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"The Lone Ranger" (1949): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Tonto and the Lone Ranger capture Cavendish and his entire gang.
"CBS Television News" (1948): :  -- Harry Smith speaks with senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield about Karl Rove's resignation and what it means for the Republican party in 2008.
"The Lone Ranger" (1949): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Neither Pete nor Pedro like working, but the Lone Ranger persuades them to help a young woman save her ranch.
"The Lone Ranger" (1949): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Claim-jumping and murder are pinned on two greenhorns who strike it rich, until the Lone Ranger traps the real killer.
"The Lone Ranger" (1949): Season 1: Episode 10 -- The Lone Ranger shows little guy, Pat St. Ives, that he doesn’t need high-heeled boots to be a big man.

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:
Was a full-blooded Mohawk Indian, the son of a chief. more
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Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
Alternate Names:
Harry Smith

Filmography

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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. "Dusty's Trail" .... Indian Chief (1 episode, 1974)
        - Pechango Berries (1974) TV episode .... Indian Chief
  3. A Different Drum (1974) .... Jim Swift Hands
  4. "Cannon" .... Jimmy One Eye (1 episode, 1973)
        - Valley of the Damned (1973) TV episode .... Jimmy One Eye
  5. Santee (1973) .... John Crow
  6. The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) .... The Chief
  7. One Little Indian (1973) .... Jimmy Wolf
  8. "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")
  9. "Cade's County" .... Chief Wild Horse (1 episode, 1971)
        - Gray Wolf (1971) TV episode .... Chief Wild Horse
  10. "The Brady Bunch" .... Chief Eagle Cloud (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Brady Braves (1971) TV episode .... Chief Eagle Cloud
  11. Cat Ballou (1971/II) (TV) .... Indian Chief
  12. "The Psychiatrist" (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Longer Trail (1971) TV episode
  13. The Phynx (1970) .... Tonto
  14. Pursuit of Treasure (1970)

  15. True Grit (1969) (uncredited) .... Condemned man at hanging
  16. Smith! (1969) .... McDonald Lasheway
  17. "The Virginian" .... Den'Gwatzi (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Heritage (1968) TV episode .... Den'Gwatzi
  18. "Gentle Ben" .... Willie Sam Gopher (1 episode, 1967)
        - Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (1967) TV episode .... Willie Sam Gopher
  19. "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
  20. "The Rounders" .... John Tallgrass (1 episode, 1966)
        - Don't Buffalo Me (1966) TV episode .... John Tallgrass
  21. "Daniel Boone" .... Latawa / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
        - The Christmas Story (1965) TV episode .... Sashona
        - The Quietists (1965) TV episode .... Latawa
  22. Indian Paint (1965) .... Chief Hevatanu
  23. "Branded" .... Wild Horse (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Test (1965) TV episode .... Wild Horse
  24. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Day of the Savage (1962) TV episode
  25. "Rawhide" .... Pawnee Joe (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Gentleman's Gentleman (1961) TV episode .... Pawnee Joe
  26. "Gunslinger" .... Hopi Indian (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Recruit (1961) TV episode .... Hopi Indian
  27. "Wagon Train" .... The Serpent (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - Path of the Serpent (1961) TV episode .... The Serpent
  28. "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
  29. "Rescue 8" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1960)
        - Leap of Life (1960) TV episode .... Charlie

  30. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Charley Red Cloud (1 episode, 1959)
        - Man on Horseback (1959) TV episode .... Charley Red Cloud
  31. Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Tonto
  32. The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) .... Tonto
  33. Return to Warbow (1958) .... Indian Joe
  34. "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)
  35. Walk the Proud Land (1956) .... Geronimo
    ... aka Apache Agent
  36. The Lone Ranger (1956) .... Tonto
  37. The Vanishing American (1955) .... Beeteia
  38. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1955) (TV) .... Tonto
  39. Masterson of Kansas (1954) .... Yellow Hawk
  40. Four Guns to the Border (1954) .... Yaqui
    ... aka Shadow Valley (USA: alternative title)
  41. The Black Dakotas (1954) .... Black Buffalo
  42. Drums Across the River (1954) .... Taos
  43. Saskatchewan (1954) .... Cajou
    ... aka O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (UK)
  44. War Arrow (1953) .... Satanta
  45. The Nebraskan (1953) .... Spotted Bear
  46. Jack McCall Desperado (1953) .... Red Cloud, Sioux Chief
  47. Last of the Comanches (1953) (uncredited) .... Indian
    ... aka The Sabre and the Arrow (UK)
  48. The Pathfinder (1952) .... Chingachgook
  49. Yankee Buccaneer (1952) .... Lead Warrior
  50. The Story of Will Rogers (1952) (uncredited) .... Joe Arrow
  51. Brave Warrior (1952) .... Tecumseh
  52. The Half-Breed (1952) (uncredited) .... Apache
  53. The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) .... Geronimo
  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) .... Villager
  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) (uncredited) .... Kingsley's henchman
  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. I Am an American (1944) (uncredited) .... Indian
  87. The Phantom (1943) (uncredited) .... Astari Warrior [Chs. 9-10]
  88. Northern Pursuit (1943) (uncredited) .... Indian
  89. The Girl from Monterrey (1943) (as Harry Smith) .... Fighter Tito Flores
  90. Daredevils of the West (1943) (as Harry Smith) .... Kiaga
  91. Good Morning, Judge (1943) (uncredited) .... Indian
  92. Perils of Nyoka (1942) (uncredited) .... Tuareg
    ... aka Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
    ... aka Nyoka and the Tigermen (USA: reissue title)
  93. Valley of the Sun (1942) (uncredited) .... Indian
  94. This Woman Is Mine (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian Marauder
    ... aka Fury at Sea (USA: reissue title)
  95. Jungle Girl (1941) (uncredited) .... Lion Man Guard [Chs. 2-3, 15]
    ... aka Edgar Rice Burrough's Jungle Girl (USA: informal alternative title)
  96. Western Union (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia)
  97. Hudson's Bay (1941) (uncredited) .... Indian
  98. Too Many Girls (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian

  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. Kemosabe Version 1.0 (2007) .... Tonto
  2. Jay Silverheels: The Man Behind the Mask (2000) .... Tonto
  3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. "Disneyland"
        - One Little Indian: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Jimmy Wolf
        - One Little Indian: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Jimmy Wolf
  5. The Far Out West (1967) .... Great Bear


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Other Works:
TV commercial with Clayton Moore for Jeno's Pizza Rolls (1960s) more

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