Celebrities To Remember: Jay Silverheels

[@maryeliason1504]

He was so handsome & I loved his voice.

[@normansilver905]

I met Jay in person while working as a standby firefighter on a set in 1958 near Saugus, He was a very pleasant person and also a very good actor. RIP Jay Silverheels!

[@johnwest7689]

He was a great actor and human being

[@anthonyangeli256]

He was a well known Indian actor when I was a kid back in the 50s. The Lone Ranger was one of my favorite shows.

[@erepsekahs]

Same for me. He was...in my opinion....an absolutely integral part of the success of The Lone Ranger, but was probably not paid accordingly. Just as an aside: Did you hear about the time The Lone Ranger and Tonto were surrounded by hostile Indians and it really looked like the end for them? The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto and said, "What should we do now Tonto?" and Tonto replied, "Who's WE, white man?"

[@brendaann727]

@@erepsekahs -It would not have been the same without him! Why wouldn't he have been paid the same? That's funny, I think I remember that line too! 😂

[@stroys7061]

As a young boy in the 1950’s I loved watching the Lone Ranger and Tonto bring justice to a lawless West.

[@anthonyangeli256]

Me too. Great show

[@Bob-bb3ur]

One of the good guys not many around nowadays

[@bobmiller9313]

Same here

[@Bob-bb3ur]

@@bobmiller9313 You have a great name

[@Queequeg61]

I met him when I was a young boy, I was star struck.

[@fredkaplan9720]

He is everybody's kemosabe❤😊

[@jimdunkle4823]

A friend of mine saw Jay at a restaurant in California. My friend said hi to him. And Jay asked him how he was doing. And he said getting ready to go to Nam. And Jay asked him to set down and talk with him and his wife. That a great man.

[@Emy53]

Happy he got a Star.

[@tomfinland9572]

Fascinating... what a man........

[@tstahler5420]

When I was a kid in the early-mid 70s, I would get home from school and watch Superman, The Lone Ranger and then some Three Stooges.

[@sarajanesmith3892]

I love watching reruns of The Line Ranger! Rest In Peace Jay Silverheels

[@ritarevell7195]

I met Jay Silverheels in 1970. I was about 15, and I recall just being starstruck. He was such a handsome guy.

[@donhagerty5669]

At least he got to see his own star ✨✨✨

[@edwardthompson5820]

Jay is the best. I listen to the radio broadcast in the 40s. Smart man.

[@ruthcrawford3015]

Love, love LOVED Jay Silverheels!!! Such a crush....🥰

[@dw6506]

Who all remembers his horses name. Forgot? Well it was Scout.

[@oztinato4099]

Great distinctive voice

[@patriciajeffs9234]

I love 💕 watching the old western movies especially the Lone Ranger , and other movies 🍿

[@waynesilva3129]

Tonto was one of the good guys.

[@pacarter7169]

Forgot one other role he played in Battle Star Galactica 1980 miniseries, when they decided to start a colony on earth… he played a Hispanic farmer who was looked down upon by a wealthy landowner.

[@anthonyangeli256]

Ed Ames played the Indian "Mingo" on the Daniel Boone show. Another fine program of that era. Ed is still with us as of this date. A great singer also .

[@francisalanwormald6328]

FLESHING OUT A MAN I KNEW ONLY AS "TONTO"....A LOT TO HIM IN MANY WAYS....

[@raymondprice2693]

He was a cousin to my uncles wife's step sister.

[@francisalanwormald6328]

@@raymondprice2693 RAY, YOU WON'T MIND IF I CALL YOU "KEMO SABE"! Be Well

[@cathybobalek8069]

WHAT THE SHAME IS.THEY NEVER LET HIS TALENT FULLY GROW AS A ACTOR.SHORT CHEATED HIM ON MONEY.HE WAS A VERY TALENTED PERSON.HE WOULD OF DONE REALLY GOOD FOR THE NATIVE AMERICANS.

[@justicewokeisutterbs8641]

Thanks for this information about Jay Silverheels. As a kid I watched The Lone Ranger and Tonto was my favorite character. I liked the quality of his voice. It's nice to know a bit about the man behind the character. It sounds like he had a oretty good life. 😎👍

[@georgegeyer3431]

Jay and Clayton were my inspiration for becoming a police officer. True 👍 heroes and great role models. Trusted scouts. 😊

[@Emy53]

What an injustice. He didn't earn much money in all his years in Hollywood.

[@phillyjoejones5161]

Nope..the small hats just used him and disposed of him, like they do everybody else.

[@lillianflorence6056]

Yet he was good,

[@browsman2328]

My maternal grandmother was a Seneca who grew up on a reservation in Upstate NY. We were very proud watching the Lone Ranger on t.v. and Tonto was our favorite character on that show. Tonto was a unfortunate name however and I won’t mention what it means in Spanish.

[@passiton3801]

Yeh, was anything but, that!

[@margaretthayer8266]

LOVED THIS MAN!

[@johnsdao3917]

Such a lovely canadian legend 😊

[@michaelmelling9333]

I read somewhere that when he got his Hollywood star that he cried. I found that endearing since I have a pretty strong dislike for people that have no sense of gratitude.

[@davidmitchell6873]

Thank you for that comment l I really appreciate it. I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am.

[@wolfstar_productions]

Memories of watching this series. Memories of listening on a Radio.

[@victorsuarez3546]

Jay in life, Tonto in our hearts.

[@PAPITO_49]

I grew up with the Lone Ranger and tanto. Nice interview. Thanks

[@cookieseville5133]

Don’t they have any interviews showing him, and letting him speak?

[@UncagedSavage]

He makes a quick appearance on Johnny Carson ..type it in..its good

[@karendegraaf1146]

Exactly!

[@karendegraaf1146]

​@@UncagedSavage He still speaks as Tonto on Tonight Show.

[@philip6419]

Several.. but evidently he cant find ONE? This guy sucks.

[@UncagedSavage]

@@karendegraaf1146 . I am searching also

[@mikeburgess2485]

When do the celebrities pay tribute

[@ArnulfoManuelDELaRosa]

¡¡SIEMPRE RECUERDO LAS PALABRAS DE JAY SILVERHELS, EN LA PELICULA: LA FLECHA ROTA...¡DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, ME RECORDARAN COMO:¡¡GERÓNIMO.!! EL SONIDO,CON EL TIMBRE DE VOZ,EN TONO AMENAZANTE. YA QUE EL POSEÍA UN TONO DE VOZ, QUE LO CARACTERIZABA CON EL PERSONAJE QUE INTERPRETABA,TANTO EN ESTA PELICULA ,COMO TODAS LAS DEMÁS QUE HAYA ACTUADO, ERA UN GRAN ACTOR,LASTIMA DE SU PARTIDA-🎉Q.E.P.D. ...Mr. JAY SILVERHEL SILVERHELS🎉.🎉

[@12HappyDonuts]

We cannot measure our past actions using modern yardsticks. We have to assure that justice and equality are in our future. God bless you Jay. As a kid you were more my idle than the Lone Ranger because I related to you. RIP.

[@LillianSteele-u9v]

Lacross is a game that was created by the Kayen 'Haka Nation who were from Northern New York State and also Canada, which has many First Nations Communities.

[@tonyjeff9436]

WE ARE BOTH FROM ONTARIO

[@elainer946]

The horse is an Appaloosa, not a pain!

[@ktall6749]

Straight from his wiki page.

[@hadavisjr]

He's reading from the Wikipedia entry on Jay Silverheels...isn't that a breech of copyright?

[@davidmitchell6873]

You're here, so that makes you an accessory. I'm calling the cops.

[@Edward-rv2bu]

Born 1912 Wow!

[@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462]

What a shame he had to supplement his income as a salesman. No respect.

[@JohnSmith-ug5ci]

Tonto is Spanish for "fool".

[@NanSHart]

❤

[@ronalderb9692]

He was type cast as a Native American? Hey! He IS a Native American. Duh!!!!

[@Keith-qj5dp]

What was the sad ending? Everyone dies

[@eleanorshumaker4130]

What’s my line Roy rogers😢 😊

[@eleanorshumaker4130]

❤

[@antoniograncino3506]

Like any sidekick worth his salt, Tonto never minded not getting the girl.

[@mg1297]

HE WAS A GREAT ACTOR BUT NEVER TAKEN OUT TO PUSH HIM TO HIS FULLEST POTENTIAL... HE COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN GREATER ... AS FOR THE VOICE DOING THE VOICE OVER ON THIS VIDEO... IT IS SLOW, BORING, AND TO MONOTONE ! LACK OF ENTHUSIASM... I HAVE HEAR VOICE EXPLAINING COLONOSCOPIES THAT HAD MORE EXCITEMENT...

[@wallaceb9120]

Enough of the "native American" nonsense...a great American

[@janemarkham4133]

" GOD BLESS YOU BROTHER "!!!! I MISS YOU!! 🙁❤🤍💙🤟🤘🙏👍👍👍👍 ~~ H.M. ~~

[@loanaoftheshellpeople7744]

Jay Silverheels will always be Tonto.

[@mikepoteet1443]

He was a Mexican!

[@Paul-lm5gv]

He was full blood Seneca!