Jay Silverheels was born Harold Jay Smith and as a young man grew up with most people calling him Harry. Today, if anyone remembers him at all, he is usually remembered for the character he played, Tonto. The close-up of Jay Silverheels was scanned from an original photo from the movie The Cowboy and the Indians and the poster for Drums Across the River, released in 1954, were scanned from originals the Northernstars™ Collection.
Also see: A biography about Jay Silverheels.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Captain from Castile (1947)
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
The Prairie (1948)
Singing Spurs (1948)
Yellow Sky (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
Sand (1949)
Lust for Gold (1949)
The Feathered Serpent (1949)
For Those who Dare (1949)
Laramie (1949)
Trail of the Yukon (1949)
The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Red Mountain (1951)
Brave Warrior (1952)
Battle of Apache Pass (1952)
The Will Rogers Story (1952)
Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
The Pathfinder (1952)
Jack McCall – Desperado (1953)
The Nebraskan (1953)
War Arrow (1953)
Saskatchewan (aka O’Rourke of the Royal Mounted – 1954)
4 Guns to the Border (1954)
The Black Dakotas (1954)
Drums Across the River (1954)
Masterson of Kansas (1954)
The Vanishing American (1955)
The Lone Ranger (1956)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Return of Warbow (1958)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Indian Paint (1966)
Smith! (1969)
True Grit (1969)
The Phynx (1969)
TV Series – Cast:
The Lone Ranger (1952 – 1956)
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