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Jay Silverheels as Tonto and Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger stand side by side in western costumes, with Moore wearing a mask, in a black and white publicity still.
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Jay Silverheels

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  • Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore in The Lone Ranger
    Lone Ranger

    …majority of the episodes, and Jay Silverheels became the embodied Tonto. Although the radio program ended in 1954 and the television show in 1957, the Lone Ranger’s adventures continued in various forms, including the movies The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) and The Lone Ranger (2013).

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    …majority of the episodes, and Jay Silverheels became the embodied Tonto. Although the radio program ended in 1954 and the television show in 1957, the Lone Ranger’s adventures continued in various forms, including the movies The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) and The Lone Ranger (2013).

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  • Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore in The Lone Ranger
    Tonto

    …played by indigenous Canadian actor Jay Silverheels. Other actors to have essayed the role include, in a 2013 film, Johnny Depp.

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    …played by indigenous Canadian actor Jay Silverheels. Other actors to have essayed the role include, in a 2013 film, Johnny Depp.

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