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Chief Thundercloud
Born
12 April 1899
Died
1 December 1955
Place
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Acting

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.

As actor

The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

1952 · Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

1952 · Black Hawk
Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1951 · Chief Longfeather
The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

1950 · Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
Colt .45

Colt .45

1950 · Walking Bear
Ambush

Ambush

1950 · Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

1950 · Sleeping Fox
I Killed Geronimo

I Killed Geronimo

1950 · Geronimo
A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950
The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950 · Running Deer
Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike

1949 · Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest

Call of the Forest

1949 · Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947 · Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie

The Prairie

1947 · Eagle Feather
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946 · Chief Tahlequah
Renegade Girl

Renegade Girl

1946 · Chief White Cloud
The Phantom Rider

The Phantom Rider

1946 · Chief Yellow Wolf
Romance of the West

Romance of the West

1946 · Chief Eagle Feather
Outlaw Trail

Outlaw Trail

1944 · Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944 · Indian Seabee (uncredited)
Sonora Stagecoach

Sonora Stagecoach

1944 · Chief Thundercloud
The Law Rides Again

The Law Rides Again

1943 · Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West

Daredevils of the West

1943 · Indian Chief
Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942 · Indian Interpreter
Overland Mail

Overland Mail

1942 · Chief Many Moons
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942 · Thundercloud (uncredited)
Western Union

Western Union

1941 · Indian Leader
Silver Stallion

Silver Stallion

1941 · Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback

Pirates on Horseback

1941 · Flying Cloud
Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1940 · Orimha