Victor Daniels (April 12, 1899 – December 1, 1955), known professionally as Chief Thundercloud, was an American

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. He is noted for being the first actor to play the role of

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, the

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's Native-American companion, on the screen.

Family and education

Information available about Daniels is limited and vague. He repeatedly said he was born in the Oklahoma Territory. But his

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application lists his birth date as April 12, 1899, and his birthplace as Santa Cruz County in the

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. He listed his parents as Jesus Daniels and Tomaca Daniels. Victor Daniels (

Daniels claimed to be Cherokee, though he does not appear in tribal rolls of the period. He had a sister named Anita, born October 6, 1911, in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Territory. On her birth certificate she listed similar parents with Jesus Daniel (born in Sonora) and Tomaso Acuna (born in Arizona). Thundercloud's first marriage was to 17-year-old Mildred Turner (from Missouri) on May 26, 1925, in Los Angeles. At that time, he called himself “Victor Vasquez.” Their son Victor Junior Daniels was born on May 7, 1926, and a second son, Norman Daniels, on September 5, 1927, both in Los Angeles. Thundercloud divorced Mildred and later married Frances Courtright on April 26, 1933.''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' pressbook, vi
B-Westerns
retrieved 11 August 2007. His ''Lone Ranger'' press biography claimed he was derived from the " Muskogee aristocracy" icref name=LRpress/>—but the concept of European "royalty" and "aristocrats" is foreign to Native American cultures. He was actually the first of nine children born to Jesus and Tomaca Daniels (as indicated on his Social Security application). The pressbook for ''

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'' announced his parents as "Dark Cloud and Morning Star, aristocrats of the Muskogee tribe" ic while his death certificate lists his father as Joseph Mahawa. Raised on a ranch in Arizona, he claimed to have attended the

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at Tucson, where he "excelled scholastically and in athletics (football, boxing)." However, no record exists of his enrollment or attendance at the school under the name Daniels or any other name he used.Profile
b-westerns.com; accessed August 11, 2007.

Work as a character actor

Daniels worked many jobs — cowboy on cattle ranches, miner, rodeo performer, and tour guide — before he went to Hollywood to try his luck at acting. Daniels started as a stuntman. From there he graduated to

status. His title "Chief" was a Hollywood invention, a

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. He had the title role in ''Geronimo'' (1939) and played

in both

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Lone Ranger serials, ''

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'' (1938) and ''

'' (1939). Throughout the 1940s, Daniels continued to work as a character actor, maintaining the Chief Thundercloud persona. In most of the films in which he was featured, he played an antagonist opposing the white protagonist. For example, in the film "Young Buffalo Bill" (1940) he played Akuna, a renegade Native American chief who commits murder while working as a hired hand. In the film ''

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'' (1946), he played the main villain, Chief Whitecloud, a vengeful antagonist with a vendetta against the protagonist's family. Although featured in a number of films, Daniels was uncredited in some films, such as '' Gun Smoke'' (1936), a film about a ranch defending itself from a flood of sheep. He also appeared in the first two parts of the serial ''

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'' (1936), again uncredited. Daniels had a short appearance on early television on ''

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'' (1950).Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", '' West Texas Historical Review'', Vol. 89 (2013), p. 114. Daniels appeared as Chief Thundercloud in the 1954 episode "The Saint's Portrait" of the syndicated

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'' hosted by

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. One of his last appearances was on March 1, 1955, as the

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in the premiere of the syndicated

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''.

Legal problems and later years

According to the ''

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'', Daniels was fined $200 and sentenced to four years of probation in 1951 after he pleaded guilty to violating the Corporate Security Act. He was told to make restitution of $5,625 to his victims after he had sold them shares in films without a permit. During his final years, he worked with other western actors performing in live shows at the

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, now the Corriganville Regional Park, near

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Death

Victor Daniels died at age 56 following surgery for stomach cancer in Ventura County, California, on December 1, 1955. He was survived by his wife, Frances. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, near Los Angeles.''Certificate of Death'', Chief Thunder Cloud (aka Victor Daniels), State of California, County of Ventura, 1 December 1955. His last film role was in the John Wayne film ''

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'' (1956), which was released after his death.

''The Lone Ranger'' and legacy

After working for some time as a stuntman and in bit parts, it was Daniels' portrayal of the character Tonto in the serial ''

'' (1938) that was to be his legacy. This is perhaps where he gained the most recognition as a character actor." That same year, he had a small villain-like role in the first part of '' Flaming Frontiers'', a 15-part cliffhanger about murder and double cross. The following year, Thundercloud reprised his role as the Lone Ranger’s sidekick in ''

''.

Selected filmography

*'' Rustlers of Red Dog'' (1935, serial) – Chief Grey Wolf *''

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'' (1935) – Thundercloud *'' Wagon Trail'' (1935) – Henchman *''

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'' (1935) – Henchman *'' Gun Smoke'' (1935) – Sheep Herder *''

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'' (1935) – Eagle Feathers *'' Saddle Aces'' (1935) – Canejo Rider Jose *''

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'' (1935) – Indian Chief *''

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'' (1935) – Young Deer *''

'' (1936, serial) – Young Wolf *'' Silly Billies'' (1936) – Indian *'' For the Service'' (1936) – Indian Brave *'' Ramona'' (1936) – Pablo *''

Ride, Ranger, Ride ''Ride Ranger Ride'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Kay Hughes. Based on a story by Bernard McConville and Karen DeWolf, and a screenplay by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, ...

'' (1936) – Little Wolf *'' The Plainsman'' (1936) – Indian #5 with Painted Horse *''

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'' (1936) – Zorro's aide *''

Riders of the Whistling Skull ''Riders of the Whistling Skull'' is a 1937 " Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie of the weird western genre starring Bob Livingston, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and ventriloquist Max Terhune with his dummy Elmer. It was directed by Mack V. Wright, ...

'' (1937) – High Priest *'' Wild West Days'' (1937) – Indian *''

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'' (1937) – Indian Henchman *''

'' (1938, serial) – Tonto *''

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'' (1938, serial) – Chief Gray Eagle hs. 3, 14*'' Flaming Frontiers'' (1938, serial) – Thunder Cloud *''

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'' (1938) – Chief Little Dog *''

'' (1939, Serial) – Tonto *''

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'' (1939) – Cherokee Indian *'' Man of Conquest'' (1939) – Cherokee Indian *'' The Cat and the Canary'' (1939) – Indian Guide *'' Fighting Mad'' (1939) – Indian *''

'' (1939) – Geronimo *''

Murder on the Yukon ''Murder on the Yukon'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Milton Raison. It is based on the 1931 novel ''Renfrew Rides North'' by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Polly Ann Young, Dav ...

'' (1940) – Manti – Henchman *''

Young Buffalo Bill ''Young Buffalo Bill'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes. Plot The film takes place in the New Mexico Territory of the United States in the 1860s. Bill Cody and his friend ...

'' (1940) – Akuna *''

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'' (1940) – Kehi *''

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'' (1940) – Lightfoot *'' North West Mounted Police'' (1940) – Wandering Spirit *''

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'' (1940) – (archive footage) *'' Hudson's Bay'' (1941) – Orimha *''

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'' (1941) – Indian Leader *''

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'' (1941) – Flying Cloud *'' Silver Stallion'' (1941) – Freshwater *''

Shut My Big Mouth ''Shut My Big Mouth'' is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown. Plot A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Wellington H ...

'' (1942) – Indian Interpreter *'' My Gal Sal'' (1942) – Murphy *''

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'' (1942) – Thundercloud *'' King of the Stallions'' (1942) – Hahawi *''

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'' (1942) – Chief Many Moons

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'' (1942, serial) – Chief Tall Tree (ch. 9) *''

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'' (1943, serial) – Indian Chief h. 8, 9*''

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'' (1943) – Thundercloud *''

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'' (1944) – Indian Seabee *''

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'' (1944) – Crazy Horse *''Outlaw Trail'' (1944) – Chief *'' Sonora Stagecoach'' (1944) – Chief Thunder Cloud *''

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'' (1944, serial) – Chief Tahona *''

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'' (1944, serial) – Tribal Medicine Man *''

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'' (1945) – Indian Chief *'' The Phantom Rider'' (1946, serial) – Chief Yellow Wolf *'' Romance of the West'' (1946) – Chief Eagle Feather *'' Badman's Territory'' (1946) – Chief Tahlequah *''

'' (1946) – Chief White Cloud *''

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'' (1947) – Chief Killbuck *'' The Prairie'' (1947) – Eagle Feather *''

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'' (1947) – Indian *''

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'' (1948) – Chief Bear Claw *'' Call of the Forest'' (1949) – Stormcloud *''

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'' (1949) – Indian *''

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'' (1950) – Running Deer *''

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'' (1950) – Sleeping Fox *''

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'' (1950) – Tana *''

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'' (1950) – Crooked Knife *'' Colt .45'' (1950) – Walking Bear *''

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'' (1950) – Ottawa Chief *'' I Killed Geronimo'' (1950) – Geronimo *''

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'' (1950) – Indian *''

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'' (1950) – Indian Leader on Galveston Island *'' Santa Fe'' (1951) – Chief Longfeather *''

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'' (1952) – Black Hawk *'' The Half-Breed'' (1952) – Apache *''

'' (1956) – Comanche Chief

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thundercloud, Chief 1890s births 1955 deaths People from Muskogee, Oklahoma Male Western (genre) film actors Male film serial actors University of Arizona alumni Deaths from cancer in California Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) American people of Native American descent 20th-century American male actors