Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1899-04-12
- Day of Death1955-12-01 (56 years)
- Place of BirthSanta Cruz County, Arizona
- Also Known AsVictor Daniels
Chief Thundercloud
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.
Acting Career
- 1952
The Half-Breed
As: Apache (uncredited)
- 1952
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
As: Black Hawk
- 1951
Santa Fe
As: Chief Longfeather
- 1950
I Killed Geronimo
As: Geronimo
- 1950
Colt .45
As: Walking Bear
- 1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
As: Running Deer
- 1950
Ambush
As: Tana
- 1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
As: Sleeping Fox
1949Mrs. Mike
As: Indian (uncredited)
1949Call of the Forest
As: Stormcloud
1947The Senator Was Indiscreet
As: Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
1947The Prairie
As: Eagle Feather
1946Renegade Girl
As: Chief White Cloud
1946Badman's Territory
As: Chief Tahlequah
1946Romance of the West
As: Chief Eagle Feather
1946The Phantom Rider
As: Chief Yellow Wolf
1944Sonora Stagecoach
As: Chief Thundercloud
1944Outlaw Trail
As: Thundercloud
- 1944
The Fighting Seabees
As: Indian Seabee (uncredited)
1943The Law Rides Again
As: Thundercloud
1943Daredevils of the West
As: Indian Chief
1942Overland Mail
As: Chief Many Moons
1942Lady in a Jam
As: Thundercloud (uncredited)
1942Shut My Big Mouth
As: Indian Interpreter
1941Silver Stallion
As: Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
1941Pirates on Horseback
As: Flying Cloud
- 1941
Western Union
As: Indian Leader
1941Hudson's Bay
As: Orimha
- 1940
North West Mounted Police
As: Wandering Spirit
1940Wyoming
As: Lightfoot
1940Typhoon
As: Kehi
1940Young Buffalo Bill
As: Akuna
1940Hi-Yo Silver
As: Tonto
1940Murder on the Yukon
As: Henchman Manti
1939Geronimo
As: Geronimo
1939Fighting Mad
As: Indian
- 1939
The Cat and the Canary
As: Indian Guide
- 1939
Union Pacific
As: Indian (uncredited)
1939The Lone Ranger Rides Again
As: Tonto
1938Flaming Frontiers
As: Thunder Cloud
1938The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
As: Chief Gray Eagle
1938The Lone Ranger
As: Tonto
1937Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
As: Indian henchman
1937The Riders of the Whistling Skull
As: High Priest
1936Ride, Ranger, Ride
As: Little Wolf
1936Ramona
As: Pablo
1936For the Service
As: Indian Brave (uncredited)
1936Custer's Last Stand
As: Yellow Wolf
1936Silly Billies
As: Indian
- 1936
Custer's Last Stand
As: Young Wolf
1935Saddle Aces
As: Canejo Rider Jose
1935Rustler's Paradise
As: Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
1935Wagon Trail
As: Henchman
1935Cyclone of the Saddle
As: Yellow Wolf
1935Rustlers of Red Dog
As: Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]