Actor, Model. Born Elijah Tahamont, he was one of the earliest Native American film actors. He was also a popular and highly paid model who posed for over twenty years for famed sculptor, Frederic Remington. Dark Cloud was a chief of the Algonquin tribe (or Abenaquis tribe depending on the source), and prior to his film career was known as a popular lecturer. He began working for the American Mutoscope and Biograph studio in 1910, making his first screen appearance under the direction of D. W. Griffith. Moving west, he appeared in scores of westerns and other films. He was married to Soaring Dove (Margaret Camp), also a model, and the father of actress Beulah Dark Cloud (1887-1945).
Actor, Model. Born Elijah Tahamont, he was one of the earliest Native American film actors. He was also a popular and highly paid model who posed for over twenty years for famed sculptor, Frederic Remington. Dark Cloud was a chief of the Algonquin tribe (or Abenaquis tribe depending on the source), and prior to his film career was known as a popular lecturer. He began working for the American Mutoscope and Biograph studio in 1910, making his first screen appearance under the direction of D. W. Griffith. Moving west, he appeared in scores of westerns and other films. He was married to Soaring Dove (Margaret Camp), also a model, and the father of actress Beulah Dark Cloud (1887-1945).
Bio by: Allan Ellenberger
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