Chief Thundercloud
Born
April 12, 1899
Died
December 1, 1955 (56 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
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.
Known For
The Half-Breed
Apache (uncredited)
1952
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Black Hawk
1952
Santa Fe
Chief Longfeather
1951
I Killed Geronimo
Geronimo
1950
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Colt .45
Walking Bear
1950
Ambush
Tana
1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Sleeping Fox
1950
Mrs. Mike
Indian (uncredited)
1949
Call of the Forest
Stormcloud
1949
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
1947
The Prairie
Eagle Feather
1947
Renegade Girl
Chief White Cloud
1946
Badman's Territory
Chief Tahlequah
1946
Romance of the West
Chief Eagle Feather
1946
The Phantom Rider
Chief Yellow Wolf
1946
Sonora Stagecoach
Chief Thundercloud
1944
Outlaw Trail
Thundercloud
1944
The Fighting Seabees
Indian Seabee (uncredited)
1944
The Law Rides Again
Thundercloud
1943
Daredevils of the West
Indian Chief
1943
Overland Mail
Chief Many Moons
1942
Lady in a Jam
Thundercloud (uncredited)
1942
Shut My Big Mouth
Indian Interpreter
1942
Silver Stallion
Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
1941
Pirates on Horseback
Flying Cloud
1941
Western Union
Indian Leader
1941
Hudson's Bay
Orimha
1941
North West Mounted Police
Wandering Spirit
1940
Wyoming
Lightfoot
1940
Typhoon
Kehi
1940
Young Buffalo Bill
Akuna
1940
Hi-Yo Silver
Tonto
1940
Murder on the Yukon
Henchman Manti
1940
Geronimo
Geronimo
1939
Fighting Mad
Indian
1939
The Cat and the Canary
Indian Guide
1939
Union Pacific
Indian (uncredited)
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Tonto
1939
Flaming Frontiers
Thunder Cloud
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Chief Gray Eagle
1938
The Lone Ranger
Tonto
1938
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Indian henchman
1937
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
High Priest
1937
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Little Wolf
1936
Ramona
Pablo
1936
For the Service
Indian Brave (uncredited)
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Yellow Wolf
1936
Silly Billies
Indian
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Young Wolf
1936
Saddle Aces
Canejo Rider Jose
1935
Rustler's Paradise
Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
1935
Wagon Trail
Henchman
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Yellow Wolf
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
1935