Biography of Jay Silverheels -

Jay Silverheels (June 26, 1912–March 5,
1980) was a Canada|Canadian actor.

He was born Harold J. Smith on the Six Nations 40,
Ontario|Six Nations Indian Reserve, in Brantford,
Ontario, Canada.

Silverheels died in Woodland Hills, California and
was cremation|cremated. His ashes were returned
home and scattered in Canada. He has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6538 Hollywood
Boulevard|Hollywood Blvd.

Best known for his many appearances as the The
Lone Ranger|Lone Ranger's friend Tonto (Lone
Ranger character)|Tonto, Jay Silverheels starred
in other films such as:
*Broken Arrow (1950 film)|Broken Arrow - (1950 in
film|1950) with Jimmy Stewart
*War Arrow  -  (1953 in film|1953)  with   Maureen
O'Hara,  Jeff Chandler (actor)|Jeff Chandler and 
Noah Beery, Jr., 
*Walk the Proud Land - (1956 in film|1956)  with 
Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft
*Alias Jesse James (1959) 
*The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
*Indian Paint  (1964 in film|1964) with    Johnny
Crawford


In 1993, Jay Silverheels was inducted into the
Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.

See also: Canadian pioneers in early
Hollywood|Other Canadian pioneers in early
Hollywood.


==External links==

*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798855/ imdb listing

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