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