who played tonto in the lone ranger series
Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Preston Smith, May 26, 1912 â€“ March 5, 1980)[1] was a Mohawk Canadian actor and athlete.[2] He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the Lone Ranger[3][4] in the long-running American western television series The Lone Ranger.
The Lone Ranger (TV series) The first 78 episodes were produced and broadcast for 78 consecutive weeks without any breaks or reruns. Then the entire 78 episodes were shown again before any new episodes were produced. All were shot in Kanab, Utah and California. Much of the series was filmed on the former Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, including the iconic opening sequence to each episode, in which the cry of "Hi-yo Silver" is heard before the Lone Ranger and Silver gallop to a distinctive rock and Silver rears up on his hind legs. The rock seen next to Silver is known as Lone Ranger Rock and remains in place today on the site of the former movie ranch.