Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Acting
🎂 1899-04-12 (56 years old at death)
✝️ 1955-12-01
📍 Santa Cruz County, Arizona
👤 Male
🎬 57 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 (57 movies)

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]