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)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Blue Back
Destry Rides Again (1939)
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
The Big Trail (1930)
as Indian (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
Brigham Young (1940)
as Big Elk
Western Union (1941)
as Chief Spotted Horse
Devil's Doorway (1950)
as Thundercloud
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
as Indian
The Iron Horse (1925)
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
as Chief (uncredited)
Maid of Salem (1937)
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
The Bold Caballero (1936)
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
Mantrap (1926)
as Indian (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
as Indian
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
as Indian John
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Indian Chief in Prologue
Too Many Girls (1940)
as Chief (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail (1939)
as Spotted Elk
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
as Medicine Man
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
The Avenging Arrow (1921)
as Modoc
Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
as Chief Pontiac
Hudson's Bay (1940)
as Chief
The Huntress (1923)
as Otebaya
Red Fork Range (1931)
as Chief Barking Fox
King of the Arena (1933)
as Circus Indian
Prairie Thunder (1937)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Frontiersman (1927)
as Grey Eagle
The Frontier Trail (1926)
as Chief Gray Wolf
The Golden West (1932)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Singing Vagabond (1935)
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
The Primitive Lover (1922)
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
as Chief Big Tree
Wheels of Destiny (1934)
as Chief War Eagle
A Fight For Love (1919)
as Swift Deer
Spoilers of the West (1927)
as Red Cloud
The Cactus Blossom (1915)
as Chegup
Painted Ponies (1927)
Actor
The Spirit of '76 (1917)
as Gowah
Wyoming (1928)
as An Indian
The Desert's Toll (1926)
as Red Eagle
Sioux Blood (1929)
as Crazy Wolf
The Red Rider (1925)
as Indian Chief
The Overland Telegraph (1929)
as Medecine Man
Maintain the Right (1940)
as Chief