Chief John Big Tree
50 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 2, 1877
- Died
- Jul 6, 1967 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Chief Big Tree · Isaac Johnny John
Biography
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.
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Big Tree was a member of the Seneca Nation.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Chief John Big Tree: movies and TV shows
Acting (50)
- 1950 Devil's Doorway
as Thundercloud
- 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
- 1941 Las Vegas Nights
as Indian
- 1941 Western Union
as Chief Spotted Horse
- 1940 Hudson's Bay
as Chief
- 1940 North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
- 1940 Too Many Girls
as Chief (uncredited)
- 1940 Brigham Young
as Big Elk
- 1940 Maintain the Right
as Chief
- 1939 Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
- 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
- 1939 The Oregon Trail
as Spotted Elk
- 1939 Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)
- 1939 Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
- 1938 The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in Prologue
- 1937 Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
- 1937 Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big Tree
- 1937 Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)
- 1937 Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
- 1936 The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
- 1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian John
- 1936 Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine Man
- 1935 The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
- 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian
- 1934 The Cat's-Paw
as Chinese Guard (uncredited)
- 1934 Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War Eagle
- 1933 King of the Arena
as Circus Indian
- 1933 The Telegraph Trail
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
- 1932 The Golden West
as Indian (uncredited)
- 1932 The Last of the Mohicans
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
- 1931 Red Fork Range
as Chief Barking Fox
- 1930 The Big Trail
as Indian (uncredited)
- 1929 Sioux Blood
as Crazy Wolf
- 1929 The Overland Telegraph
as Medecine Man
- 1928 Wyoming
as An Indian
- 1927 Spoilers of the West
as Red Cloud
- 1927
- 1927 The Frontiersman
as Grey Eagle
- 1927 Winners of the Wilderness
as Chief Pontiac
- 1926 The Desert's Toll
as Red Eagle
- 1926 Mantrap
as Indian (uncredited)
- 1926 The Frontier Trail
as Chief Gray Wolf
- 1925 The Iron Horse
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
- 1925 The Red Rider
as Indian Chief
- 1923 The Huntress
as Otebaya
- 1922 The Primitive Lover
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
- 1921 The Avenging Arrow
as Modoc
- 1919 A Fight For Love
as Swift Deer
- 1917 The Spirit of '76
as Gowah
- 1915 The Cactus Blossom
as Chegup