Chief Thundercloud
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 12, 1899
- Died
- December 1, 1955
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Half-Breed 1952
as Apache (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory 1952
as Black Hawk
Santa Fe 1951
as Chief Longfeather
I Killed Geronimo 1950
as Geronimo
The Iroquois Trail 1950
as Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
Colt .45 1950
as Walking Bear
A Ticket to Tomahawk 1950
Actor
The Traveling Saleswoman 1950
as Running Deer
Ambush 1950
as Tana
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout 1950
as Sleeping Fox
Mrs. Mike 1949
as Indian (uncredited)
Call of the Forest 1949
as Stormcloud
The Senator Was Indiscreet 1947
as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
The Prairie 1947
as Eagle Feather
Renegade Girl 1946
as Chief White Cloud
Badman's Territory 1946
as Chief Tahlequah
Romance of the West 1946
as Chief Eagle Feather
The Phantom Rider 1946
as Chief Yellow Wolf
Sonora Stagecoach 1944
as Chief Thundercloud
Outlaw Trail 1944
as Thundercloud
The Fighting Seabees 1944
as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
The Law Rides Again 1943
as Thundercloud
Daredevils of the West 1943
as Indian Chief
Overland Mail 1942
as Chief Many Moons
King of the Stallions 1942
as Hahawi
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Thundercloud (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth 1942
as Indian Interpreter
Silver Stallion 1941
as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
Pirates on Horseback 1941
as Flying Cloud
Western Union 1941
as Indian Leader
Hudson's Bay 1940
as Orimha
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Wandering Spirit
Wyoming 1940
as Lightfoot
Typhoon 1940
as Kehi
Young Buffalo Bill 1940
as Akuna
Hi-Yo Silver 1940
as Tonto
Murder on the Yukon 1940
as Henchman Manti
Geronimo 1939
as Geronimo
Fighting Mad 1939
as Indian
The Cat and the Canary 1939
as Indian Guide
Union Pacific 1939
as Indian (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939
as Tonto
Flaming Frontiers 1938
as Thunder Cloud
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1938
as Chief Gray Eagle
The Lone Ranger 1938
as Tonto
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted 1937
as Indian henchman
The Riders of the Whistling Skull 1937
as High Priest
Ride, Ranger, Ride 1936
as Little Wolf
Ramona 1936
as Pablo
For the Service 1936
as Indian Brave (uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand 1936
as Yellow Wolf
Silly Billies 1936
as Indian
Custer's Last Stand 1936
as Young Wolf
Saddle Aces 1935
as Canejo Rider Jose
Rustler's Paradise 1935
as Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
Wagon Trail 1935
as Henchman
Cyclone of the Saddle 1935
as Yellow Wolf
Rustlers of Red Dog 1935
as Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
Credits from TMDB.