Chief Thundercloud

1899-04-12 – 1955-12-01 (age 56) Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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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.

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Chief Thundercloud

Known For

Renegade Girl

Renegade Girl

1946

as Chief White Cloud

Sonora Stagecoach

Sonora Stagecoach

1944

as Chief Thundercloud

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Wandering Spirit

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Indian (uncredited)

Saddle Aces

Saddle Aces

1935

as Canejo Rider Jose

Western Union

Western Union

1941

as Indian Leader

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

as Indian Seabee (uncredited)

A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

Ambush

Ambush

1950

as Tana

The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

1952

as Apache (uncredited)

Colt .45

Colt .45

1950

as Walking Bear

I Killed Geronimo

I Killed Geronimo

1950

as Geronimo

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1951

as Chief Longfeather

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939

as Indian Guide

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

1950

as Sleeping Fox

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

as Indian Interpreter

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

Call of the Forest

Call of the Forest

1949

as Stormcloud

Silly Billies

Silly Billies

1936

as Indian

Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1940

as Orimha