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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.
Jay Silverheels. Actor: The Lone Ranger. Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938.
- May 26, 1912
- March 5, 1980
Jay Silverheels. Actor: The Lone Ranger. Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938.
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- 1.83 m
Mar 25, 2021 · Jay Silverheels was a pioneer for indigenous people in the world of Hollywood, best known for playing the Lone Ranger's sidekick Tonto.
Mar 6, 1980 · Jay Silverheels, 62, Dies. Tonto in 'Lone Ranger' By From news dispatches. March 5, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. EST. WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Jay Silverheels, 62, who costarred in the long-running "Lone...
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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.
Oct 24, 2016 · He is the Lone Ranger’s faithful sidekick, brave, loyal and just, variously described as Potawatomi or Comanche. And the actor who made Tonto come alive during the entire TV run of The Lone Ranger (1949-57) was a handsome, dark-haired, sometimes-Buffalonian named Jay Silverheels.
