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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Familiar Canadian Indian actor who shot to fame as Tonto, the faithful... more
Trivia:
Was a full-blooded Mohawk Indian, the son of a chief. more
Awards:
2 wins
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NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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Paul Shaffer on David Letterman's extortion scandal: "(silence)"
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Alternate Names:
Harry Smith
Filmography
Actor:
- 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 - "Dusty's Trail" .... Indian Chief (1 episode, 1974)
- Pechango Berries (1974) TV episode .... Indian Chief - A Different Drum (1974) .... Jim Swift Hands
- "Cannon" .... Jimmy One Eye (1 episode, 1973)
- Valley of the Damned (1973) TV episode .... Jimmy One Eye - Santee (1973) .... John Crow
- The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) .... The Chief
- One Little Indian (1973) .... Jimmy Wolf
- "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") - "Cade's County" .... Chief Wild Horse (1 episode, 1971)
- Gray Wolf (1971) TV episode .... Chief Wild Horse - "The Brady Bunch" .... Chief Eagle Cloud (1 episode, 1971)
- The Brady Braves (1971) TV episode .... Chief Eagle Cloud - Cat Ballou (1971/II) (TV) .... Indian Chief
- "The Psychiatrist" (1 episode, 1971)
- The Longer Trail (1971) TV episode - The Phynx (1970) .... Tonto
- Pursuit of Treasure (1970)
- True Grit (1969) (uncredited) .... Condemned man at hanging
- Smith! (1969) .... McDonald Lasheway
- "The Virginian" .... Den'Gwatzi (1 episode, 1968)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- The Heritage (1968) TV episode .... Den'Gwatzi - "Gentle Ben" .... Willie Sam Gopher (1 episode, 1967)
- Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (1967) TV episode .... Willie Sam Gopher - "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 - "The Rounders" .... John Tallgrass (1 episode, 1966)
- Don't Buffalo Me (1966) TV episode .... John Tallgrass - "Daniel Boone" .... Latawa / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
- The Christmas Story (1965) TV episode .... Sashona
- The Quietists (1965) TV episode .... Latawa - Indian Paint (1965) .... Chief Hevatanu
- "Branded" .... Wild Horse (1 episode, 1965)
- The Test (1965) TV episode .... Wild Horse - "Laramie" (1 episode, 1962)
- The Day of the Savage (1962) TV episode - "Rawhide" .... Pawnee Joe (1 episode, 1961)
- The Gentleman's Gentleman (1961) TV episode .... Pawnee Joe - "Gunslinger" .... Hopi Indian (1 episode, 1961)
- The Recruit (1961) TV episode .... Hopi Indian - "Wagon Train" .... The Serpent (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- Path of the Serpent (1961) TV episode .... The Serpent - "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 - "Rescue 8" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1960)
- Leap of Life (1960) TV episode .... Charlie - "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Charley Red Cloud (1 episode, 1959)
- Man on Horseback (1959) TV episode .... Charley Red Cloud - Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Tonto
- The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) .... Tonto
- Return to Warbow (1958) .... Indian Joe
- "The Lone Ranger" .... Tonto (217 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
(212 more) - Walk the Proud Land (1956) .... Geronimo
... aka Apache Agent - The Lone Ranger (1956) .... Tonto
- The Vanishing American (1955) .... Beeteia
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1955) (TV) .... Tonto
- Masterson of Kansas (1954) .... Yellow Hawk
- Four Guns to the Border (1954) .... Yaqui
... aka Shadow Valley (USA: alternative title) - The Black Dakotas (1954) .... Black Buffalo
- Drums Across the River (1954) .... Taos
- Saskatchewan (1954) .... Cajou
... aka O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (UK) - War Arrow (1953) .... Satanta
- The Nebraskan (1953) .... Spotted Bear
- Jack McCall Desperado (1953) .... Red Cloud, Sioux Chief
- Last of the Comanches (1953) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka The Sabre and the Arrow (UK) - The Pathfinder (1952) .... Chingachgook
- Yankee Buccaneer (1952) .... Lead Warrior
- The Story of Will Rogers (1952) (uncredited) .... Joe Arrow
- Brave Warrior (1952) .... Tecumseh
- The Half-Breed (1952) (uncredited) .... Apache
- The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) .... Geronimo
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952) .... Tonto
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) .... Benders
... aka Thunder Across the Pacific (UK) - Red Mountain (1951) .... Little Crow
- Cyclone Fury (1951) (uncredited) .... Indian ('Laramie' stock footage)
- Broken Arrow (1950) (uncredited) .... Geronimo
- The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) .... Lakohna
- Sand (1949) (uncredited) .... Indian
... aka Will James' Sand (USA: reissue title) - Trail of the Yukon (1949) .... Poleon
- Lust for Gold (1949) (uncredited) .... Walter (Deputy)
... aka For Those Who Dare (UK: new title) - Laramie (1949) (uncredited) .... Running Wolf
- Song of India (1949) (uncredited) .... Villager
- Family Honeymoon (1949) (uncredited) .... Elevator boy
- Yellow Sky (1948) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Feathered Serpent (1948) .... Diego - Thug with Knife
- Singin' Spurs (1948) .... Abel
- Key Largo (1948) (uncredited) .... Tom Osceola
- Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) (uncredited) .... Little Dog
- Captain from Castile (1947) (uncredited) .... Coatl
- The Prairie (1947) .... Running Deer
- The Last Round-up (1947) (uncredited) .... Sam Luther
- Unconquered (1947) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Northwest Outpost (1947) (uncredited) .... Indian Scout
... aka End of the Rainbow (UK) - Gas House Kids Go West (1947) (uncredited) .... Kingsley's henchman
- Singin' in the Corn (1946) .... Indian Brave
... aka Give and Take (UK) - Canyon Passage (1946) (uncredited) .... Indian who breaks mandolin
- Romance of the West (1946) (uncredited) .... Young Bear
- Song of the Sarong (1945) (uncredited) .... Spearman
- Lost in a Harem (1944) (uncredited) .... Guard at Execution
- Haunted Harbor (1944) (uncredited) .... Native [Chs. 11-12]
... aka Pirates' Harbor (USA: reissue title) - The Tiger Woman (1944) (uncredited) .... Native at shack shoot-out [Ch. 7]
... aka Perils of the Darkest Jungle (USA: reissue title) - Passage to Marseille (1944) (uncredited) .... Sailor Crewman on Boat Deck
- Raiders of the Border (1944) (uncredited) .... Indian at Trading Post
- I Am an American (1944) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Phantom (1943) (uncredited) .... Astari Warrior [Chs. 9-10]
- Northern Pursuit (1943) (uncredited) .... Indian
- The Girl from Monterrey (1943) (as Harry Smith) .... Fighter Tito Flores
- Daredevils of the West (1943) (as Harry Smith) .... Kiaga
- Good Morning, Judge (1943) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Perils of Nyoka (1942) (uncredited) .... Tuareg
... aka Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
... aka Nyoka and the Tigermen (USA: reissue title) - Valley of the Sun (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
- This Woman Is Mine (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian Marauder
... aka Fury at Sea (USA: reissue title) - Jungle Girl (1941) (uncredited) .... Lion Man Guard [Chs. 2-3, 15]
... aka Edgar Rice Burrough's Jungle Girl (USA: informal alternative title) - Western Union (1941) (uncredited)
... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia) - Hudson's Bay (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Too Many Girls (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
- Make a Wish (1937) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
Self:
- "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 - "Wide Wide World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- The Western (1958) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Kemosabe Version 1.0 (2007) .... Tonto
- Jay Silverheels: The Man Behind the Mask (2000) .... Tonto
-
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
- Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself -
"Disneyland"
- One Little Indian: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Jimmy Wolf
- One Little Indian: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Jimmy Wolf - The Far Out West (1967) .... Great Bear
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