Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Known for

Acting

Born

April 12, 1899

Birthplace

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Died

December 1, 1955 (aged 56)

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.

Best known work

Western Union

Western Union

1941

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1951

Colt .45

Colt .45

1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

Ambush

Ambush

1950

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

1950

Filmography

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
The Iroquois Trail
as Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
1950
Colt .45
as Walking Bear
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Running Deer
1950
Ambush
as Tana
1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Sleeping Fox
1949
Mrs. Mike
as Indian (uncredited)
1949
Call of the Forest
as Stormcloud
1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
1947
The Prairie
as Eagle Feather
1946
Renegade Girl
as Chief White Cloud
1946
Badman's Territory
as Chief Tahlequah
1946
Romance of the West
as Chief Eagle Feather
1946
The Phantom Rider
as Chief Yellow Wolf
1944
Sonora Stagecoach
as Chief Thundercloud
1944
Outlaw Trail
as Thundercloud
1944
The Fighting Seabees
as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
1943
The Law Rides Again
as Thundercloud
1943
Daredevils of the West
as Indian Chief
1942
Overland Mail
as Chief Many Moons
1942
Lady in a Jam
as Thundercloud (uncredited)