Jay Silverheels appears in the Thrilling Adventure Hour serialized segment "Tales from the Black Lagoon". Notes Bibliography Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Preston Smith, May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a Mohawk Canadian actor and He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the Lone Ranger in the long-running American western television series "The Lone Ranger". Silverheels was born Harold Preston Smith in Canada, on the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Hagersville, Ontario. He was a grandson of Mohawk Chief A.G. Smith and Mary Wedge, and one of the 11 children
National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians John Ross, Cherokee chiefs who took different sides in the American Civil War, Confederate and Union, respectively. Another military figure is Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, the highest-ranking army officer of Indian ancestry. Four women, spanning colonial, nineteenth century and contemporary times, were also inducted: National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians The National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians (also known as American Indian Hall of Fame), established in 1952 in Anadarko, Oklahoma, is part of a complex representing American Indian life. The National Hall of Fame has bronze busts mounted outdoors. The Hall of Fame, which