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Chief Thundercloud

Acting
56 years oldSanta Cruz County, Arizona

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.

Personal Details

Born
April 12, 1899 - December 1, 1955 (age 56)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Victor Daniels

Movies (50)

The Half-Breed
5.0

The Half-Breed

as Apache (uncredited)

1952

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
4.2

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

as Black Hawk

1952

Santa Fe
6.8

Santa Fe

as Chief Longfeather

1951

I Killed Geronimo

I Killed Geronimo

as Geronimo

1950

The Iroquois Trail
5.8

The Iroquois Trail

1950

Colt .45
6.2

Colt .45

as Walking Bear

1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk
5.8

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

The Traveling Saleswoman
4.5

The Traveling Saleswoman

as Running Deer

1950

Ambush
5.2

Ambush

as Tana

1950

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
4.9

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

as Sleeping Fox

1950

Mrs. Mike
2.0

Mrs. Mike

as Indian (uncredited)

1949

Call of the Forest
4.7

Call of the Forest

as Stormcloud

1949

The Senator Was Indiscreet
5.4

The Senator Was Indiscreet

as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

1947

The Prairie
6.0

The Prairie

as Eagle Feather

1947

Renegade Girl
3.7

Renegade Girl

as Chief White Cloud

1946

Badman's Territory
5.7

Badman's Territory

as Chief Tahlequah

1946

Romance of the West

Romance of the West

as Chief Eagle Feather

1946

The Phantom Rider
6.0

The Phantom Rider

as Chief Yellow Wolf

1946

Sonora Stagecoach
5.0

Sonora Stagecoach

as Chief Thundercloud

1944

Outlaw Trail

Outlaw Trail

as Thundercloud

1944

The Fighting Seabees
6.2

The Fighting Seabees

as Indian Seabee (uncredited)

1944

The Law Rides Again
6.0

The Law Rides Again

as Thundercloud

1943

Daredevils of the West

Daredevils of the West

as Indian Chief

1943

Overland Mail

Overland Mail

as Chief Many Moons

1942

Lady in a Jam
5.3

Lady in a Jam

as Thundercloud (uncredited)

1942

Shut My Big Mouth
8.5

Shut My Big Mouth

as Indian Interpreter

1942

Silver Stallion

Silver Stallion

as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)

1941

Pirates on Horseback
3.0

Pirates on Horseback

as Flying Cloud

1941

Western Union
6.0

Western Union

as Indian Leader

1941

Hudson's Bay
5.8

Hudson's Bay

as Orimha

1940

North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

as Wandering Spirit

1940

Wyoming
5.9

Wyoming

as Lightfoot

1940

Typhoon
5.0

Typhoon

as Kehi

1940

Young Buffalo Bill
3.8

Young Buffalo Bill

as Akuna

1940

Hi-Yo Silver
6.0

Hi-Yo Silver

as Tonto

1940

Murder on the Yukon
3.5

Murder on the Yukon

as Henchman Manti

1940

Geronimo
4.6

Geronimo

as Geronimo

1939

Fighting Mad
3.0

Fighting Mad

as Indian

1939

The Cat and the Canary
6.9

The Cat and the Canary

as Indian Guide

1939

Union Pacific
6.6

Union Pacific

as Indian (uncredited)

1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
6.0

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as Tonto

1939

Flaming Frontiers
4.8

Flaming Frontiers

as Thunder Cloud

1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Chief Gray Eagle

1938

The Lone Ranger
6.0

The Lone Ranger

as Tonto

1938

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
3.5

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

as Indian henchman

1937

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
5.2

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as High Priest

1937

Ride, Ranger, Ride
4.7

Ride, Ranger, Ride

as Little Wolf

1936

Ramona
5.1

Ramona

as Pablo

1936

For the Service

For the Service

as Indian Brave (uncredited)

1936

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

as Yellow Wolf

1936