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The role, which persisted throughout the radio drama's 21-year run, was voiced by actor John Todd. In the television series, which ran from 1949 to 1958, Tonto was played by indigenous Canadian actor Jay Silverheels. Other actors to have essayed the role include, in a 2013 film, Johnny Depp.
Heritage Moments: How Jay Silverheels, the man who played Tonto, got his name. Jay Silverheels as Tonto (right), with Clayton Moore in the popular 1950s TV series The Lone Ranger. Silverheels was born Harry J. Smith, part of a prominent Mohawk-Seneca family at Six Nations near Brantford, Ont.
Jay Silverheels died from complications from strokes in 1980, but left behind an important legacy as both a Canadian and First Nations actor. He has been: inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Jay Silverheels. 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.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(RLrFZoH3MuSXjgbJvJ_pBQ__201,
Johnny Depp plays Tonto, a Native American character, in the new Disney film “The Lone Ranger.” With Depp in the role, the long tradition of non-Native actors playing Tonto continues—it began back in 1933 on the radio and then continued on TV from 1949 to 1957.
JAY SILVERHEELS, the Mohawk Indian actor who played
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