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Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980, Mohawk) was a Canadian actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. 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 è stato un attore canadese. Di etnia Mohawk, è il primo attore nativo americano ad acquistare ampia notorietà al cinema e alla televisione. La sua fama è legata soprattutto al ruolo di "Tonto", coprotagonista della serie televisiva statunitense Il cavaliere solitario.
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.
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Jay Silverheels was a star lacrosse player before he became an extra & stuntman in Hollywood. Tired of how the Indigenous People were portrayed on screen, he worked to raise...
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Familiar Canadian Indian actor who shot to fame as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the masked man on the US television series The Lone Ranger (1949). A member of the Mohawk tribe of Canada's Six Nations Reserve, Silverheels excelled at wrestling, horse racing, football, boxing, and hockey, and became a renowned lacrosse player.
- May 26, 1912
- March 5, 1980
Jay Silverheels è un attore, è nato il 26 maggio 1912 Jay Silverheels ha oggi 112 anni ed è del segno zodiacale Gemelli.
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.
