Chief Thundercloud
Born
April 12, 1899 (age 56)
Died
December 1, 1955
Birthplace
Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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.

Movies

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
1952 ★ 5.0
Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
1952 ★ 4.2
Black Hawk
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
1951 ★ 6.8
Chief Longfeather
I Killed Geronimo
I Killed Geronimo
1950
Geronimo
The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail
1950 ★ 5.8
Colt .45
Colt .45
1950 ★ 6.2
Walking Bear
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 ★ 5.8
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950 ★ 4.5
Running Deer
Ambush
Ambush
1950 ★ 5.2
Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 ★ 4.9
Sleeping Fox
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike
1949 ★ 2.0
Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest
Call of the Forest
1949 ★ 4.7
Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 ★ 5.4
Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie
The Prairie
1947 ★ 6.0
Eagle Feather
Renegade Girl
Renegade Girl
1946 ★ 3.7
Chief White Cloud
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 ★ 5.7
Chief Tahlequah
Romance of the West
Romance of the West
1946
Chief Eagle Feather
The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider
1946 ★ 6.0
Chief Yellow Wolf
Sonora Stagecoach
Sonora Stagecoach
1944 ★ 5.0
Chief Thundercloud
Outlaw Trail
Outlaw Trail
1944
Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 ★ 6.2
Indian Seabee (uncredited)
The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again
1943 ★ 6.0
Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West
Daredevils of the West
1943
Indian Chief
Overland Mail
Overland Mail
1942
Chief Many Moons
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942 ★ 5.3
Thundercloud (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth
1942 ★ 8.5
Indian Interpreter
Silver Stallion
Silver Stallion
1941
Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback
Pirates on Horseback
1941 ★ 3.0
Flying Cloud
Western Union
Western Union
1941 ★ 6.0
Indian Leader
Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay
1940 ★ 5.8
Orimha
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
1940 ★ 6.4
Wandering Spirit
Wyoming
Wyoming
1940 ★ 5.9
Lightfoot
Typhoon
Typhoon
1940 ★ 5.0
Kehi
Young Buffalo Bill
Young Buffalo Bill
1940 ★ 3.8
Akuna
Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 ★ 6.0
Tonto
Murder on the Yukon
Murder on the Yukon
1940 ★ 3.5
Henchman Manti
Geronimo
Geronimo
1939 ★ 4.6
Geronimo
Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad
1939 ★ 3.0
Indian
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary
1939 ★ 6.9
Indian Guide
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 ★ 6.6
Indian (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 ★ 6.0
Tonto
Flaming Frontiers
Flaming Frontiers
1938 ★ 4.8
Thunder Cloud
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
Chief Gray Eagle
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1938 ★ 6.0
Tonto
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937 ★ 3.5
Indian henchman
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
1937 ★ 5.2
High Priest
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936 ★ 4.7
Little Wolf
Ramona
Ramona
1936 ★ 5.1
Pablo
For the Service
For the Service
1936
Indian Brave (uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand
1936
Yellow Wolf
Silly Billies
Silly Billies
1936 ★ 8.0
Indian
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand
1936 ★ 4.5
Young Wolf
Saddle Aces
Saddle Aces
1935
Canejo Rider Jose
Rustler's Paradise
Rustler's Paradise
1935
Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail
1935 ★ 3.2
Henchman
Cyclone of the Saddle
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935 ★ 5.2
Yellow Wolf
Rustlers of Red Dog
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935 ★ 8.0
Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]