Acting
Chief Thundercloud
Born April 12, 1899 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Died December 1, 1955 · aged 56
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
Union Pacific · 1939Union Pacific
★ 6.71939
MovieDramaWestern
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
The Fighting Seabees · 1944The Fighting Seabees
★ 6.21944
MovieDramaAction
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
Overland Mail · 1942Overland Mail
★ 10.01942
MovieWestern
Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.
Sonora Stagecoach · 1944Sonora Stagecoach
★ 6.01944
MovieActionWestern
The Trail Blazers are bringing in a prisoner to stand trial for bank robbery, when several attempts are made to kill him; convinced of the man's innocence, they arrange a trap for the real thieves.
North West Mounted Police · 1940North West Mounted Police
★ 6.41940
MovieActionWestern
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
The Half-Breed · 1952The Half-Breed
★ 7.01952
MovieWestern
An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.
Geronimo · 1939Geronimo
★ 5.31939
MovieWestern
The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud between two officers--who are father and son.
Western Union · 1941Western Union
★ 6.01941
MovieWestern
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.
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The Half-Breed · 1952The Half-Breed
★ 7.01952
MovieWestern
An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.
Apache (uncredited)
Ambush · 1950Ambush
★ 5.41950
MovieWestern
A Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.
Tana
Shut My Big Mouth · 1942Shut My Big Mouth
★ 8.31942
MovieWesternComedy
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
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