He did have an impressive voice with excelent diction, I noticed as a child he was better spoken than the rest of the cast and also had a quiet dignity that made him stand out. One of my childhood heros. God bless him.

@HasturYellowSign

Жыл бұрын

Always loved him as a kid.

@lawrencenoctor2703

Жыл бұрын

Did you know he was the world champion quick draw at pistol shooting,I think he was a professional ice hockey player as well, he was an quite an athlete.

@denniscain5738

Жыл бұрын

Not sure about hockey but a champion harness racer in Canada

@beagleman123456789

Жыл бұрын

@@denniscain5738 Yes

@lylestavast7652

Жыл бұрын

@@lawrencenoctor2703 played am indoor league of lacrosse...

He had a great voice.

I love his voice and the way he carried this role with such dignity and loyalty. One of my childhood heros.

Ahhh, Jay Silverheels was an upright, wonderful man. So handsome, too!❤

@lauragraves4342

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Cheeckbones for days. ❤

@althesmith

Жыл бұрын

My wife personally has a huuuge crush on Wes Studi...

@shivasirons6159

Жыл бұрын

Mine has one for wes Bentley.

@lynettepalecek3141

Жыл бұрын

@Faith. I agree! 🙂

Jay was a handsome , very intelligent man .... with a good sense of humor .

@snowfrosty1

9 ай бұрын

Creepy moments though towards pubescent girls tho.

Johnny was the best late nite host ever. One of a kind. Never be another like him. RIP Johnny

@thiabrabson2533

9 ай бұрын

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE ❤️

Harry Smith, aka Jay Silverheels, from Six Nations Iroquois Reservation was the first first Indigenous TV star in America.

@nastybastardatlive

Жыл бұрын

So he's an ex- new yorker, just like all the old timers in Hollywood. Go figure.

@anthonyangeli256

Жыл бұрын

So he really was an Indian?

@paulroberts1961

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyangeli256 Indians are from India !!! LOL. Seriously we use the Wrong description of Aboriginal, indigenous People, Tribal Nations or Native Americans. Proper Terms People !!! LOL. Calling them Indian's was a Stereotype or just ignorant. No offense to you personally. Sorry to be the Teacher, Corrector !!! LOL 😂🤣

@gwine9087

Жыл бұрын

@@paulroberts1961 In Canada, where he is from, we refer to his people as "First Nations".

@paulroberts1961

Жыл бұрын

@@gwine9087 yes, I'm very familiar with the Term ,Thank you for Reminding me !!! He was an amazing person !!! Wish all those Stereotypes didn't exist in the first place. I'm in Massachusetts, city . I've never been to any Reservations or areas of indigenous people, Tribal Nations or "First Nations" unfortunately for me. I would Love to if i had the resources to Travel.

What a good natured man, so rare in Hollywood (or anywhere) these days.

Born in Canada, he was an excellent athlete. His sport was lacrosse and he adopted Silverheels from the nickname his team mates gave him.

@lsteiner

Жыл бұрын

To quote Mr. Carson: I did NOT.... know that!

My Cherokee dad looked just like Jay Silverheels. 💕

Jay is pretty cool! He seemed ageless.

Jay stays in caricature flawlessly

Really liked Jay Silverhells since I was a kid,he was great as Tonto and other parts.

@michaelericks

Жыл бұрын

😮

I wish they had given him a standing ovation. He deserved it.

@lsteiner

Жыл бұрын

Another great Canuck!

@gerrydooley951

10 ай бұрын

It was just a standard comedy routine

He was one of my hero's growing up. On the show you would never know he was really funny. What a voice!

Watched the Lone Ranger as a kid. Tonto and the Lone Ranger always seemed as equals to me and I enjoyed the hell out of both of their roles. (I'm an old white guy now). RIP Jay.

@johnhill7058

6 ай бұрын

and why is your race relevant?

Kemosabe has precious metal hangup, says Mr. Silverheels.

@lsteiner

Жыл бұрын

Bwa Ha Ha!

I could listen to this man for ever . !

I Also Remember him from. Brady Bunch, Grand Canyon Episode, a Played Native American Grandfather Looking for his Grandson, Very Dignified Man, I Hope his Hollywood Career was Enjoyable to him

I'm still in awe of him all these decades later.

A great athlete and authentic guy who helped break the barriers down in Hollywood. RIP Jay.

I'm SO GLAD I found this clip--I was only a small boy when the LONE RANGER aired.

I grew up watching shows like the Lone Ranger. Fond memories.

STILL FUNNY and topical even after more than 50 years. Amazing.

when we could laugh at others, because we were laughing at ourselves. Nothing mean spirited about any of this.

Yay tonto, so good to see him on a show

This is fantastic. I watched The Lone Ranger as a kid. Still watch it when I can. Tonto was always my favorite.

From Brantford Ontario Canada....and yes he was a looker

He was once asked if Silver could outrun his horse, Scout. He replied, "hell, I can outrun Scout."

@karendegraaf1146

Жыл бұрын

Scout kept up with Silver. I've seen several Scouts used on the show.

@gerrydooley951

10 ай бұрын

He was asked if Scout could outrun Silver and he said, "Hell, I could outrun Silver"

The days when folks still had a sense of humour

@delcrowe9712

2 жыл бұрын

His granddaughter, Santee Smith, is Chancellor of Mcmaster University at Hamilton Ontario, near Six Nations Reservation.

@Foxfire_Pony

Жыл бұрын

@@delcrowe9712 Is that near Toronto?

@JoseMorales-lw5nt

Жыл бұрын

@@delcrowe9712 For fans of the original DARK SHADOWS, that University is a very special place. The actor who played Barnabas Collins, Jonathan Frid, graduated from there.

@JoseMorales-lw5nt

Жыл бұрын

@@Foxfire_Pony Actually, Hamilton sits roughly 45 miles southwest of Toronto. Much of its eastern border is Lake Ontario itself!

@zabadazidit

Жыл бұрын

"Kemosabe have precious metal hang-up." DEADLY!!! ;-)

Jay Siverheels rocks fighting discrimination all the way! God bless you Jay

So handsome. I always loved him.

@faith6857

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't he??😍😍😍

@faith6857

4 жыл бұрын

I love him too.

I have always loved the man voice even as a child watching him! 💞

Always liked him.. just something about him..

Yesterday, I went to my bank to get a loan. I asked to speak with the loan arranger and was told that he was in a meeting. So, I asked if I could speak to Tonto. .

I could listen to Tonto all day. Loved The Lone Ranger!

I really liked him as a kid. He was the star to me. Didn't hide behind any mask. Had reserve and class. And that wonderful voice. God bless his heart.

@gerrydooley951

10 ай бұрын

he was the star, not the Lone Ranger? You must've been an odd kid

He was a pugilist / prizefighter, before Hollywood. And he was also a Native Canadian.

@jaythor70

4 жыл бұрын

Also HoF lacrosse player

@fastted9390

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaythor70 I watch the reruns. He was in a bit better shape than Moore. Bigger chest, shoulders and leg muscle. A shame he left us at 68 y/o. Wish I had the chance to shake his hand and thank him for his great work.

@blackdogfive

Жыл бұрын

@@jaythor70 , ( little off-topic) but when my two boys played rep. lacrosse in the 90's the Six Nations of the Grand River reservation teams were just amazing player's, it was magical to watch. I'm sure and hope this is still as strong to this day.

@steelbat54

Жыл бұрын

I’m still enjoying watching him and Clayton Moore on Tubi. Still one of my favorite shows from my childhood..

@gerrydooley951

10 ай бұрын

He was not in better shape than Moore. Clayton Moore was a trapeze artist when he was in his 20's and was in very good shape. Jay , who was a smoker had a heart attack in 1955 and missed a few shows. Jay was 60 when he died.@@fastted9390

Great skit! Wish we could have seen the rest of the interview! Jay Silverheels (1912-1980) was an outstanding amateur athlete in his youth. Silverheels was born Harold Jay Smith in Ontario, Canada on the Six Nations of the Grand River reservation. From Wikipedia: While playing in Los Angeles on a touring box lacrosse team in 1937, Silverheels impressed (actor/producer) Joe E. Brown with his athleticism. Brown encouraged him to do a screen test, which led to an acting career with dozens of films to his credit including many westerns. Silverheels achieved his greatest fame as Tonto on 'The Lone Ranger' (1949-1957) TV series. Silverheels appeared in the film sequels: 'The Lone Ranger' (1956) and 'The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold' (1958).

@sanford943

Жыл бұрын

My father was in in a medical unit during the war. He was attached to special services after General Mark Clark saw my father and two of his buddies do a lypsinching act to the Andrew Sisters. He helped book shows and was able to meet a lot of celebrities. One of them was Joe E Brown. While I wouldn't say they were close friends after that we did get Christmas cards from him. My father and mother lived in Chicago so when Brown came through Chicago in the play Harvey he invited my parents to the show and supper. In 1961 or 62 he did Harvey in Milwaukee. We were living in Wisconsin by then. I was able to meet him at that time. A very nice man. For you baseball fans his step son Joe L Brown was GM for the the Pirates.

@lynettepalecek3141

Жыл бұрын

@Paul. You're wrong. Jay Silverheels was born in 1918- not 1912. I know because I have a DVD set that includes the biography of Jay Silverheels.

@gerrydooley951

10 ай бұрын

the rest of the interview isn't available

Jay Silverheels A Hero A Friend.RIP.

A great actor and human being! Jay you are still missed. R.I.P with the great father.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

3 ай бұрын

Did he know Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of his sins?

That was a very funny clip! I would like to see the rest of that interview!

I loved the Lone Ranger but I loved and ADORED Tonto!!!❤He was so handsome!!!

He played a Chief of a tribe on The Brady Bunch when they visited the Grand Canyon. Very respectful, but he was very funny, too, in his interaction with Bobby. 😁

@zabadazidit

Жыл бұрын

"Swoosh to the stars!" I remember that episode!

He was my childhood hero, I missed his voice.

they sure were having trouble keeping a straight face - and so was I....... :)

Just remembering this skit. Have it on my TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON LP.

Gorgeous man!

He was a good man with class that was ( and still is ) one of my personal heroes.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

3 ай бұрын

Then why did Jesus Christ have to die on a cross for our sins if there are good people??? "for no one is righteous, no not one."

The joke about Toronto near the end reminded me of something I once heard on “Truth or Consequences” in the early 1970s. Bob Barker would pose a question to a group of people before their consequence. One night the question was “What did the Lone Ranger say to his faithful Indian companion when he wanted to go to Canada?”. The answer: “Toronto, Tonto, pronto”.

He was a great talent, and a good comedian

We loved Tonto.

I once had an LB of Tonight show gems and this was on it. Love seeing it!

Once Kemosabe let me look under mask, no big deal. lol

@augustxiii2580

3 жыл бұрын

Personal director of a large company on d.c. In.

A training instructor brought to light the name of Tonto was from the word tonto in Spanish meaning dummy in my dialect And the name kemosabé was from the phrase in Spanish, ‘ que más sabe’ or wha does he know So presumably the Lone Ranger would say tonto, ‘ you dummy’ and tonto would respond by saying,’ what does he know ‘ lol

@thomasfoss9963

Жыл бұрын

Funny, I had read that too----

@gerrydooley951

10 ай бұрын

Tonto was derived from a group of native Americans in Michigan and it meant "wild one". Kemo Sabe came from a summer camp in Mullet Lake, Michigan called Kamp Kee- MoSah- Bee. Jim Jewell the director of the Lone Ranger radio show and a co-creator of the character along with Fran Striker. used these names on the show. The Spanish meaning has nothing to do with Tonto or the Lone Ranger.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv

3 ай бұрын

My indian friend from the Navy 1976 said that kemosabe meant... rear end of horse. We had laughs together about the white man taking his land. He passed away this last January 2024. He never told me that he was dying. I wish he would have called me for the last time. To you... Dave appodaca. USS Durham LKA 114. 1976-1978 and his surviving wife Annie in California.

This is funny in 2021.

It's good to see he had a sense of humor about himself and the show. You always had a suspicion that kemosabe didn't mean anything good, and that "looking under the lone rangers mask" in lieu of pay, hilarious.

@ScriptureUnbroken

Жыл бұрын

It means Chemical soap

@zabadazidit

Жыл бұрын

@@ScriptureUnbroken According to the pilot episode of "The Lone Ranger" - and borne out in future episodes - it means "Brave Scout."

@ScriptureUnbroken

Жыл бұрын

@@zabadazidit It means many things in different languages, which is the great pun of it. In Danish it's Kemisk sæbe = chemical soap. The native man (Tonto) who uses natural soaps, is mocking the civilised man. That's just one of the many jokes/meanings. 🙏🏼

@rudolphguarnacci197

Жыл бұрын

"No big deal."

So cool to see humor without violence, profanity, perversion, insults to minors

Notice the gesture he makes when he first comes out. Now we know where the "Wakanda Forever" salute comes from.

@Marvelous-ge4ef

Жыл бұрын

The gesture is of African Origin. You can see the same gesture being made in the 1972 movie The possession of Joel Delaney. Members of the Puerto Rican community invoked and became possessed by the West African Yoruba deity named Shango. He is known as the god of thunder and lightning. They called him "Chango".

@gregengel1616

Жыл бұрын

@@Marvelous-ge4ef it's a pretty generic gesture, so to say that its Origins were from Africa... since you brought up movies, it's been used in movies as long as movies have been around.

@DrCruel

Жыл бұрын

Everyone steals from the native Americans. Now even the black folks are doing it.

@zabadazidit

Жыл бұрын

@@cathynewyork7918 Because whiskey packs a wallop. Next?

@zabadazidit

Жыл бұрын

@@cathynewyork7918 Well, then I guess you can see who the dominant species is…

Tonto was always my hero. If it wasn't for Tonto there never would have been a Kemosabe. I knew that as a kid. 😉

I DO NOT RECALL FROM 1969...BUT this charmed me no end...NEAT FELLOW!!

What a man.

OH wow. I remember laughing at this for years from a recording I.made from the Dr. Demento show. I never thought to look for it on video...and KZread popped it up. OH man..funny as ever, and now, priceless to see Tonto cracking up Johnny. Classic.

I still watch on FeTV... Saturdays from 3PM-5PM Be still my heart! HERO!

phenomenal. first time i ever saw this one.

Back when Hollywood was all class and no trash.

Love his show

Very funny. When you could poke fun at stereotypes and see humor........

This is a treasure. Thanks.

Tonto was based on a real life person named Grant Johnson and the Lone Ranger based on a real life person named Bass Reeves! Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

@MrPeterbs

Жыл бұрын

I heard historians actually refuted the Bass Reeves origin. You can google it.

@ziggy33399

Жыл бұрын

How did you KNOW that??😮

@markherron1407

Жыл бұрын

@@ziggy33399 I googled it! And I found out that Grant Johnson is an Native American and it told me about his life!

@greymann

Жыл бұрын

Did he wear a blue suit and shoot silver bullets? Was he incredibly self righteous? Tonto was the man.

@markherron1407

Жыл бұрын

@@greymann Bass Reeves didn't wear a mask 🎭 and a blue 💙 shirt 👕 and he didn't shoot silver bullets , the only person that I know is Clayton Moore the actor Grant Johnson didn't wear that stuff, you're thinking 🤔 about Clayton Moore!

He and the Lone Ranger never killed anyone by gunshot on any episode. He always shot a gun out of the hand of the bad guys. Classic childhood entertainment!!!!!

@Mister_Pedantic

Жыл бұрын

Mad Magazine explained how that worked in those days. The hero's weapon can do all sorts of cool things like shooting around corners even, but only ever hits the villain's gun out of his hand. The villain's gun could not hit anything.

Back in the days when people weren't so "sensitive" and had a sense of humor. Now you have to be careful what you say, what you do, and how you carry yourself in today's society.

That was my favorite Johnny Carson skit.

I had a friend in Wilmington, NC who said his son Steve lived there and he would see him around town occasionally. He was a Christian evangelist. Steve Silverheels would be in his 80’s now.

Native-American Mohawk, Heaven is for Heroes, R.I.P.

Every Saturday morning kids my age would faithfully watch The Lone Ranger on his white horse Silver along with his faithful sidekick, Tonto. They were huge stars. The joke at the time was this...The Lone Ranger and Tonto rode out on the range and got lost somehow. The Lone Ranger said to Tonto: Faithful friend ..we are in trouble. Look! To the right I see Apaches. And look! At the left are Souix coming after us with a war party. Not only that ..look over there and you can see the Cree upon their horses coming to kill us...and not only that I see over that hill a tribe of Commanches looking fierce and angry. So, faithful companion, what are we going to do now? TONTO: What you mean "WE", white man???

@robertmog4336

Жыл бұрын

You brought back memories, Beth - I remember that joke too!

@bethvirginiaphillips4583

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmog4336 Yeah, that's when we could laugh without people getting their knickers in a twist and insulted. Well, I still do, and political correctness gets the middle finger from me every time!

@robertmog4336

Жыл бұрын

@@bethvirginiaphillips4583 Amen, Beth! Thanks for the great memories.

@bethvirginiaphillips4583

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmog4336 My pleasure!

In the 1969 movie True Grit, he plays (uncredited) one of the three men hanged.

Brilliant Bit. ❤😂🎉

What a classic Tonight Show episode play Jay Silverheel

Interesting fact: In the radio show, Tonto and The Lone Ranger called each other "Kemosabe". When it went on TV, Tonto called the LR "Kemosabe", but the LR didn't call Tonto that. I don't know why.

Jay Silverheels was so handsome! I grew up watching the Lone Ranger and would not be able to tell you what the Lone Ranger looked like, but ask me what Tonto looks like and I can tell you. I thought he was the most handsome man.

Jay Silverheels was also good as one of the Seminole lads in Key Largo.

(sigh🥴) Tonto, Mingo and Nakoma....still love all of them🪶 all these years later🥰

Great clip.....thanks

“Precious metal hang up”!. Great interview.

One of my heroes

Now that was genuinely funny!

The good old day's !

That was great

Wow!

I’ve had a crush on Jay Silverheels for 60 years

Real comedy. No stupid reality shows. All worthless empty minded nonsense. These shows had well thought out lines that were funny.

Today, and even way back, it wouldn't be politically correct for a Tonto to exist. What are darn shame. He was a solid celebrity. People will remember him for generations-or even forever in humankind.

Hilarious!!!! Great actor too!!!! I miss him, and Clayton.....

54 years ago. Long time ago.

Although this is an unrehearsed comedy skit, the professionalism of Jay Silverheels' acting ability is clearly seen here. This was 1969. That was an incredibly chaotic era that severely needed any comic relief to be had. Johnny Carson gave us a chance to live in a wonderful comedic world when there were rioters shouting, "Burn, baby. Burn!". That was one of the reasons so many people stayed up to watch him.

My friend John "Tonto" Phipps is Cherokee and is a Tonto impersonator. He is an expert knife thrower and whip cracker that goes to the cowboy festivals and knew all the old tv cowboys. Look him up on line.

He was on The Brady Bunch one time.

Me and my brother played lone ranger every day as kids. I was always Tonto seeing as I had long brown hair. Tonto was always my favorite, I even liked his horse better.

Love this video