Acting
Chief Thundercloud
EN, NL cinema · 57 credits
Born
12 April 1899
Died
1 December 1955 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Also known as Victor Daniels
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
Filmography
The Half-Breed
as Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
as Black Hawk
Santa Fe
as Chief Longfeather
The Iroquois Trail
as Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
Colt .45
as Walking Bear
Ambush
as Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Sleeping Fox
I Killed Geronimo
as Geronimo
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Running Deer
Mrs. Mike
as Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest
as Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie
as Eagle Feather
Badman's Territory
as Chief Tahlequah
Renegade Girl
as Chief White Cloud
The Phantom Rider
as Chief Yellow Wolf
Romance of the West
as Chief Eagle Feather
Outlaw Trail
as Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees
as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
Sonora Stagecoach
as Chief Thundercloud
The Law Rides Again
as Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West
as Indian Chief
Shut My Big Mouth
as Indian Interpreter
Overland Mail
as Chief Many Moons
Lady in a Jam
as Thundercloud (uncredited)
Western Union
as Indian Leader
Silver Stallion
as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback
as Flying Cloud
Hudson's Bay
as Orimha
Typhoon
as Kehi
Young Buffalo Bill
as Akuna
Murder on the Yukon
as Henchman Manti
Wyoming
as Lightfoot
North West Mounted Police
as Wandering Spirit
Hi-Yo Silver
as Tonto
The Cat and the Canary
as Indian Guide
Union Pacific
as Indian (uncredited)
Fighting Mad
as Indian
Geronimo
as Geronimo
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Chief Gray Eagle
Flaming Frontiers
as Thunder Cloud
The Lone Ranger
as Tonto
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
as High Priest
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
as Indian henchman
Ramona
as Pablo
Custer's Last Stand
as Young Wolf
For the Service
as Indian Brave (uncredited)
Silly Billies
as Indian
Custer's Last Stand
as Yellow Wolf
Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Little Wolf
Rustler's Paradise
as Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
Wagon Trail
as Henchman
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Yellow Wolf
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
Saddle Aces
as Canejo Rider Jose