
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.
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 Cat and the Canary
as Indian Guide
Western Union
as Indian Leader
North West Mounted Police
as Wandering Spirit
Cast Credits
The Half-Breed
as Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
as Black Hawk
Santa Fe
as Chief Longfeather
I Killed Geronimo
as Geronimo
Colt .45
as Walking Bear
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Running Deer
Ambush
as Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Sleeping Fox
Mrs. Mike
as Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest
as Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie
as Eagle Feather
Renegade Girl
as Chief White Cloud
Badman's Territory
as Chief Tahlequah
Romance of the West
as Chief Eagle Feather
The Phantom Rider
as Chief Yellow Wolf
Sonora Stagecoach
as Chief Thundercloud
Outlaw Trail
as Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees
as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
The Law Rides Again
as Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West
as Indian Chief
Overland Mail
as Chief Many Moons
Lady in a Jam
as Thundercloud (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Indian Interpreter
Silver Stallion
as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback
as Flying Cloud
Western Union
as Indian Leader
Hudson's Bay
as Orimha