6 Best Jay Silverheels Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 11, 2026

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Jay Silverheels became one of the first Native American actors to achieve mainstream Hollywood stardom, later immortalized as television’s Tonto.

True Grit (1969) 01

True Grit (1969)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A tough, aging U.S. Marshal helps a determined young woman track down her father's killer.

Yellow Sky (1948) 02

Yellow Sky (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A gang of bank robbers hiding out in a ghost town clash over a woman and a hidden fortune in gold.

Key Largo (1948) 03

Key Largo (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A war veteran visiting a Florida hotel finds himself trapped by a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 04

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

IMDb ★ 8.0

Three American prospectors searching for gold in Mexico are consumed by paranoia and greed.

Captain from Castile (1947) 05

Captain from Castile (1947)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A young Spanish nobleman flees the Inquisition and joins Cortez's expedition to conquer the Aztec empire.

Passage to Marseille (1944) 06

Passage to Marseille (1944)

IMDb ★ 6.6

French prisoners escape a penal colony to join the Free French forces fighting against the Nazi occupation.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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