Deceased

How Did Chief Thundercloud Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 56

Also known asVictor DanielsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/04/1899Born inSanta Cruz County, ArizonaDied01/12/1955 (aged 56)Died inVenturaCausecancerWikidataQ2963443 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#124555 ↗

Victor Daniels, 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.

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Filmography35 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1952	Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk TerritoryMovie	Black Hawk	53
1950	Davy Crockett, Indian ScoutMovie	Sleeping Fox	51
1950	A Ticket to TomahawkMovie	—	51
1950	AmbushMovie	Tana	51
1950	The Traveling SaleswomanMovie	Running Deer	51
1950	The Iroquois TrailMovie	Ottawa Chief (uncredited)	51
1949	Mrs. MikeMovie	Indian (uncredited)	50
1947	The Senator Was IndiscreetMovie	Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)	48
1947	The PrairieMovie	Eagle Feather	48
1946	The Phantom RiderMovie	Chief Yellow Wolf	47
1946	Renegade GirlMovie	Chief White Cloud	47
1946	Romance of the WestMovie	Chief Eagle Feather	47
1944	The Fighting SeabeesMovie	Indian Seabee (uncredited)	45
1944	Sonora StagecoachMovie	Chief Thundercloud	45
1944	Outlaw TrailMovie	Thundercloud	45
1943	The Law Rides AgainMovie	Thundercloud	44
1943	Daredevils of the WestMovie	Indian Chief	44
1942	Shut My Big MouthMovie	Indian Interpreter	43
1941	Western UnionMovie	Indian Leader	42
1941	Silver StallionMovie	Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)	42
1940	North West Mounted PoliceMovie	Wandering Spirit	41
1940	Young Buffalo BillMovie	Akuna	41
1940	Hudson's BayMovie	Orimha	41
1940	TyphoonMovie	Kehi	41
1939	Union PacificMovie	Indian (uncredited)	40
1939	The Cat and the CanaryMovie	Indian Guide	40
1939	GeronimoMovie	Geronimo	40
1938	The Lone RangerMovie	Tonto	39
1938	Flaming FrontiersMovie	Thunder Cloud	39
1938	The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokMovie	Chief Gray Eagle	39
1936	Silly BilliesMovie	Indian	37
1936	RamonaMovie	Pablo	37
1936	Ride, Ranger, RideMovie	Little Wolf	37
1935	Rustler's ParadiseMovie	Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)	36
1935	Wagon TrailMovie	Henchman	36