Chief Thundercloud
View on IMDb ↗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
Overland Mail
For the Service
I Killed Geronimo
Romance of the West
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Silly Billies
Rustlers of Red Dog
Shut My Big Mouth
Silver Stallion
Custer's Last StandFilmography (57)
- 1952
The Half-BreedApache (uncredited) - 1952
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk TerritoryBlack Hawk - 1951
Santa FeChief Longfeather - 1950
I Killed GeronimoGeronimo - 1950
Colt .45Walking Bear - 1950
The Iroquois TrailOttawa Chief (uncredited) - 1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk - 1950
AmbushTana - 1950
Davy Crockett, Indian ScoutSleeping Fox - 1950
The Traveling SaleswomanRunning Deer - 1949
Mrs. MikeIndian (uncredited) - 1949
Call of the ForestStormcloud - 1947
The PrairieEagle Feather - 1947
The Senator Was IndiscreetIndian (as Chief Thunder Cloud) - 1946
Romance of the WestChief Eagle Feather - 1946
The Phantom RiderChief Yellow Wolf - 1946
Badman's TerritoryChief Tahlequah - 1946
Renegade GirlChief White Cloud - 1944
Outlaw TrailThundercloud - 1944
The Fighting SeabeesIndian Seabee (uncredited) - 1944
Sonora StagecoachChief Thundercloud - 1943
Daredevils of the WestIndian Chief - 1943
The Law Rides AgainThundercloud - 1942
Overland MailChief Many Moons - 1942
Shut My Big MouthIndian Interpreter - 1942
Lady in a JamThundercloud (uncredited) - 1941
Silver StallionFreshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud) - 1941
Western UnionIndian Leader - 1941
Pirates on HorsebackFlying Cloud - 1940
Hi-Yo SilverTonto - 1940
TyphoonKehi - 1940
WyomingLightfoot - 1940
North West Mounted PoliceWandering Spirit - 1940
Hudson's BayOrimha - 1940
Murder on the YukonHenchman Manti - 1940
Young Buffalo BillAkuna - 1939
The Lone Ranger Rides AgainTonto - 1939
The Cat and the CanaryIndian Guide - 1939
Union PacificIndian (uncredited) - 1939
GeronimoGeronimo - 1939
Fighting MadIndian - 1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokChief Gray Eagle - 1938
The Lone RangerTonto - 1938
Flaming FrontiersThunder Cloud - 1937
The Riders of the Whistling SkullHigh Priest - 1937
Renfrew of the Royal MountedIndian henchman - 1936
For the ServiceIndian Brave (uncredited) - 1936
Silly BilliesIndian - 1936
Custer's Last StandYellow Wolf - 1936
RamonaPablo - 1936Custer's Last StandYoung Wolf
- 1936
Ride, Ranger, RideLittle Wolf - 1935
Rustlers of Red DogChief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11] - 1935
Rustler's ParadiseHenchman (as Thunder Cloud) - 1935
Saddle AcesCanejo Rider Jose - 1935
Cyclone of the SaddleYellow Wolf - 1935
Wagon TrailHenchman