interpreter
movieSilver Stallion
1941 · Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
moviePirates on Horseback
1941 · Flying Cloud
movieWestern Union
1941 · Indian Leader
movieHudson's Bay
1940 · Orimha
movieNorth West Mounted Police
1940 · Wandering Spirit
movieWyoming
1940 · Lightfoot
movieTyphoon
1940 · Kehi
movieYoung Buffalo Bill
1940 · Akuna
movieHi-Yo Silver
1940 · Tonto
movieMurder on the Yukon
1940 · Henchman Manti
movieGeronimo
1939 · Geronimo
movieFighting Mad
1939 · Indian
movieThe Cat and the Canary
1939 · Indian Guide
movieUnion Pacific
1939 · Indian (uncredited)
movieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Tonto
movieFlaming Frontiers
1938 · Thunder Cloud
movieThe Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938 · Chief Gray Eagle
movieThe Lone Ranger
1938 · Tonto
movieRenfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937 · Indian henchman
movieThe Riders of the Whistling Skull
1937 · High Priest
movieRide, Ranger, Ride
1936 · Little Wolf
movieRamona
1936 · Pablo
movieFor the Service
1936 · Indian Brave (uncredited)
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936 · Yellow Wolf
movieSilly Billies
1936 · Indian
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936 · Young Wolf
movieSaddle Aces
1935 · Canejo Rider Jose
movieRustler's Paradise
1935 · Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
movieWagon Trail
1935 · Henchman
movieCyclone of the Saddle
1935 · Yellow Wolf
movieRustlers of Red Dog
1935 · Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]