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Jay Silverheels (1912–1980)

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Familiar Canadian Indian actor who shot to fame as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the masked man on the US television series The Lone Ranger. A member of the Mohawk tribe, he excelled at wrestling, horse racing, football, boxing, and hockey, and became a renowned lacrosse player. With the help of actor Joe E. Brown... See full bio »

Born:

Harold J. Smith
in Six Nations Reservation, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 67) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1974 Dusty's Trail (TV series)
Indian Chief
– Pechango Berries (1974) … Indian Chief
 
1974 A Different Drum (short)
Jim Swift Hands
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
Jimmy One Eye
– Valley of the Damned (1973) … Jimmy One Eye
 
1973 Santee
John Crow
 
1973 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
The Chief
 
1973 One Little Indian
Jimmy Wolf
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Test of Manhood")
– Love and the Bachelor Party/Love and the Latin Lover/Love and the Old-Fashioned Father/Love and the Test of Manhood (1972) … (segment "Love and the Test of Manhood")
 
1972 In Pursuit of Treasure
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
Chief Wild Horse
– Gray Wolf (1971) … Chief Wild Horse
 
1971 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Chief Eagle Cloud
– The Brady Braves (1971) … Chief Eagle Cloud
 
1971/II Cat Ballou (TV movie)
Indian Chief
 
1971 The Psychiatrist (TV series)
– The Longer Trail (1971)
 
1968-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Den'Gwatzi / Spotted Hand
– The Animal (1971) … Spotted Hand
– The Heritage (1968) … Den'Gwatzi
 
1970 The Phynx
Tonto
 
1969 True Grit
Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)
 
1969 Smith!
McDonald Lasheway
 
1967 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Willie Sam Gopher
– Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (1967) … Willie Sam Gopher
 
1966-1967 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
Great Bear
– Beware the Hangman (1967) … Great Bear
– Hank and the Indian War (1966) … Great Bear
 
1966 The Rounders (TV series)
John Tallgrass
– Don't Buffalo Me (1966) … John Tallgrass
 
1964-1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Chenrogan / Latawa / Sashona
– The Christmas Story (1965) … Sashona
– The Quietists (1965) … Latawa
– Mountain of the Dead (1964) … Chenrogan
 
1965 Indian Paint
Chief Hevatanu
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Wild Horse
– The Test (1965) … Wild Horse
 
1962 Laramie (TV series)
Toma
– The Day of the Savage (1962) … Toma
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Pawnee Joe
– The Gentleman's Gentleman (1961) … Pawnee Joe
 
1961 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Chief Red Cloud
– Dr. Sam (1961) … Chief Red Cloud
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Hopi Indian
– The Recruit (1961) … Hopi Indian
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
The Serpent
– Path of the Serpent (1961) … The Serpent
 
1960 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Natchez
– Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge (1960) … Natchez
– Texas John Slaughter: Apache Friendship (1960) … Natchez
 
1960 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Charlie
– Leap of Life (1960) … Charlie
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Charley Red Cloud
– Man on Horseback (1959) … Charley Red Cloud
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Tonto (uncredited)
 
1958 The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Tonto
 
1958 Return to Warbow
Indian Joe
 
1949-1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Tonto / Tonto posing as Red Dog
– Outlaws in Greasepaint (1957) … Tonto
– Blind Witness (1957) … Tonto
– The Angel and the Outlaw (1957) … Tonto
– The Banker's Son (1957) … Tonto
– Journey to San Carlos (1957) … Tonto
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1956 Walk the Proud Land
Geronimo
 
1956 The Lone Ranger
Tonto
 
1955 The Vanishing American
Beeteia
 
1955 The Lone Ranger Rides Again (TV movie)
Tonto
 
1954 Masterson of Kansas
Yellow Hawk
 
1954 Four Guns to the Border
Yaqui
 
1954 The Black Dakotas
Black Buffalo
 
1954 Drums Across the River
Taos
 
1954 Saskatchewan
Cajou
 
1953 War Arrow
Satanta
 
1953 The Nebraskan
Spotted Bear
 
1953 Jack McCall Desperado
Red Cloud, Sioux Chief
 
1953 Last of the Comanches
Indian (uncredited)
 
1952 The Pathfinder
Chingachgook
 
1952 Yankee Buccaneer
Lead Warrior
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Joe Arrow (uncredited)
 
1952 Brave Warrior
Tecumseh
 
1952 The Half-Breed
Apache (uncredited)
 
1952 The Battle at Apache Pass
Geronimo
 
1952 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Tonto
 
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
Benders
 
1951 Red Mountain
Little Crow
 
1950 Broken Arrow
Geronimo (uncredited)
 
1949 The Cowboy and the Indians
Lakohna
 
1949 Sand
Indian (uncredited)
 
1949 Trail of the Yukon
Poleon
 
1949 Lust for Gold
Deputy Walter (uncredited)
 
1949 Laramie
Running Wolf (uncredited)
 
1949 Song of India
Villager (uncredited)
 
1948 Yellow Sky
Indian (uncredited)
 
1948 The Feathered Serpent
Diego - Thug with Knife (uncredited)
 
1948 Family Honeymoon
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
 
1948 Singin' Spurs
Abel
 
1948 Key Largo
Tom Osceola (uncredited)
 
1948 Fury at Furnace Creek
Little Dog (uncredited)
 
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Indian Guide at Pier (uncredited)
 
1947 Captain from Castile
Coatl (uncredited)
 
1947 The Prairie
Running Deer
 
1947 The Last Round-up
Sam Luther (uncredited)
 
1947 Unconquered
Indian (uncredited)
 
1947 Northwest Outpost
Indian Scout (uncredited)
 
1947 Gas House Kids Go West
Kingsley's Henchman (uncredited)
 
1946 Singin' in the Corn
Indian Brave
 
1946 Canyon Passage
Indian Who Breaks Mandolin (uncredited)
 
1946 Romance of the West
Young Bear (uncredited)
 
1945 Song of the Sarong
Spearman (uncredited)
 
1944 Lost in a Harem
Guard at Execution (uncredited)
 
1944 Haunted Harbor
Native [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
 
1944 Call of the Jungle
Native (uncredited)
 
1944 The Tiger Woman
Native at Shack Shoot-Out [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
 
1944 Passage to Marseille
Sailor Crewman on Boat Deck (uncredited)
 
1944 Raiders of the Border
Indian at Trading Post (uncredited)
 
1944 I Am an American (short)
Indian (uncredited)
 
1943 The Phantom
Astari Warrior (uncredited)
 
1943 Northern Pursuit
Indian (uncredited)
 
1943 The Girl from Monterrey
Fighter Tito Flores (as Harry Smith)
 
1943 Daredevils of the West
Kiaga [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
 
1943 Good Morning, Judge
Indian (uncredited)
 
1942 Perils of Nyoka
Tuareg (uncredited)
 
1942 Valley of the Sun
Indian (uncredited)
 
1941 This Woman Is Mine
Indian Marauder (uncredited)
 
1941 Jungle Girl
Lion Man Guard [Chs. 2-3, 15] (uncredited)
 
1941 Western Union
Indian (uncredited)
 
1941 Hudson's Bay
Indian (uncredited)
 
1940 Too Many Girls
Indian (uncredited)
 
1940 Kit Carson
Indian (uncredited)
 
1940 The Sea Hawk
Native (uncredited)
 
1937 Make a Wish
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
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1969 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1958 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (1958) … Himself
 
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2007 Kemosabe Version 1.0 (short)
Tonto
 
2000 Jay Silverheels: The Man Behind the Mask (documentary)
Tonto
 
1999 The Stan Freberg Commercials (video)
Tonto (segment "Show Us Your Pizza Roll Pack")
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
 
1989 Action Heroes of Movies & T.V.: A Campy Compilation (video documentary)
Tonto
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1967 The Far Out West
Great Bear
 
1951 Cyclone Fury
Indian (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial with Clayton Moore for Jeno's Pizza Rolls (1960s) See more »

Alternate Names:

Harry Silversmith | Harry Smith

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

On The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Silverheels told Johnny Carson that he had married his Italian wife to "get back at Christopher Columbus". They called their children "Indalions". See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini