Chief John Big Tree
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Chief John Big Tree was born on June 2, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, as Isaac Johnny John. He was an actor, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and Devil's Doorway (1950). He died on July 6, 1967 in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York. One of three men who posed for artist James Fraser for the profile which became the famous "Indian head nickel" or "buffalo nickel" minted 1913-1938. The other two were Chief Two Moons (of the Cheyenne) and Chief Iron Tail (of the Lakota Sioux). The image was reused for a special commemorative $50 gold piece in 2006--the USA's first 24k (pure gold) coin. Big Tree was a member of the Seneca Nation.
Known for
Credits
Stagecoach (1939)
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
as Chief Pony That Walks
Lost Horizon (1937)
as Porter (uncredited)
Western Union (1941)
as Chief Spotted Horse
Brigham Young (1940)
as Big Elk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Blue Back
The Big Trail (1930)
as Indian (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway (1950)
as Thundercloud
Maid of Salem (1937)
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
The Iron Horse (1925)
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
The Bold Caballero (1936)
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail (1939)
as Spotted Elk
Too Many Girls (1940)
as Chief
Mantrap (1926)
as Indian (uncredited)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
as Chief (uncredited)
Hudson's Bay (1940)
as Chief
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
as Medicine Man
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
as Indian
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Indian Chief in Prologue
The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
as Indian John
Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
as Chief Big Tree
The Frontiersman (1927)
as Grey Eagle
The Spirit of '76 (1917)
as Gowah
The Huntress (1923)
as Otebaya
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
as Indian
Wheels of Destiny (1934)
as Chief War Eagle
King of the Arena (1933)
as Circus Indian
The Frontier Trail (1926)
as Chief Gray Wolf
Winners Of The Wilderness (1927)
as Chief Pontiac
A Fight For Love (1919)
as Swift Deer
Red Fork Range (1931)
as Chief Barking Fox
The Golden West (1932)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Singing Vagabond (1935)
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder (1937)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Overland Telegraph (1929)
as Medecine Man
Sioux Blood (1929)
as Crazy Wolf
The Avenging Arrow (1921)
as Modoc
The Red Rider (1925)
as Indian Chief
Maintain the Right (1940)
as Chief
Painted Ponies (1927)
Actor
The Primitive Lover (1922)
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
Spoilers of the West (1927)
as Red Cloud
The Cactus Blossom (1915)
as Chegup
The Desert's Toll (1926)
as Red Eagle
Wyoming (1928)
as An Indian