Dark Cloud
Actor
Born Sep 20, 1861 · Odanak, Quebec, Canada
Active 1910–1918
Elijah Tahamont, also known by the stage name Dark Cloud, was a First Nations silent film actor. He was a chief of the Abenaki, a First Nations band government belonging to the Eastern Algonquian peoples of northeastern North America.
Filmography
The Birth of a Nation (1915) — General (uncredited)The Huron Converts (1915) — The Indian ChiefThe Mystery of the Hindu Image (1914) — 1st HinduThe Woman Untamed (1920) — Witch DoctorWhat Am I Bid? (1919) — Dark Cloud (as Chief Dark Cloud)The Spirit of '76 (1917) — Joseph BrantThe Last of the Mohicans (1911) — ChingachgookThe Squaw's Love (1911) — White EagleAn Indian's Loyalty (1913) — An Indian (uncredited)Sierra Jim's Reformation (1914) — One of Jim's GangThe Saving Grace (1914)The Song of the Wildwood Flute (1910) — Gray CloudJohn Ermine of the Yellowstone (1917) — Fire Bear (as John Darkcloud)