Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud, (born Victor Daniels, April 12, 1899 – December 1, 1955) was an American character actor in westerns. Information about Thundercloud is vague. Most biographies state that he was a full blooded Cherokee (or Muskogee). The pressbook for The Lone Ranger Rides Again announced his parents as "Dark Cloud and Morning Star, artistocrats of the Muskogee tribe" but his death certificate lists his father as "Joseph Mahawa." He had the title role in Geronimo (1939) and played Tonto in both Republic Lone Ranger serials, The Lone Ranger (1938) and The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939).

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