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Chief John Big Tree
Born · June 2, 1877
Died · July 6, 1967 (90 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Devil's Doorway
Thundercloud
7.0
1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Chief Pony That Walks
6.9
1949
Western Union
Chief Spotted Horse
6.0
1941
Hudson's Bay
Chief
6.2
1941
North West Mounted Police
Blue Owl (uncredited)
6.3
1940
Too Many Girls
Chief
5.7
1940
Brigham Young
Big Elk
4.4
1940
Destry Rides Again
Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
7.2
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Blue Back
6.5
1939
The Oregon Trail
Spotted Elk
8.0
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
Chief (uncredited)
6.3
1939
Stagecoach
Indian Scout (uncredited)
7.6
1939
The Girl of the Golden West
Indian Chief in Prologue
4.6
1938
Prairie Thunder
Indian (uncredited)
3.5
1937
Hills of Old Wyoming
Chief Big Tree
0.0
1937
Lost Horizon
Porter (uncredited)
7.0
1937
Maid of Salem
Indian Man (Uncredited)
5.9
1937
The Bold Caballero
Tavern Indian (uncredited)
5.7
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Indian John
4.0
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Medicine Man
4.5
1936
The Singing Vagabond
Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
7.0
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Indian
6.1
1935
Wheels of Destiny
Chief War Eagle
3.0
1934
King of the Arena
Circus Indian
0.0
1933
The Telegraph Trail
Indian Chief (uncredited)
4.7
1933
The Golden West
Indian (uncredited)
4.0
1932
The Last of the Mohicans
Huron Warrior (uncredited)
6.0
1932
Red Fork Range
Chief Barking Fox
0.0
1931
The Big Trail
Indian
6.7
1930
Sioux Blood
Crazy Wolf
0.0
1929
The Overland Telegraph
Medecine Man
0.0
1929
Spoilers of the West
Red Cloud
0.0
1927
Painted Ponies
0.0
1927
The Frontiersman
Grey Eagle
0.0
1927
Winners Of The Wilderness
Chief Pontiac
7.5
1927
The Desert's Toll
Red Eagle
0.0
1926
Mantrap
Indian (uncredited)
5.9
1926
The Frontier Trail
Chief Gray Wolf
0.0
1926
The Iron Horse
Cheyenne Chief
6.7
1925
The Red Rider
Indian Chief
0.0
1925
The Huntress
Otebaya
0.0
1923
The Primitive Lover
Chief Johnny Bluebottle
5.9
1922
A Fight For Love
Swift Deer
5.0
1919
The Spirit of '76
Gowah
0.0
1917