Jay Silverheels

¿Quién es Jay Silverheels?

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 that same year that Jay would be hired to play the faithful Indian companion, Tonto, in the television series "The Lone Ranger" (1949). This role, while still playing the "Indian," would bring Jay the fame that his motion picture career never did. As Tonto, on his horse Scout, Jay could show up where the Ranger could not and some of the time he would be shot at or beat up for his trouble. Jay would play Tonto in all the episodes except for those that he missed when he had his heart attack. In those episodes, he was replaced by the Ranger's nephew, Dan. However, Clayton Moore would miss the third season when he was replaced by John Hart. Jay would reprise the role of Tonto in two big-screen color movies with Moore, The Lone Ranger (1956) and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958). After the series ended in 1957, Jay could not escape the typecasting of Tonto. He would continue to appear in an occasional film and television show, but he would become a spokesman to improve the portrayal of Indians on TV.

Trabajos destacados

Poster de la película The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Poster de la película True Grit True Grit Poster de la película Key Largo Key Largo Poster de la película Broken Arrow Broken Arrow Poster de la serie The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch Poster de la película The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk Poster de la película Yellow Sky Yellow Sky Poster de la película Western Union Western Union Poster de la serie Rawhide Rawhide Poster de la serie Wanted: Dead or Alive Wanted: Dead or Alive Poster de la serie Cannon Cannon Poster de la serie Daniel Boone Daniel Boone Poster de la serie Daniel Boone Daniel Boone Poster de la película Lust for Gold Lust for Gold Poster de la serie Daniel Boone Daniel Boone Poster de la película Captain from Castile Captain from Castile Poster de la serie The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger Poster de la película The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
También conocido como: Harold J. Smith / Harry Silversmith / Harry Smith /

Géneros más habituales en las películas de Jay Silverheels

Western 46 películas
Aventura 15 películas
Romance 12 películas
Comedia 12 películas
Drama 10 películas
Acción 7 películas
Familia 3 películas
Historia 3 películas
Bélico 3 películas
Crimen 3 películas
Música 3 películas
Suspense 1 películas
Telefilme 1 películas
Misterio 1 películas

Géneros más habituales en las series de Jay Silverheels

Western 7 series
Acción y Aventuras 4 series
Drama 4 series
Comedia 2 series
Documental 1 series

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