Jay Silverheels was a popular Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete who was best known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television series The Lone Ranger.
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Jay Silverheels was born on May 26, 1912, in Brantford, Canada. He is the son of A.G.E. Smith and Mabel Phoebe Doxtater. There is no information about his siblings.
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Jay Silverheels Net Worth
Jay Silverheels had an estimated net worth of $3 million before he died. Music had contributed largely to his worth.
Jay Silverheels Height
Jay Silverheels stands at a height of 6 feet and an inch tall and weighs about 82kg.
Jay Silverheels Quotes
- There are no judgments so harsh as those of the erring, the inexperienced, and the young.
- The biggest waste of time is to do well something that we need not do at all.
- I don’t think I’d ever start making a film until I had both the intimacy with the subject and the distance to make it live in a certain way.
- I don’t think I’d ever start making a film until I had both the intimacy with the subject and the distance to make it live in a certain way.
Jay Silverheels Son
Jay Silverheels has a son called Jay Silverheels Jr.
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Jay Silverheels Cause Of Death
Jay Silverheels died on March 5, 1980, from complications of a stroke, at age 67, in Calabasas, California.
Jay Silverheels Wife
Jay Silverheels married Bobbie Smith and ended their marriage in 1943. He then tied the knot with Mary Diroma from 1945 to 1980.
Jay Silverheels Movies
- The Lone Ranger – 1956
- Broken Arrow – 1950
- War Arrow – 1953
- Brave warrior – 1952.
- Red Mountain – 1952.
Jay Silverheels TV Shows
- The Brady Bunch – 1969 to 1974.
- Wagon Train – 1957 to 1974.
- Branded – 1959 to 1963.
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