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Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Actor

Born May 26, 1912 in Six Nations Reservation, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Died March 5, 1980

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Biography

Jay Silverheels was born on a reservation in Canada to a Mohawk chief. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films though the 1940s before he gained some notice as the Osceola brother in Humphrey Bogart's film Key Largo (1948). Most of his roles consisted of bit parts as "Indian." In 1949, he would work in a movie called The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) with another "B movie" actor named Clayton Moore. It was later that same year that Jay would be hired to play the faithful Indian companion, Tonto, in the television series "The Lone Ranger" (1949). This role, while still playing the "Indian," would bring Jay the fame that his motion picture career never did. As Tonto, on his horse Scout, Jay could show up where the Ranger could not and some of the time he would be shot at or beat up for his trouble. Jay would play Tonto in all the episodes except for those that he missed when he had his heart attack. In those episodes, he was replaced by the Ranger's nephew, Dan. However, Clayton Moore would miss the third season when he was replaced by John Hart. Jay would reprise the role of Tonto in two big-screen color movies with Moore, The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). After the series ended in 1957, Jay could not escape the typecasting of Tonto. He would continue to appear in an occasional film and television show, but he would become a spokesman to improve the portrayal of Indians on TV.

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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold - Trailer

Lone Ranger, The - Trailer (1956)

The Lone Ranger 1949 - 1957 Opening and Closing Theme

Filmography

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Type

Year

Kemosabe Version 1.0 Short Film2007Tonto

Hit Celebrity TV Commercials Poster

Hit Celebrity TV Commercials TV Movie2004Tonto - for Jeno's Pizza Rolls

Television: The First Fifty Years Poster

Television: The First Fifty Years Documentary1999Tonto

The Stan Freberg Commercials Poster

The Stan Freberg Commercials Video1999Tonto

TV's Western Heroes Poster

TV's Western Heroes Documentary1993Tonto

The Visionary Poster

The Visionary Video1990Medicine Man

Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. Poster

Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. Documentary1989Tonto

The Bobby Vinton Show Poster

The Bobby Vinton Show TV Series1975Self

A Different Drum Short Film1974Jim Swift Hands

Dusty's Trail Poster

Dusty's Trail TV Series1973Indian Chief

One Little Indian Poster

One Little Indian Feature Film1973Jimmy Wolf

Santee Feature Film1973John Crow

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Poster

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Feature Film1973The Chief

In Pursuit of Treasure Poster

In Pursuit of Treasure Feature Film1972

Cade's County Poster

Cade's County TV Series1971Chief Wild Horse

Cannon TV Series1971Jimmy One Eye

Cat Ballou Poster

Cat Ballou TV Movie1971Indian Chief

The Phynx Poster

The Phynx Feature Film1970Tonto

The Psychiatrist Poster

The Psychiatrist TV Series1970Larrabee - Medicine Man

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969

Smith! Feature Film1969McDonald Lasheway

The Brady Bunch Poster

The Brady Bunch TV Series1969Chief Eagle Cloud

True Grit Poster

True Grit Feature Film1969Condemned Man at Hanging

Gentle Ben Poster

Gentle Ben TV Series1967Willie Sam Gopher

The Far Out West Poster

The Far Out West Feature Film1967Great Bear

Pistols 'n' Petticoats Poster

Pistols 'n' Petticoats TV Series1966Great Bear

The Rounders Poster

The Rounders TV Series1966John Tallgrass

Branded TV Series1965Wild Horse

Indian Paint Poster

Indian Paint Feature Film1965Chief Hevatanu

Daniel Boone Poster

Daniel Boone TV Series1964Chenrogan

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962Den'Gwatzi

Frontier Circus Poster

Frontier Circus TV Series1961Chief Red Cloud

Gunslinger Poster

Gunslinger TV Series1961Hopi Indian

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self

Alias Jesse James Poster

Alias Jesse James Feature Film1959Tonto

Laramie TV Series1959Toma

Rawhide TV Series1959Pawnee Joe

Rescue 8 Poster

Rescue 8 TV Series1958Charlie

Return to Warbow Poster

Return to Warbow Feature Film1958Indian Joe

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold Poster

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold Feature Film1958Tonto

Wanted: Dead or Alive Poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Series1958Charley Red Cloud

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957The Serpent

The Lone Ranger Poster

The Lone Ranger Feature Film1956Tonto

Walk the Proud Land Poster

Walk the Proud Land Feature Film1956Geronimo

The Lone Ranger Story Poster

The Lone Ranger Story Feature Film1955Tonto

The Vanishing American Poster

The Vanishing American Feature Film1955Beeteia

Wide Wide World Poster

Wide Wide World TV Series1955Self

Drums Across the River Poster

Drums Across the River Feature Film1954Taos

Four Guns to the Border Poster

Four Guns to the Border Feature Film1954Yaqui

Masterson of Kansas Poster

Masterson of Kansas Feature Film1954Chief Yellow Hawk

Saskatchewan Poster

Saskatchewan Feature Film1954Cajou

The Black Dakotas Poster

The Black Dakotas Feature Film1954Black Buffalo

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Natchez

Jack McCall, Desperado Poster

Jack McCall, Desperado Feature Film1953Red Cloud

Last of the Comanches Poster

Last of the Comanches Feature Film1953Indian

The Nebraskan Poster

The Nebraskan Feature Film1953Spotted Bear

War Arrow Poster

War Arrow Feature Film1953Satanta

Brave Warrior Poster

Brave Warrior Feature Film1952Tecumseh

The Battle at Apache Pass Poster

The Battle at Apache Pass Feature Film1952Geronimo

The Half-Breed Poster

The Half-Breed Feature Film1952Apache

The Legend of the Lone Ranger Poster

The Legend of the Lone Ranger Feature Film1952Tonto

The Pathfinder Poster

The Pathfinder Feature Film1952Chingachgook

The Story of Will Rogers Poster

The Story of Will Rogers Feature Film1952Joe Arrow

Yankee Buccaneer Poster

Yankee Buccaneer Feature Film1952Lead Warrior

Cyclone Fury Poster

Cyclone Fury Feature Film1951Indian

Red Mountain Poster

Red Mountain Feature Film1951Little Crow

The Wild Blue Yonder Poster

The Wild Blue Yonder Feature Film1951Benders

Broken Arrow Poster

Broken Arrow Feature Film1950Geronimo

Laramie Feature Film1949Running Wolf

Lust for Gold Poster

Lust for Gold Feature Film1949Deputy Walter

Sand Feature Film1949Indian

Song of India Poster

Song of India Feature Film1949Villager

The Cowboy and the Indians Poster

The Cowboy and the Indians Feature Film1949Lakoma

The Lone Ranger Poster

The Lone Ranger TV Series1949Tonto

Trail of the Yukon Poster

Trail of the Yukon Feature Film1949Poleon

Tulsa Feature Film1949Creek Indian

Family Honeymoon Poster

Family Honeymoon Feature Film1948Elevator Boy

Fury at Furnace Creek Poster

Fury at Furnace Creek Feature Film1948Little Dog

Key Largo Poster

Key Largo Feature Film1948Tom Osceola

Singin' Spurs Poster

Singin' Spurs Feature Film1948Abel

The Feathered Serpent Poster

The Feathered Serpent Feature Film1948Diego

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Poster

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Feature Film1948Indian Guide at Pier

Yellow Sky Poster

Yellow Sky Feature Film1948Indian

Captain from Castile Poster

Captain from Castile Feature Film1947Coatl

Gas House Kids Go West Poster

Gas House Kids Go West Feature Film1947Kingsley's Henchman

Northwest Outpost Poster

Northwest Outpost Feature Film1947Indian Scout

The Last Round-up Poster

The Last Round-up Feature Film1947Sam Luther

The Prairie Poster

The Prairie Feature Film1947Running Deer

Unconquered Poster

Unconquered Feature Film1947Indian

Romance of the West Poster

Romance of the West Feature Film1946Young Bear

Singin' in the Corn Poster

Singin' in the Corn Feature Film1946Indian Brave

Song of the Sarong Poster

Song of the Sarong Feature Film1945Spearman

Call of the Jungle Poster

Call of the Jungle Feature Film1944Native

Haunted Harbor Poster

Haunted Harbor Feature Film1944Native [Chs. 11-12]

I Am an American Poster

I Am an American Short Film1944Indian

Lost in a Harem Poster

Lost in a Harem Feature Film1944Guard at Execution

Passage to Marseille Poster

Passage to Marseille Feature Film1944Sailor Crewman on Boat Deck

Raiders of the Border Poster

Raiders of the Border Feature Film1944Indian at Trading Post

Tahiti Nights Poster

Tahiti Nights Feature Film1944Lua

The Tiger Woman Poster

The Tiger Woman Feature Film1944Native at Shack Shoot-Out [Ch. 7]

Daredevils of the West Poster

Daredevils of the West Feature Film1943Kiaga [Ch. 8-9]

Good Morning, Judge Poster

Good Morning, Judge Feature Film1943Indian

Northern Pursuit Poster

Northern Pursuit Feature Film1943Indian

The Girl from Monterrey Poster

The Girl from Monterrey Feature Film1943Fighter Tito Flores

The Phantom Poster

The Phantom Feature Film1943Astari Warrior

Perils of Nyoka Poster

Perils of Nyoka Feature Film1942Tuareg

Valley of the Sun Poster

Valley of the Sun Feature Film1942Indian

Jungle Girl Poster

Jungle Girl Feature Film1941Lion Man Guard [Chs. 2-3, 15]

This Woman Is Mine Poster

This Woman Is Mine Feature Film1941Indian Marauder

Western Union Poster

Western Union Feature Film1941Indian

Hudson's Bay Poster

Hudson's Bay Feature Film1940Indian

Kit Carson Poster

Kit Carson Feature Film1940Indian

The Sea Hawk Poster

The Sea Hawk Feature Film1940Native Lookout

Too Many Girls Poster

Too Many Girls Feature Film1940Indian

Make a Wish Poster

Make a Wish Feature Film1937Indian Guide

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