Chief Thundercloud
Acting
Born April 12, 1899 — Died December 1, 1955
From Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Also known as Victor Daniels
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.
Filmography
The Half-Breed
Apache (uncredited)
19527.0
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Black Hawk
19524.8
Santa Fe
Chief Longfeather
19516.8
I Killed Geronimo
Geronimo
19509.0
The Iroquois Trail
Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
19506.6
Colt .45
Walking Bear
19506.6
A Ticket to Tomahawk
19506.0
The Traveling Saleswoman
Running Deer
19505.2
Ambush
Tana
19505.4
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Sleeping Fox
19505.2
Mrs. Mike
Indian (uncredited)
19496.0
Call of the Forest
Stormcloud
19496.0
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
19476.2
The Prairie
Eagle Feather
19476.5
Renegade Girl
Chief White Cloud
19464.2
Badman's Territory
Chief Tahlequah
19466.3
Romance of the West
Chief Eagle Feather
19469.0
The Phantom Rider
Chief Yellow Wolf
19466.5
Sonora Stagecoach
Chief Thundercloud
19446.0
Outlaw Trail
Thundercloud
19447.0
The Fighting Seabees
Indian Seabee (uncredited)
19446.2
The Law Rides Again
Thundercloud
19436.8
Daredevils of the West
Indian Chief
19437.0
Overland Mail
Chief Many Moons
194210.0
Lady in a Jam
Thundercloud (uncredited)
19425.6
Shut My Big Mouth
Indian Interpreter
19428.3
Silver Stallion
Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)
19418.0
Pirates on Horseback
Flying Cloud
19416.0
Western Union
Indian Leader
19416.0
Hudson's Bay
Orimha
19406.1
North West Mounted Police
Wandering Spirit
19406.4
Wyoming
Lightfoot
19406.7
Typhoon
Kehi
19406.7
Young Buffalo Bill
Akuna
19404.6
Hi-Yo Silver
Tonto
19407.0
Murder on the Yukon
Henchman Manti
19405.7
Geronimo
Geronimo
19395.3
Fighting Mad
Indian
19394.5
The Cat and the Canary
Indian Guide
19396.9
Union Pacific
Indian (uncredited)
19396.7
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Tonto
19397.3
Flaming Frontiers
Thunder Cloud
19385.1
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Chief Gray Eagle
19389.0
The Lone Ranger
Tonto
19387.0
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Indian henchman
19374.6
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
High Priest
19375.7
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Little Wolf
19365.2
Ramona
Pablo
19365.8
For the Service
Indian Brave (uncredited)
193610.0
Custer's Last Stand
Yellow Wolf
19368.0
Silly Billies
Indian
19368.5
Custer's Last Stand
Young Wolf
19365.3
Saddle Aces
Canejo Rider Jose
19357.0
Rustler's Paradise
Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
19358.0
Wagon Trail
Henchman
19354.2
Cyclone of the Saddle
Yellow Wolf
19355.8
Rustlers of Red Dog
Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
19358.5