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Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980, Mohawk) [1] was a Canadian actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. [2] He was well known for his role as Tonto , the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger [ 3 ] [ 4 ] in the American Western television series The Lone Ranger .
Jay Silverheels portrayed the arguably best-remembered version in The Lone Ranger television series. This was the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit". [4] Ivan Naranjo, a Blackfoot/Southern Ute actor from Colorado, voiced the character in The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour.
Acting lessons were given by Silverheels, Noble Kid Chissel and William Bassett. [ 5 ] The published short-lived The Indian Actors Workshop Newsletter in 1976 was created by the Northwestern University Theatre in Evanston, Illinois, and reported on the American Theatre Association sessions.
Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played the Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto. [2] John Hart replaced Moore in the title role from 1952 to 1953 owing to a contract dispute. Fred Foy, who had been both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 until its ending, was the announcer.
The Lone Ranger is a 1956 Western film based on The Lone Ranger television series starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. The Lone Ranger was the first of two theatrical features based on the series; it was followed by The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold in 1958.
The second of two theatrical features specifically based on and continuing the TV show The Lone Ranger it stars Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, reprising their roles from the TV series. [1] [2] The first feature film was 1956's The Lone Ranger. No further films based on this specific version of the characters were made after this one. [3]
Hummingbirds migrate. According to the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, "When hummingbirds migrate to the United States in the springtime, they cover 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico ...
Notably, Native Canadian Mohawk actor Jay Silverheels played Geronimo, a small part in the film but recognized at the time as there were few Indigenous actors working in Hollywood. [7] As well, the majority of extras were played by actual Apaches.