Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-04-12

Day of Death

1955-12-01 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Also Known As

Victor Daniels

Chief Thundercloud

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.

Known For

Silly Billies

Silly Billies

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog

Acting

Mrs. Mike

1949

Mrs. Mike

as

Indian (uncredited)

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as

High Priest

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet

as

Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

Western Union

1941

Western Union

as

Indian Leader

Rustler's Paradise

1935

Rustler's Paradise

as

Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)

Badman's Territory

1946

Badman's Territory

as

Chief Tahlequah

The Cat and the Canary

1939

The Cat and the Canary

as

Indian Guide

The Iroquois Trail

1950

The Iroquois Trail

as

Colt .45

1950

Colt .45

as

Walking Bear

The Half-Breed

1952

The Half-Breed

as

Apache (uncredited)

Renegade Girl

1946

Renegade Girl

as

Chief White Cloud

Hudson's Bay

1941

Hudson's Bay

as

Orimha

Ramona

1936

Ramona

as

Pablo

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

1937

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

as

Indian henchman

Call of the Forest

1949

Call of the Forest

as

Stormcloud

Wagon Trail

1935

Wagon Trail

as

Henchman

Typhoon

1940

Typhoon

as

Kehi

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Chief Gray Eagle

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

1952

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

as

Black Hawk

Custer's Last Stand

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as

Young Wolf

Outlaw Trail

1944

Outlaw Trail

as

Thundercloud

The Phantom Rider

1946

The Phantom Rider

as

Chief Yellow Wolf

The Lone Ranger

1938

The Lone Ranger

as

Tonto

Flaming Frontiers

1938

Flaming Frontiers

as

Thunder Cloud

The Law Rides Again

1943

The Law Rides Again

as

Thundercloud

Young Buffalo Bill

1940

Young Buffalo Bill

as

Akuna

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as

Tonto

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

Cyclone of the Saddle

as

Yellow Wolf

Union Pacific

1939

Union Pacific

as

Indian (uncredited)

Fighting Mad

1939

Fighting Mad

as

Indian

Ambush

1950

Ambush

as

Tana

Murder on the Yukon

1940

Murder on the Yukon

as

Henchman Manti

For the Service

1936

For the Service

as

Indian Brave (uncredited)

Silver Stallion

1941

Silver Stallion

as

Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)

Wyoming

1940

Wyoming

as

Lightfoot

North West Mounted Police

1940

North West Mounted Police

as

Wandering Spirit

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

Hi-Yo Silver

as

Tonto

Geronimo

1939

Geronimo

as

Geronimo

The Fighting Seabees

1944

The Fighting Seabees

as

Indian Seabee (uncredited)

Silly Billies

1936

Silly Billies

as

Indian

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

as

Indian Interpreter

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

1950

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

as

Sleeping Fox

I Killed Geronimo

1950

I Killed Geronimo

as

Geronimo

The Prairie

1947

The Prairie

as

Eagle Feather

Sonora Stagecoach

1944

Sonora Stagecoach

as

Chief Thundercloud

Daredevils of the West

1943

Daredevils of the West

as

Indian Chief

Custer's Last Stand

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as

Yellow Wolf

Romance of the West

1946

Romance of the West

as

Chief Eagle Feather

Pirates on Horseback

1941

Pirates on Horseback

as

Flying Cloud

Overland Mail

1942

Overland Mail

as

Chief Many Moons

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

as

Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]

Saddle Aces

1935

Saddle Aces

as

Canejo Rider Jose

Santa Fe

1951

Santa Fe

as

Chief Longfeather

Ride, Ranger, Ride

1936

Ride, Ranger, Ride

as

Little Wolf

Lady in a Jam

1942

Lady in a Jam

as

Thundercloud (uncredited)

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

as

Production

Crew

Directing