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Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was an Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete. 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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- The Lone Ranger
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- Hagersville, Ontario
Hagersville was the birthplace of Jay Silverheels...
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- Six Nations of The Grand River
Jay Silverheels was a Canadian Indian actor who played Tonto in The Lone Ranger (1949) TV series and movies. He was also a lacrosse player, boxer, stuntman, and activist for Indian rights.
- May 26, 1912
- March 5, 1980
Jay Silverheels was a Canadian actor who played Tonto in the TV series The Lone Ranger (1949-1957) and two movies. He also appeared in other films and TV shows, and was a lacrosse player and a boxer.
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
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Mar 6, 1980 · WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Jay Silverheels, 62, who costarred in the long-running "Lone Ranger" television series as the faithful Indian Tonto, died Wednesday at the Motion Picture and...
Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith, May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) [1] was an Aboriginal Canadian actor and athlete. [2] He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger [3] [4] in the American western television series The Lone Ranger .
Jay Silverheels was an American-Canadian actor and athlete. He is best remembered for his character ‘Tonto’ in the TV series ‘The Lone Ranger.’. Since Silverheels was born into a family of indigenous Americans, he excelled in the portrayal of ‘Tonto’ who was also a Native American. Silverheels led a life of poverty in his childhood.
Mar 25, 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Jay Silverheels, the actor who played Tonto on the popular TV series and films of the 50s and 60s. Find out how he became a lacrosse star, a stuntman, and a Hollywood advocate for indigenous people.
