Tuffy

Biography

Tuffy was born in 1930 in a hole in a haystack in the Cheyenne Indian Reservation on what they called Red Coat Creek, near Faith, South Dakota. A chance meeting between his Cowboy-owner Ger Orvedahl and veteran actor Tully Marshall led to parts for Tuffy in the 1930s. After seeing Tuffy in "Nevada" and "Drift Fence", producer Walter Wanger had a part for a dog added to the script of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine", written specially for Tuffy.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

1936Nominee

Best Performance

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1938Nominee

Best Performance

Stagecoach Days

1939Nominee

Best Performance

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Career Highlights

1937Highlight

Best Performance

The Mighty Treve

1938Highlight

Best Performance

Phantom Gold