Indian Actors Association Indian Actors Association. The Indian Actors Workshop was another group built on the foundation of the Indian Actors Association. Founded by Jay Silverheels, best known for playing Tonto on "The Lone Ranger", the Indian Actors Workshop trained Indians for roles in film and television. Similar groups continued to form well into the 1980s. The Indian Actors Association was able to function as a support group and provided subsistence funds for out of work Indians. They were able to raise these funds through membership dues, powwows, and performances for local clubs and organizations. Indian Actors Association The Indian Actors Association was
Jay Lawrence (actor) actor, Jay Lawrence performed in movies such as "The Big Chase" (1954), in which he portrayed Jim Bellows, "Train Ride to Hollywood" (1975), and "The Halliday Brand" (1957), and a prominent supporting role as Sgt. Bagradian in the critically acclaimed Billy Wilder directed war/German POW prison camp drama "Stalag 17" (1953) alongside actor William Holden, who won an Oscar for his role in 1954 for Best Actor in a drama film. Lawrence died on June 18, 1987 in Los Angeles. He is interred at the Italian Cemetery in Colma, California, (San Mateo County). Jay Lawrence (actor) Jay Lawrence (born Jay