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person_profile-Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree Died at age: 90

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jun 02, 1877

Country of birth:

Buffalo - New York - USA

Died:

Jul 06, 1967

Biography of

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.

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Chief John Big Tree

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Filmography of

Chief John Big Tree

Found 42 Movies in total

Devil's Doorway

Thundercloud ( Actor )

... 1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Chief Pony That Walks ( Actor )

... 1949

Western Union

Chief Spotted Horse ( Actor )

... 1941

Hudson's Bay

Chief ( Actor )

... 1941

North West Mounted Police

Blue Owl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Too Many Girls

Chief ( Actor )

... 1940

Brigham Young

Big Elk ( Actor )

... 1940

Destry Rides Again

Indian in Saloon (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

Blue Back ( Actor )

... 1939

The Oregon Trail

Spotted Elk ( Actor )

... 1939

Susannah of the Mounties

Chief (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Stagecoach

Indian Scout (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

The Girl of the Golden West

Indian Chief in Prologue ( Actor )

... 1938

Prairie Thunder

Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Hills of Old Wyoming

Chief Big Tree ( Actor )

... 1937

Lost Horizon

Porter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Maid of Salem

Indian Man (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Bold Caballero

Tavern Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

Custer's Last Stand

Medicine Man ( Actor )

... 1936

The Singing Vagabond

Chief White Eagle (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Wheels of Destiny

Chief War Eagle ( Actor )

... 1934

King of the Arena

Circus Indian ( Actor )

... 1933

The Telegraph Trail

Indian Chief (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Golden West

Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

The Last of the Mohicans

Huron Warrior (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Red Fork Range

Chief Barking Fox ( Actor )

... 1931

The Big Trail

Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Sioux Blood

Crazy Wolf ( Actor )

... 1929

The Overland Telegraph

Medecine Man ( Actor )

... 1929

Spoilers of the West

Red Cloud ( Actor )

... 1927

... 1927

The Frontiersman

Grey Eagle ( Actor )

... 1927

Winners Of The Wilderness

Chief Pontiac ( Actor )

... 1927

The Desert's Toll

Red Eagle ( Actor )

... 1926

Mantrap

Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926

The Red Rider

Indian Chief ( Actor )

... 1925

The Iron Horse

Cheyenne Chief ( Actor )

... 1924

The Huntress

Otebaya ( Actor )

... 1923

The Primitive Lover

Chief Johnny Bluebottle ( Actor )

... 1922

A Fight For Love

Swift Deer ( Actor )

... 1919

The Spirit of '76

Gowah ( Actor )

... 1917