B: May 26, 1912 in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario
D: March 5, 1980 in Woodland Hills, California
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 Cowboy and the Indians in the Northernstars Collection. Also see: A biography about Jay Silverheels. |
Features & TV Movies: Captain from Castile (1947) Broken Arrow (1950) Indian Paint (1966) TV Series – Cast: |