Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 12, 1899

died

December 1, 1955

place of birth

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

also known as

Victor Daniels

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

as Wandering Spirit

Western Union

Western Union

as Indian Leader

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

as Indian Seabee (uncredited)

Ambush

Ambush

as Tana

Colt .45

Colt .45

as Walking Bear

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

as Indian (uncredited)

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940as Wandering Spirit
Western Union
6.0

Western Union

1941as Indian Leader
The Fighting Seabees
6.3

The Fighting Seabees

1944as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
Ambush
5.4

Ambush

1950as Tana
Colt .45
6.6

Colt .45

1950as Walking Bear
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

1939as Indian (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
7.0

The Half-Breed

1952as Apache (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.0

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950
The Cat and the Canary
6.9

The Cat and the Canary

1939as Indian Guide
The Lone Ranger
7.5

The Lone Ranger

1938as Tonto
Badman's Territory
6.3

Badman's Territory

1946as Chief Tahlequah
Geronimo
5.3

Geronimo

1939as Geronimo
Ramona
5.8

Ramona

1936as Pablo
The Iroquois Trail
6.6

The Iroquois Trail

1950as Ottawa Chief (uncredited)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
6.2

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
Custer's Last Stand
8.0

Custer's Last Stand

1936as Yellow Wolf
Custer's Last Stand
5.3

Custer's Last Stand

1936as Young Wolf
Shut My Big Mouth
8.3

Shut My Big Mouth

1942as Indian Interpreter
For the Service
10.0

For the Service

1936as Indian Brave (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
5.6

Lady in a Jam

1942as Thundercloud (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
5.2

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

1950as Sleeping Fox
Overland Mail
10.0

Overland Mail

1942as Chief Many Moons
Sonora Stagecoach
6.0

Sonora Stagecoach

1944as Chief Thundercloud
The Prairie
6.5

The Prairie

1947as Eagle Feather
Wyoming
6.7

Wyoming

1940as Lightfoot
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
7.3

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939as Tonto
Daredevils of the West
7.0

Daredevils of the West

1943as Indian Chief
Santa Fe
6.8

Santa Fe

1951as Chief Longfeather
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
5.7

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937as High Priest
Flaming Frontiers
5.1

Flaming Frontiers

1938as Thunder Cloud
Hudson's Bay
6.1

Hudson's Bay

1940as Orimha
Young Buffalo Bill
4.6

Young Buffalo Bill

1940as Akuna
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
9.0

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938as Chief Gray Eagle
Mrs. Mike
6.0

Mrs. Mike

1949as Indian (uncredited)
Fighting Mad
4.5

Fighting Mad

1939as Indian
Silly Billies
8.5

Silly Billies

1936as Indian
I Killed Geronimo
9.0

I Killed Geronimo

1950as Geronimo
Renegade Girl
4.2

Renegade Girl

1946as Chief White Cloud
Rustlers of Red Dog
8.5

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935as Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
Romance of the West
9.0

Romance of the West

1946as Chief Eagle Feather
Hi-Yo Silver
7.0

Hi-Yo Silver

1940as Tonto
Murder on the Yukon
5.7

Murder on the Yukon

1940as Henchman Manti
Rustler's Paradise
8.0

Rustler's Paradise

1935as Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)
Call of the Forest
6.0

Call of the Forest

1949as Stormcloud
The Phantom Rider
6.5

The Phantom Rider

1946as Chief Yellow Wolf
Typhoon
6.7

Typhoon

1940as Kehi
Outlaw Trail
7.0

Outlaw Trail

1944as Thundercloud
The Law Rides Again
6.8

The Law Rides Again

1943as Thundercloud
Pirates on Horseback
6.0

Pirates on Horseback

1941as Flying Cloud
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
4.6

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

1937as Indian henchman