Chief Thundercloud

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.

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)

Santa Fe

as Chief Longfeather

Colt .45

as Walking Bear

Ambush

as Tana

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