Biography
Jay Silverheels was a First Nations and Mohawk actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television series The Lone Ranger.
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Awards & recognition
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography39 titles
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Key Largo
True Grit
The Last Round-up
Rawhide
Captain from Castile
The Sea Hawk
Daniel Boone
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Cowboy and the Indians
The Lone Ranger
The Brady Bunch
Red Mountain
Broken Arrow
The Battle at Apache Pass
The Virginian
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Tulsa
One Little Indian
The Lone Ranger
Fury at Furnace Creek
Northern Pursuit
Valley of the Sun
Walk the Proud Land
Kit Carson
Alias Jesse James
Lust for Gold
Western Union
Smith!
Too Many Girls
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Drums Across the River
Santee
The Black Dakotas
Four Guns to the Border
The Phynx