Tonto the 11th episode of the radio show, which originated on the Detroit, Michigan, radio station WXYZ. Though he became well known as the Lone Ranger's friend, Tonto was originally created just so the Lone Ranger would have someone with whom to talk. Throughout the radio run (which spanned 21 years), with only a few exceptions, Tonto was played by American actor John Todd. Jay Silverheels portrayed the (arguably best-remembered version) in "The Lone Ranger" television series. This was the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit". Ivan Naranjo, a Blackfoot/Southern Ute
Jay Seals Jay Seals Jay Seals (born March 23, 1976) is an American actor, known for his recurring role in the television drama "Mad Men" on AMC from 2010 to 2015. Some of his other credits include the 2012 American television police procedural fantasy drama "Awake", as a police tech, Nat, who is considered to be a "tech-savvy cop". He also appeared in numerous other television series and films. Seals was scheduled to appear in the television pilot "Metro", from the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) by Oscar-winning writer Stephen Gaghan, but that pilot was not picked up, which led to the actor