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Chief Thunderbird(1866-1946)

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Chief Thunderbird
Chief Thunderbird was born on 6 August 1866 in near Tongue River, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Laughing Boy (1934), Annie Oakley (1935) and Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931). He died on 6 April 1946 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1866
DiedApril 6, 1946(79)
BornAugust 6, 1866
DiedApril 6, 1946(79)
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Known for

Ramon Novarro and Lupe Velez in Laughing Boy (1934)
Laughing Boy
4.7
  • Laughing Boy's Father
  • 1934
Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, and Moroni Olsen in Annie Oakley (1935)
Annie Oakley
6.6
  • Chief Sitting Bull(as Chief Thunder Bird)
  • 1935
Tom Tyler in Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
Battling with Buffalo Bill
5.8
  • Chief Thunder Bird
  • 1931
Buck Jones in For the Service (1936)
For the Service
  • Chief Big Bear
  • 1936

Credits

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  • Tom Conway, Joan Barclay, Carole Gallagher, and Barbara Hale in The Falcon Out West (1944)
    The Falcon Out West
    6.1
    • Eagle Feather (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Preston in North West Mounted Police (1940)
    North West Mounted Police
    6.3
    • Indian (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Chief Thundercloud in Geronimo (1939)
    Geronimo
    6.0
    • Chief Eskiminzu (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Johnny Mack Brown and Louise Stanley in The Oregon Trail (1939)
    The Oregon Trail
    6.0
    • Spotted Elk (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, and Margaret Lockwood in Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
    Susannah of the Mounties
    6.4
    • Indian (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Johnny Mack Brown in Wild West Days (1937)
    Wild West Days
    6.5
    • Chief Red Hatchet [Chs. 5-7, 9-13]
    • 1937
  • Buck Jones in For the Service (1936)
    For the Service
    • Chief Big Bear
    • 1936
  • Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, and Buck in The Country Beyond (1936)
    The Country Beyond
    7.0
    • Indian Chief (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Silly Billies (1936)
    Silly Billies
    6.2
    • Chief Cyclone
    • 1936
  • Lona Andre, Reed Howes, and Rex Lease in Custer's Last Stand (1936)
    Custer's Last Stand
    4.7
    • Rain-in-Face (as Chick Davis)
    • 1936
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, and Moroni Olsen in Annie Oakley (1935)
    Annie Oakley
    6.6
    • Chief Sitting Bull (as Chief Thunder Bird)
    • 1935
  • Janet Gaynor in The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
    The Farmer Takes a Wife
    6.4
    • Indian Chief (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Janet Chandler and Rex Lease in Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)
    Cyclone of the Saddle
    5.2
    • High Hawk (as Chick Davis)
    • 1935
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Walter Miller in Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
    Rustlers of Red Dog
    7.0
    • Indian Chief (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ramon Novarro and Lupe Velez in Laughing Boy (1934)
    Laughing Boy
    4.7
    • Laughing Boy's Father
    • 1934

Additional Crew

  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in The Plainsman (1936)
    The Plainsman
    6.8
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Tom Tyler in Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
    Battling with Buffalo Bill
    5.8
    • Indian authority
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Chief Thunder Bird
  • Born
    • August 6, 1866
    • near Tongue River, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 1946
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA(undisclosed)

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  • Nickname
    • Chick Davis

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