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Born · June 2, 1877
Died · July 6, 1967 (90 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
Thundercloud
7.0
1950
Chief Pony That Walks
6.9
1949
Chief Spotted Horse
6.0
1941
Chief
6.2
1941
Blue Owl (uncredited)
6.3
1940
Chief
5.7
1940
Big Elk
4.4
1940
Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
7.2
1939
Blue Back
6.5
1939
Spotted Elk
8.0
1939
Chief (uncredited)
6.3
1939
Indian Scout (uncredited)
7.6
1939
Indian Chief in Prologue
4.6
1938
Indian (uncredited)
3.5
1937
Chief Big Tree
0.0
1937
Porter (uncredited)
7.0
1937
Indian Man (Uncredited)
5.9
1937
Tavern Indian (uncredited)
5.7
1936
Indian John
4.0
1936
Medicine Man
4.5
1936
Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
7.0
1935
Indian
6.1
1935
Chief War Eagle
3.0
1934
Circus Indian
0.0
1933
Indian Chief (uncredited)
4.7
1933
Indian (uncredited)
4.0
1932
Huron Warrior (uncredited)
6.0
1932
Chief Barking Fox
0.0
1931
Indian
6.7
1930
Crazy Wolf
0.0
1929
Medecine Man
0.0
1929
Red Cloud
0.0
1927
0.0
1927
Grey Eagle
0.0
1927
Chief Pontiac
7.5
1927
Red Eagle
0.0
1926
Indian (uncredited)
5.9
1926
Chief Gray Wolf
0.0
1926
Cheyenne Chief
6.7
1925
Indian Chief
0.0
1925
Otebaya
0.0
1923
Chief Johnny Bluebottle
5.9
1922
Swift Deer
5.0
1919
Gowah
0.0
1917