Chief John Big Tree
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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.
Known for
Credits
Stagecoach (1939)
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
Brigham Young (1940)
as Big Elk
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
as Chief Pony That Walks
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Blue Back
The Big Trail (1930)
as Indian (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
Lost Horizon (1937)
as Porter (uncredited)
Western Union (1941)
as Chief Spotted Horse
The Bold Caballero (1936)
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway (1950)
as Thundercloud
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Indian Chief in Prologue
The Iron Horse (1925)
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
as Chief Big Tree
Maid of Salem (1937)
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
as Indian
Mantrap (1926)
as Indian (uncredited)
Too Many Girls (1940)
as Chief (uncredited)
The Cactus Blossom (1915)
as Chegup
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Hudson's Bay (1940)
as Chief
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
as Chief (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
as Indian
The Avenging Arrow (1921)
as Modoc
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
as Medicine Man
The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail (1939)
as Spotted Elk
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
as Indian John
The Desert's Toll (1926)
as Red Eagle
The Singing Vagabond (1935)
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
Winners Of The Wilderness (1927)
as Chief Pontiac
The Frontier Trail (1926)
as Chief Gray Wolf
The Primitive Lover (1922)
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
Prairie Thunder (1937)
as Indian (uncredited)
King of the Arena (1933)
as Circus Indian
The Spirit of '76 (1917)
as Gowah
Maintain the Right (1940)
as Chief
The Red Rider (1925)
as Indian Chief
Wyoming (1928)
as An Indian
Painted Ponies (1927)
Actor
A Fight For Love (1919)
as Swift Deer
The Huntress (1923)
as Otebaya
The Golden West (1932)
as Indian (uncredited)
Spoilers of the West (1927)
as Red Cloud
Red Fork Range (1931)
as Chief Barking Fox
Sioux Blood (1929)
as Crazy Wolf
The Overland Telegraph (1929)
as Medecine Man
The Frontiersman (1927)
as Grey Eagle
Wheels of Destiny (1934)
as Chief War Eagle