Portrait of Jay Silverheels

Acting

Jay Silverheels

Career

Active from 1944 to 2013, with a break from 1974 to 2000, busiest in 1949 and 1952 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jay Silverheels Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
A Different Drum
A Different Drum

as Jim Swift Hands

2010s

1 title
The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man
The Lone Ranger: Who Was That Masked Man (2013)

as Tonto

2000s

1 title
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes
Lone Ranger: Lost Episodes (2001)

as Tonto

1970s

6 titles · average score 51
Santee
Santee (1973)
GoodWatch score 44

as John Crow

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Chief

One Little Indian
One Little Indian (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jimmy Wolf

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1971)

as Indian Chief

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Tonto

1960s

12 titles · average score 67
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch (1969)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Chief Eagle Cloud

True Grit
True Grit (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

as Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)

Smith!
Smith! (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

as McDonald Lasheway

The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tonto (archive footage)

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1967)

as Great Bear

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Great Bear

Indian Paint
Indian Paint (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chief Hevatanu

Branded
Branded (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Sashona / Chenrogan

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Spotted Hand / Den'Gwatzi

Gunslinger
Gunslinger (1961)

TV show · as Hopi Indian

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge (1960)

as Natchez

1950s

26 titles · average score 56
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Pawnee Joe

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tonto

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Charley Red Cloud

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tonto

Walk the Proud Land
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
GoodWatch score 30

as Geronimo

Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Taos

Masterson of Kansas
Masterson of Kansas (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Yellow Hawk

Jack McCall, Desperado
Jack McCall, Desperado (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Red Cloud

The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

as Chingachgook

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tonto

Brave Warrior
Brave Warrior (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

as Chief Tecumseh

The Battle at Apache Pass
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
GoodWatch score 53

as Geronimo

1940s

32 titles · average score 65
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Tonto

The Cowboy and the Indians
The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lakohna

Laramie
Laramie (1949)

as Running Wolf (uncredited)

Sand
Sand (1949)

as Indian (uncredited)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

as Indian Guide at Pier (uncredited)

Key Largo
Key Largo (1948)
GoodWatch score 81

as Tom Osceola (uncredited)

Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (1948)
GoodWatch score 87

as Indian (uncredited)

Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

I Am an American
I Am an American (1944)

as Indian (uncredited)

Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sailor Crewman on Boat Deck (uncredited)

Western Union
Western Union (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Indian

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

as Native Lookout