
Chief John Big Tree
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…
Known For
Stagecoach
Indian Scout (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Chief Pony That Walks
Lost Horizon
Porter (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
The Big Trail
Indian (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Blue Back
The Iron Horse
Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Thundercloud
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Filmography
Acting (49)
Movies (49)
Devil's Doorway
1950as Thundercloud
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949as Chief Pony That Walks
Western Union
1941as Chief Spotted Horse
Las Vegas Nights
1941as Indian
Brigham Young
1940as Big Elk
North West Mounted Police
1940as Blue Owl (uncredited)
Hudson's Bay
1940as Chief
Too Many Girls
1940as Chief
Maintain the Right
1940as Chief
The Oregon Trail
1939as Spotted Elk
Stagecoach
1939as Indian Scout (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
Susannah of the Mounties
1939as Chief (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939as Blue Back
The Girl of the Golden West
1938as Indian Chief in Prologue
Lost Horizon
1937as Porter (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder
1937as Indian (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
1937as Indian Man (Uncredited)
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937as Chief Big Tree
Custer's Last Stand
1936as Medicine Man
The Bold Caballero
1936as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936as Indian John
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935as Indian
The Singing Vagabond
1935as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
Wheels of Destiny
1934as Chief War Eagle
The Telegraph Trail
1933as Indian Chief (uncredited)
King of the Arena
1933as Circus Indian
The Last of the Mohicans
1932as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
The Golden West
1932as Indian (uncredited)
Red Fork Range
1931as Chief Barking Fox
The Big Trail
1930as Indian (uncredited)
Sioux Blood
1929as Crazy Wolf
The Overland Telegraph
1929as Medecine Man
Wyoming
1928as An Indian
The Frontiersman
1927as Grey Eagle
Winners Of The Wilderness
1927as Chief Pontiac
Painted Ponies
1927
Spoilers of the West
1927as Red Cloud
Mantrap
1926as Indian (uncredited)
The Desert's Toll
1926as Red Eagle
The Frontier Trail
1926as Chief Gray Wolf
The Iron Horse
1925as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
The Red Rider
1925as Indian Chief
The Huntress
1923as Otebaya
The Primitive Lover
1922as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
The Avenging Arrow
1921as Modoc
A Fight For Love
1919as Swift Deer
The Spirit of '76
1917as Gowah
The Cactus Blossom
1915as Chegup
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