Victor Daniels, 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.
Victor Daniels as Chief Whitecloud in Renegade Girl (1946)
Social Security application of "Chief Thunder Cloud" (Daniels), 1937
Poster for the 13th episode of the Lone Ranger serial
Tonto is a fictional character; he is the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters' adventures righting wrongs in 19th-century western United States.
Jay Silverheels (right) as Tonto with Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger in the TV adaptation