
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.

Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle

Hawk of the Wilderness
1938
Hawk of the Wilderness

Phantom Gold
1938
Phantom Gold

Pioneer Trail
1938
Pioneer Trail

Stagecoach Days
1938
Stagecoach Days

Rolling Caravans
1938
Rolling Caravans

The Mighty Treve
1937
The Mighty Treve

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine