Chief Thundercloud
Acting
Born: 1899-04-12 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Died: 1955-12-01
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
The Half-Breed
1952
Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
1952
Black Hawk
Santa Fe
1951
Chief Longfeather
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
Colt .45
1950
Walking Bear
Ambush
1950
Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
Sleeping Fox
I Killed Geronimo
1950
Geronimo
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950
Running Deer
Mrs. Mike
1949
Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest
1949
Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie
1947
Eagle Feather
Badman's Territory
1946
Chief Tahlequah
Renegade Girl
1946
Chief White Cloud
The Phantom Rider
1946
Chief Yellow Wolf
Romance of the West
1946
Chief Eagle Feather
Outlaw Trail
1944
Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees
1944
Indian Seabee (uncredited)
Sonora Stagecoach
1944
Chief Thundercloud
The Law Rides Again
1943
Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West
1943
Indian Chief
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
Indian Interpreter
Overland Mail
1942
Chief Many Moons
Lady in a Jam
1942
Thundercloud (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
Indian Leader
Silver Stallion
1941
Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback
1941
Flying Cloud
Hudson's Bay
1940
Orimha