
Chief Thundercloud
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1899-04-12
- Died
- 1955-12-01
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
Movies (57)

North West Mounted Police
1940
as Wandering Spirit

Outlaw Trail
1944
as Thundercloud

Silly Billies
1936
as Indian

The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Indian Seabee (uncredited)

Western Union
1941
as Indian Leader

Sonora Stagecoach
1944
as Chief Thundercloud

Wagon Trail
1935
as Henchman

Geronimo
1939
as Geronimo

Colt .45
1950
as Walking Bear

A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950

Ramona
1936
as Pablo

Mrs. Mike
1949
as Indian (uncredited)

Silver Stallion
1941
as Freshwater Jackson (as Chief 'Tonto' Thundercloud)

Union Pacific
1939
as Indian (uncredited)

Badman's Territory
1946
as Chief Tahlequah

The Half-Breed
1952
as Apache (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam
1942
as Thundercloud (uncredited)

Fighting Mad
1939
as Indian

The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Indian Guide

Ambush
1950
as Tana

Santa Fe
1951
as Chief Longfeather

Overland Mail
1942
as Chief Many Moons

Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Young Wolf

Typhoon
1940
as Kehi

The Traveling Saleswoman
1950
as Running Deer

Hudson's Bay
1940
as Orimha

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
as Chief Gray Eagle

Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Yellow Wolf

Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Tonto

The Iroquois Trail
1950

Call of the Forest
1949
as Stormcloud

Romance of the West
1946
as Chief Eagle Feather

The Prairie
1947
as Eagle Feather

Renegade Girl
1946
as Chief White Cloud

The Lone Ranger
1938
as Tonto

The Phantom Rider
1946
as Chief Yellow Wolf

Pirates on Horseback
1941
as Flying Cloud

Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Thunder Cloud

The Law Rides Again
1943
as Thundercloud

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
as Sleeping Fox

Wyoming
1940
as Lightfoot

Daredevils of the West
1943
as Indian Chief

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
1937
as High Priest

Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Yellow Wolf

Young Buffalo Bill
1940
as Akuna

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Indian (as Chief Thunder Cloud)

Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Indian Interpreter

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
1952
as Black Hawk

For the Service
1936
as Indian Brave (uncredited)

Murder on the Yukon
1940
as Henchman Manti

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Tonto

Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936
as Little Wolf

I Killed Geronimo
1950
as Geronimo

Saddle Aces
1935
as Canejo Rider Jose

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937
as Indian henchman

Rustler's Paradise
1935
as Henchman (as Thunder Cloud)

Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Chief Grey Wolf [Chs. 1, 5, 11]
About Chief Thundercloud
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. With 57 credits spanning from 1935 to 1952, Chief Thundercloud has appeared in 57 films and 0 TV shows.
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- North West Mounted Police (1940) — as Wandering Spirit
- Outlaw Trail (1944) — as Thundercloud
- Silly Billies (1936) — as Indian
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) — as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
- Western Union (1941) — as Indian Leader
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