Jay Silverheels began to publish poetry inspired by his youth on the Six Nations Indian Reserve and recited his work on television. In 1966, he guest-starred as John Tallgrass in the short-lived ABC comedy/western series "The Rounders", with Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne, and Chill Wills. Despite the typecasting, Silverheels in later years often poked fun at his character. In 1969, he appeared as Tonto without The Lone Ranger in a comedy sketch on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". The sketch was featured on the 1973 record album "Here's Johnny: Magic Moments From The Tonight Show". "My name is Tonto. I hail
John Jay Osborn Jr. John Jay Osborn Jr. John Jay Osborn Jr. (born August 5, 1945) is an American author, lawyer and legal academic. He is best known for his bestselling novel, "The Paper Chase", a fictional account of one Harvard Law School student's battles with the imperious Professor Charles Kingsfield. The book was made into a 1973 film starring John Houseman and Timothy Bottoms. Houseman won an Oscar for his performance as contracts professor Kingsfield. "The Paper Chase" also became a television series, and Osborn wrote several of the scripts. Osborn's third novel, "The Associates", was adapted into a short-lived television series starring