Chief Thundercloud

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Chief Thundercloud

Acting April 12, 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…

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Western Union

Western Union

6.0 1941 Movie
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

6.9 1939 Movie
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

6.7 1939 Movie
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

6.2 1944 Movie
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

6.4 1940 Movie
Colt .45

Colt .45

6.6 1950 Movie
Santa Fe

Santa Fe

6.8 1951 Movie
A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

6.0 1950 Movie
Ambush

Ambush

5.4 1950 Movie
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

6.3 1946 Movie
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

5.6 1942 Movie
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

5.2 1950 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1952
    The Half-Breed

    Movie Apache (uncredited)

  2. 1952
    Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

    Movie Black Hawk

  3. 1951
    Santa Fe

    Movie Chief Longfeather

  4. 1950
    I Killed Geronimo

    Movie Geronimo

  5. 1950
    The Iroquois Trail

    Movie Ottawa Chief (uncredited)

  6. 1950
    Colt .45

    Movie Walking Bear

  7. 1950
    A Ticket to Tomahawk

    Movie

  8. 1950
    The Traveling Saleswoman

    Movie Running Deer

  9. 1950
    Ambush

    Movie Tana

  10. 1950
    Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

    Movie Sleeping Fox

  11. 1949
    Mrs. Mike

    Movie Indian (uncredited)

  12. 1949
    Call of the Forest

    Movie Stormcloud

  13. 1947
    The Senator Was Indiscreet

    Movie Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

  14. 1947
    The Prairie

    Movie Eagle Feather

  15. 1946
    Renegade Girl

    Movie Chief White Cloud

  16. 1946
    Badman's Territory

    Movie Chief Tahlequah

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  1. 1946
    Romance of the West

    Movie Chief Eagle Feather

  2. 1946
    The Phantom Rider

    Movie Chief Yellow Wolf

  3. 1944
    Sonora Stagecoach

    Movie Chief Thundercloud

  4. 1944
    Outlaw Trail

    Movie Thundercloud

  5. 1944
    The Fighting Seabees

    Movie Indian Seabee (uncredited)

  6. 1943
    The Law Rides Again

    Movie Thundercloud

  7. 1943
    Daredevils of the West

    Movie Indian Chief

  8. 1942
    Overland Mail

    Movie Chief Many Moons

  9. 1942
    Lady in a Jam

    Movie Thundercloud (uncredited)

  10. 1942
    Shut My Big Mouth

    Movie Indian Interpreter

  11. 1941
    Silver Stallion

    Movie Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)

  12. 1941
    Pirates on Horseback

    Movie Flying Cloud

  13. 1941
    Western Union

    Movie Indian Leader

  14. 1940
    Hudson's Bay

    Movie Orimha

  15. 1940
    North West Mounted Police

    Movie Wandering Spirit

  16. 1940
    Wyoming

    Movie Lightfoot

  17. 1940
    Typhoon

    Movie Kehi

  18. 1940
    Young Buffalo Bill

    Movie Akuna

  19. 1940
    Hi-Yo Silver

    Movie Tonto

  20. 1940
    Murder on the Yukon

    Movie Henchman Manti

  21. 1939
    Geronimo

    Movie Geronimo

  22. 1939
    Fighting Mad

    Movie Indian

  23. 1939
    The Cat and the Canary

    Movie Indian Guide

  24. 1939
    Union Pacific

    Movie Indian (uncredited)