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Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree

Actor · Born 1877-06-02 · Buffalo, New York, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Stagecoach (1939) — Indian Scout (uncredited)
  2. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — Chief Pony That Walks
  3. Lost Horizon (1937) — Porter (uncredited)
  4. Destry Rides Again (1939) — Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
  5. The Big Trail (1930) — Indian (uncredited)
  6. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) — Blue Back
  7. Western Union (1941) — Chief Spotted Horse
  8. The Iron Horse (1925) — Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
  9. Devil's Doorway (1950) — Thundercloud
  10. North West Mounted Police (1940) — Blue Owl (uncredited)
  11. The Telegraph Trail (1933) — Indian Chief (uncredited)
  12. Susannah of the Mounties (1939) — Chief (uncredited)
  13. Brigham Young (1940) — Big Elk
  14. Too Many Girls (1940) — Chief (uncredited)
  15. The Bold Caballero (1936) — Tavern Indian (uncredited)
  16. Mantrap (1926) — Indian (uncredited)
  17. Hudson's Bay (1940) — Chief
  18. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) — Indian
  19. Maid of Salem (1937) — Indian Man (Uncredited)
  20. The Girl of the Golden West (1938) — Indian Chief in Prologue
  21. The Primitive Lover (1922) — Chief Johnny Bluebottle
  22. Las Vegas Nights (1941) — Indian
  23. The Last of the Mohicans (1932) — Huron Warrior (uncredited)
  24. Prairie Thunder (1937) — Indian (uncredited)
  25. Wheels of Destiny (1934) — Chief War Eagle
  26. Custer's Last Stand (1936) — Medicine Man
  27. Winners Of The Wilderness (1927) — Chief Pontiac
  28. The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) — Indian John
  29. The Oregon Trail (1939) — Spotted Elk
  30. Hills of Old Wyoming (1937) — Chief Big Tree
  31. The Singing Vagabond (1935) — Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
  32. A Fight For Love (1919) — Swift Deer
  33. King of the Arena (1933) — Circus Indian
  34. The Golden West (1932) — Indian (uncredited)
  35. The Overland Telegraph (1929) — Medecine Man
  36. Sioux Blood (1929) — Crazy Wolf
  37. The Red Rider (1925) — Indian Chief
  38. The Frontier Trail (1926) — Chief Gray Wolf
  39. Painted Ponies (1927)
  40. Red Fork Range (1931) — Chief Barking Fox