Jay Silverheels was born on a reservation in Canada to a Mohawk chief. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films though ...

Dog Man repeated as champion at the weekend box office as newcomers Heart Eyes and Love Hurts got off to a slow start with big tentpole movies on the horizon. New movies in theaters - Heart Eyes, Love ...

A new timely book, the first ever authorized biography of Six Nations Harry J. Smith (Jay Silverheels), who gained fame playing the role of the faithful sidekick Tonto in the 1960s television series ...

Chief Steve Silverheels has Seneca/Mohawk Iroquois heritage from his father, Jay Silverheels who played Tonto in the TV series “The Lone Ranger.” He has Jewish heritage from his mother. He attended a ...

HOPEWELL — Anyone old enough to remember the classic radio and television show “The Lone Ranger” remembers the main character’s supporting hero Tonto, who was the Native American half of the famous ...