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Overview

Date of Death:
5 March 1980, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Familiar Canadian Indian actor who shot to fame as Tonto, the faithful... more
Trivia:
On "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962), Silverheels told Johnny Carson that he had married... more
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'The Lone Ranger' gets 75th Anniversary DVD Set (From Comicmix. 4 September 2008, 6:47 PM, PDT)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (From Studio Briefing. 15 September 1999)
Alternate Names:
Harry Smith

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Stan Freberg Commercials (1999) (V) .... Tonto (segment "Show Us Your Pizza Roll Pack")
    ... aka Tip of the Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998

  2. A Different Drum (1974) .... Jim Swift Hands
  3. "Cannon" .... Jimmy One Eye (1 episode, 1973)
        - Valley of the Damned (1973) TV episode .... Jimmy One Eye
  4. Santee (1973) .... John Crow
  5. The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) .... The Chief
  6. One Little Indian (1973) .... Jimmy Wolf
  7. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Test of Manhood") (1 episode, 1972)
        - Love and the Bachelor Party/Love and the Latin Lover/Love and the Old-Fashioned Father/Love and the Test of Manhood (1972) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Test of Manhood")
  8. "Cade's County" .... Chief Wild Horse (1 episode, 1971)
        - Gray Wolf (1971) TV episode .... Chief Wild Horse
  9. "The Brady Bunch" .... Chief Eagle Cloud (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Brady Braves (1971) TV episode .... Chief Eagle Cloud
  10. Cat Ballou (1971/II) (TV) .... Indian Chief
  11. "The Psychiatrist" (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Longer Trail (1971) TV episode
  12. The Phynx (1970) .... Tonto
  13. Pursuit of Treasure (1970)

  14. True Grit (1969) (uncredited) .... Condemned man at hanging
  15. Smith! (1969) .... McDonald Lasheway
  16. "The Virginian" .... Den'Gwatzi (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Heritage (1968) TV episode .... Den'Gwatzi
  17. "Gentle Ben" .... Willie Sam Gopher (1 episode, 1967)
        - Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (1967) TV episode .... Willie Sam Gopher
  18. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" .... Great Bear (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Beware the Hangman (1967) TV episode .... Great Bear
        - Hank and the Indian War (1966) TV episode .... Great Bear
  19. "The Rounders" .... John Tallgrass (1 episode, 1966)
        - Don't Buffalo Me (1966) TV episode .... John Tallgrass
  20. "Daniel Boone" .... Latawa / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
        - The Christmas Story (1965) TV episode .... Sashona
        - The Quietists (1965) TV episode .... Latawa
  21. Indian Paint (1965) .... Chief Hevatanu
  22. "Branded" .... Wild Horse (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Test (1965) TV episode .... Wild Horse
  23. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Day of the Savage (1962) TV episode
  24. "Rawhide" .... Pawnee Joe (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Gentleman's Gentleman (1961) TV episode .... Pawnee Joe
  25. "Gunslinger" .... Hopi Indian (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Recruit (1961) TV episode .... Hopi Indian
  26. "Wagon Train" .... The Serpent (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - Path of the Serpent (1961) TV episode .... The Serpent
  27. "Disneyland" .... Natchez (3 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge (1960) TV episode .... Natchez
        - Texas John Slaughter: Kentucky Gunslick (1960) TV episode .... Natchez
        - Texas John Slaughter: Apache Friendship (1960) TV episode .... Natchez
  28. "Rescue 8" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1960)
        - Leap of Life (1960) TV episode .... Charlie

  29. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Charley Red Cloud (1 episode, 1959)
        - Man on Horseback (1959) TV episode .... Charley Red Cloud
  30. Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Tonto
  31. The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) .... Tonto
  32. Return to Warbow (1958) .... Indian Joe
  33. "The Lone Ranger" .... Tonto (220 episodes, 1949-1957)
        - Outlaws in Greasepaint (1957) TV episode .... Tonto
        - Blind Witness (1957) TV episode .... Tonto
        - The Angel and the Outlaw (1957) TV episode .... Tonto
        - The Banker's Son (1957) TV episode .... Tonto
        - Journey to San Carlos (1957) TV episode .... Tonto
          (215 more)
  34. Walk the Proud Land (1956) .... Geronimo
    ... aka Apache Agent
  35. The Lone Ranger (1956) .... Tonto
  36. The Vanishing American (1955) .... Beeteia
  37. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1955) (TV) .... Tonto
  38. Masterson of Kansas (1954) .... Yellow Hawk
  39. Four Guns to the Border (1954) .... Yaqui
    ... aka Shadow Valley (USA: alternative title)
  40. The Black Dakotas (1954) .... Black Buffalo
  41. Drums Across the River (1954) .... Taos
  42. Saskatchewan (1954) .... Cajou
    ... aka O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (UK)
  43. War Arrow (1953) .... Satanta
  44. The Nebraskan (1953) .... Spotted Bear
  45. Jack McCall Desperado (1953) .... Red Cloud, Sioux Chief
  46. Last of the Comanches (1953) (uncredited) .... Indian
    ... aka The Sabre and the Arrow (UK)
  47. The Pathfinder (1952) .... Chingachgook
  48. The Story of Will Rogers (1952) (uncredited) .... Joe Arrow
  49. Brave Warrior (1952) .... Tecumseh
  50. The Half-Breed (1952) (uncredited) .... Apache
  51. Laramie Mountains (1952) (uncredited) .... Running Wolf
    ... aka Mountain Desperadoes
  52. The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) .... Geronimo
  53. Yankee Buccaneer (1952) .... Lead Warrior
    ... aka Yankee Pasha (USA)
  54. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952) .... Tonto
  55. The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) .... Benders
    ... aka Thunder Across the Pacific (UK)
  56. Red Mountain (1951) .... Little Crow
  57. Cyclone Fury (1951) (uncredited) .... Indian ('Laramie' stock footage)
  58. Broken Arrow (1950) (uncredited) .... Geronimo

  59. The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) .... Lakohna
  60. Sand (1949) (uncredited) .... Indian
    ... aka Will James' Sand (USA: reissue title)
  61. Trail of the Yukon (1949) .... Poleon
  62. Lust for Gold (1949) (uncredited) .... Walter (Deputy)
    ... aka For Those Who Dare (UK: new title)
  63. Laramie (1949) (uncredited) .... Running Wolf
  64. Song of India (1949) (uncredited)
  65. Family Honeymoon (1949) (uncredited) .... Elevator boy
  66. Yellow Sky (1948) (uncredited) .... Indian
  67. The Feathered Serpent (1948) .... Diego - Thug with Knife
  68. Singin' Spurs (1948) .... Abel
  69. Key Largo (1948) (uncredited) .... Tom Osceola
  70. Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) (uncredited) .... Little Dog
  71. Captain from Castile (1947) (uncredited) .... Coatl
  72. The Prairie (1947) .... Running Deer
  73. The Last Round-up (1947) (uncredited) .... Sam Luther
  74. Unconquered (1947) (uncredited) .... Indian
  75. Northwest Outpost (1947) (uncredited) .... Indian Scout
    ... aka End of the Rainbow (UK)
  76. Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
  77. Singin' in the Corn (1946) .... Indian Brave
    ... aka Give and Take (UK)
  78. Canyon Passage (1946) (uncredited) .... Indian who breaks mandolin
  79. Romance of the West (1946) (uncredited) .... Young Bear
  80. Song of the Sarong (1945) (uncredited) .... Spearman
  81. Lost in a Harem (1944) (uncredited) .... Guard at Execution
  82. Haunted Harbor (1944) (uncredited) .... Native [Chs. 11-12]
    ... aka Pirates' Harbor (USA: reissue title)
  83. The Tiger Woman (1944) (uncredited) .... Native at shack shoot-out [Ch. 7]
    ... aka Perils of the Darkest Jungle (USA: reissue title)
  84. Passage to Marseille (1944) (uncredited) .... Sailor Crewman on Boat Deck
  85. Raiders of the Border (1944) (uncredited) .... Indian at Trading Post
  86. The Phantom (1943) (uncredited) .... Astari Warrior [Chs. 9-10]
  87. Northern Pursuit (1943) (uncredited) .... Indian
  88. The Girl from Monterrey (1943) (as Harry Smith) .... Fighter Tito Flores
  89. Daredevils of the West (1943) (as Harry Smith) .... Kiaga
  90. Good Morning, Judge (1943) (uncredited) .... Indian
  91. Perils of Nyoka (1942) (uncredited) .... Tuareg
    ... aka Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
    ... aka Nyoka and the Tigermen (USA: reissue title)
  92. Valley of the Sun (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
  93. Jungle Girl (1941) (uncredited) .... Lion Man Guard [Chs. 2-3, 15]
    ... aka Edgar Rice Burrough's Jungle Girl (USA: informal alternative title)
  94. This Woman Is Mine (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian Marauder
    ... aka Fury at Sea (USA: reissue title)
  95. Western Union (1941) (uncredited)
  96. Hudson's Bay (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian
  97. Too Many Girls (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
  98. The Sea Hawk (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian Scout

  99. Make a Wish (1937) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
Self:
  1. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 9 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "Wide Wide World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Western (1958) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Jay Silverheels: The Man Behind the Mask (2000) .... Tonto
  2. "Disneyland"
        - One Little Indian: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Jimmy Wolf
        - One Little Indian: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Jimmy Wolf
  3. The Far Out West (1967) .... Great Bear


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