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Chief John Big Tree
Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree

ActingBorn June 2, 1877Died July 6, 1967 (age 90)Buffalo, New York, USA

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. Big Tree was a member of the Seneca Nation.

Filmography

1950
Devil's Doorway

as Thundercloud

Movie
1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Chief Pony That Walks

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Western Union

as Chief Spotted Horse

Movie
1940
Hudson's Bay

as Chief

Movie
1940
North West Mounted Police

as Blue Owl (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Brigham Young

as Big Elk

Movie
1940Movie
1939
Destry Rides Again

as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939
The Oregon Trail

as Spotted Elk

Movie
1939
Susannah of the Mounties

as Chief (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Stagecoach

as Indian Scout (uncredited)

Movie
1938
The Girl of the Golden West

as Indian Chief in Prologue

Movie
1937
Prairie Thunder

as Indian (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Hills of Old Wyoming

as Chief Big Tree

Movie
1937
Lost Horizon

as Porter (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Maid of Salem

as Indian Man (Uncredited)

Movie
1936
The Bold Caballero

as Tavern Indian (uncredited)

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Custer's Last Stand

as Medicine Man

Movie
1935
The Singing Vagabond

as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)

Movie
1935Movie
1934
Wheels of Destiny

as Chief War Eagle

Movie
1933
King of the Arena

as Circus Indian

Movie
1933
The Telegraph Trail

as Indian Chief (uncredited)

Movie
1932
The Golden West

as Indian (uncredited)

Movie
1932
The Last of the Mohicans

as Huron Warrior (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Red Fork Range

as Chief Barking Fox

Movie
1930
The Big Trail

as Indian (uncredited)

Movie
1929
Sioux Blood

as Crazy Wolf

Movie
1929
The Overland Telegraph

as Medecine Man

Movie
1928
Wyoming

as An Indian

Movie
1927Movie
1927
The Frontiersman

as Grey Eagle

Movie
1927Movie
1926
The Desert's Toll

as Red Eagle

Movie
1926
Mantrap

as Indian (uncredited)

Movie
1926
The Frontier Trail

as Chief Gray Wolf

Movie
1925
The Iron Horse

as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)

Movie
1925
The Red Rider

as Indian Chief

Movie
1923
The Huntress

as Otebaya

Movie
1922
The Primitive Lover

as Chief Johnny Bluebottle

Movie
1921Movie
1919
A Fight For Love

as Swift Deer

Movie
1917Movie
1915Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 2, 1877
Day of DeathJuly 6, 1967
Place of BirthBuffalo, New York, USA
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