Sidekicks: Tonto and Kato
In part two of our mini series on sidekicks, we look at two characters that have travelled in parallel since they came out of the same radio station in the 1930s \u2013 Tonto and Kato. There wasn\u2019t anything authentically Native American or Asian about these characters, but that didn\u2019t matter to the audiences who enjoyed their team-ups with The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet. Embodying Tonto and Kato was a lot more challenging for the actors Jay Silverheels and Bruce Lee, who struggled to find humanity within the stereotypes and respect behind the scenes.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices