
Actor
Chief Thundercloud
Born 1899 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona
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.
Acting

The Cat and the Canary
Indian Guide · 1939

Union Pacific
Indian (uncredited) · 1939

Western Union
Indian Leader · 1941

The Fighting Seabees
Indian Seabee (uncredited) · 1944

North West Mounted Police
Wandering Spirit · 1940

Santa Fe
Chief Longfeather · 1951

Overland Mail
Chief Many Moons · 1942

For the Service
Indian Brave (uncredited) · 1936

Colt .45
Walking Bear · 1950

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Chief Gray Eagle · 1938

I Killed Geronimo
Geronimo · 1950

Romance of the West
Chief Eagle Feather · 1946

Shut My Big Mouth
Indian Interpreter · 1942

Silly Billies
Indian · 1936

Rustlers of Red Dog
Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11] · 1935

Custer's Last Stand
Yellow Wolf · 1936

Rustler's Paradise
Henchman (as Thunder Cloud) · 1935

Silver Stallion
Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud) · 1941

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Tonto · 1939

Hudson's Bay
Orimha · 1940

The Lone Ranger
Tonto · 1938

Badman's Territory
Chief Tahlequah · 1946

The Law Rides Again
Thundercloud · 1943

Wyoming
Lightfoot · 1940