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Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Actor May 26 (died age 67) Six Nations Reservation, Brantford, Ontario, Canada 1940–2013 (73 year career)
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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 t…

Known For

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Film

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Indian Guide at Pier (uncredited)
True Grit
Film

True Grit

Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)
Key Largo
Film

Key Largo

Tom Osceola (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
Film

The Sea Hawk

Native Lookout
Broken Arrow
Film

Broken Arrow

Geronimo (uncredited)
Yellow Sky
Film

Yellow Sky

Indian (uncredited)
Western Union
Film

Western Union

Indian
Captain from Castile
Film

Captain from Castile

Coatl (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (83)

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Movies (72)

The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man

The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man

2013

as Tonto

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

2002
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes

Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes

2001

as Tonto

Santee

Santee

1973

as John Crow

5.4
One Little Indian

One Little Indian

1973

as Jimmy Wolf

6.3
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

1973

as The Chief

5.7
In Pursuit of Treasure

In Pursuit of Treasure

1972
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1971

as Indian Chief

The Phynx

The Phynx

1970

as Tonto

3.2
True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)

7.3
Smith!

Smith!

1969

as McDonald Lasheway

5.5
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Tonto (archive footage)

6.3
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

as Great Bear

Indian Paint

Indian Paint

1965

as Chief Hevatanu

5.3
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

1960

as Natchez

Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James

1959

as Tonto (uncredited)

5.9
Return to Warbow

Return to Warbow

1958

as Indian Joe

5.8
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958

as Tonto

6.5
The Western: A Lost TV Special

The Western: A Lost TV Special

1958

as Self

Walk the Proud Land

Walk the Proud Land

1956

as Geronimo

6.1
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1956

as Tonto

6.1
The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American

1955

as Beeteia

4.0
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

1954

as Cajou

5.9
The Black Dakotas

The Black Dakotas

1954

as Black Buffalo

5.1
Masterson of Kansas

Masterson of Kansas

1954

as Yellow Hawk

5.8
Drums Across the River

Drums Across the River

1954

as Taos

5.6
Four Guns to the Border

Four Guns to the Border

1954

as Yaqui

4.9
War Arrow

War Arrow

1953

as Satanta

5.7
The Nebraskan

The Nebraskan

1953

as Spotted Bear

2.7
Last of the Comanches

Last of the Comanches

1953

as Indian (uncredited)

6.2
Jack McCall, Desperado

Jack McCall, Desperado

1953

as Red Cloud

5.7
Yankee Buccaneer

Yankee Buccaneer

1952

as Lead Warrior

5.8
The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

1952

as Apache (uncredited)

5.0
The Pathfinder

The Pathfinder

1952

as Chingachgook

4.0
Brave Warrior

Brave Warrior

1952

as Chief Tecumseh

3.6
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger

1952

as Tonto

6.2
The Battle at Apache Pass

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952

as Geronimo

6.4
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

as Little Crow

6.6
The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

as Benders

6.0
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1950

as Geronimo (uncredited)

6.7
Tulsa

Tulsa

1949

as Creek Indian (uncredited)

6.3
Laramie

Laramie

1949

as Running Wolf (uncredited)

6.5
Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

1949

as Walter

5.9
Sand

Sand

1949

as Indian (uncredited)

4.5
The Cowboy and the Indians

The Cowboy and the Indians

1949

as Lakohna

7.0
Trail of the Yukon

Trail of the Yukon

1949

as Poleon

6.0
The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948

as Diego (uncredited)

5.8
Key Largo

Key Largo

1948

as Tom Osceola (uncredited)

7.5
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

as Indian Guide at Pier (uncredited)

8.0
Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon

1948

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

5.7
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

1948

as Indian (uncredited)

6.9
Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

as Little Dog (uncredited)

6.0
Singin' Spurs

Singin' Spurs

1948

as Abel

Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

1947

as Coatl (uncredited)

7.2
The Prairie

The Prairie

1947

as Running Deer

6.0
The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

1947
6.0
Gas House Kids Go West

Gas House Kids Go West

1947

as Kingsley's Henchman (uncredited)

6.0
Lost in a Harem

Lost in a Harem

1944

as Guard at Execution (uncredited)

5.4
I Am an American

I Am an American

1944

as Indian (uncredited)

5.3
Tahiti Nights

Tahiti Nights

1944

as Lua

The Girl from Monterrey

The Girl from Monterrey

1943

as Fighter Tito Flores

Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

1943

as Indian (uncredited)

6.0
The Phantom

The Phantom

1943

as Astari Warrior (uncredited)

6.2
Perils of Nyoka

Perils of Nyoka

1942

as Tuareg

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

1942

as Indian (uncredited)

5.8
This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

1941

as Indian Marauder

4.0
Western Union

Western Union

1941

as Indian

6.0
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

as Native Lookout

7.2
Kit Carson

Kit Carson

1940

as Indian

5.8
Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1940

as Indian (uncredited)

5.8
Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

1940

as Indian

5.6
A Different Drum

A Different Drum

as Jim Swift Hands