- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 2, 1877
- Place of Birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Died
- July 6, 1967
Chief John Big Tree
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.
Filmography
movieDevil's Doorway
1950 · Thundercloud
movieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Chief Pony That Walks
movieLas Vegas Nights
1941 · Indian
movieWestern Union
1941 · Chief Spotted Horse
movieHudson's Bay
1940 · Chief
movieNorth West Mounted Police
1940 · Blue Owl (uncredited)
movieToo Many Girls
1940 · Chief (uncredited)
movieBrigham Young
1940 · Big Elk
Maintain the Right
movieMaintain the Right
1940 · Chief
movieDestry Rides Again
1939 · Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
movieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Blue Back
movieThe Oregon Trail
1939 · Spotted Elk
movieSusannah of the Mounties
1939 · Chief (uncredited)
movieStagecoach
1939 · Indian Scout (uncredited)
movieThe Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Indian Chief in Prologue
moviePrairie Thunder
1937 · Indian (uncredited)
movieHills of Old Wyoming
1937 · Chief Big Tree
movieLost Horizon
1937 · Porter (uncredited)
movieMaid of Salem
1937 · Indian Man (Uncredited)
movieThe Bold Caballero
1936 · Tavern Indian (uncredited)
movieThe Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 · Indian John
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936 · Medicine Man
movieThe Singing Vagabond
1935 · Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
movieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 · Indian
movieWheels of Destiny
1934 · Chief War Eagle
movieKing of the Arena
1933 · Circus Indian
movieThe Telegraph Trail
1933 · Indian Chief (uncredited)
movieThe Golden West
1932 · Indian (uncredited)
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1932 · Huron Warrior (uncredited)
movieRed Fork Range
1931 · Chief Barking Fox
movieThe Big Trail
1930 · Indian (uncredited)
movieSioux Blood
1929 · Crazy Wolf
movieThe Overland Telegraph
1929 · Medecine Man
Wyoming
movieWyoming
1928 · An Indian
movieSpoilers of the West
1927 · Red Cloud
moviePainted Ponies
1927
movieThe Frontiersman
1927 · Grey Eagle
movieWinners Of The Wilderness
1927 · Chief Pontiac
movieThe Desert's Toll
1926 · Red Eagle
movieMantrap
1926 · Indian (uncredited)
movieThe Frontier Trail
1926 · Chief Gray Wolf
movieThe Iron Horse
1925 · Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
movieThe Red Rider
1925 · Indian Chief
movieThe Huntress
1923 · Otebaya
movieThe Primitive Lover
1922 · Chief Johnny Bluebottle
movieThe Avenging Arrow
1921 · Modoc
movieA Fight For Love
1919 · Swift Deer
movieThe Spirit of '76
1917 · Gowah
The Cactus Blossom
movieThe Cactus Blossom
1915 · Chegup