Chief John Big Tree
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1877-06-02 (90 years old)
Deathday
1967-07-06
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also known As
Chief Big Tree
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 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 mem...
Acting
1939
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
1950
as Thundercloud
1941
as Chief Spotted Horse
1938
as Indian Chief in Prologue
1929
as Medecine Man
1929
as Crazy Wolf
1925
as Indian Chief
1925
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
1937
as Porter (uncredited)
1941
as Chief
1926
as Chief Gray Wolf
1927
1931
as Chief Barking Fox
1923
as Otebaya
1934
as Chief War Eagle
1939
as Chief (uncredited)
1932
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
1936
as Medicine Man
1939
as Spotted Elk
1939
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
1939
as Blue Back
1927
as Chief Pontiac
1937
as Chief Big Tree
1936
as Indian John
1927
as Grey Eagle
1949
as Chief Pony That Walks
1935
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
1936
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
1926
as Indian (uncredited)
1933
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
1940
as Big Elk
1940
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
1937
as Indian (uncredited)
1940
as Chief
1922
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
1919
as Swift Deer
1933
as Circus Indian
1927
as Red Cloud
1937
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
1926
as Red Eagle
1932
as Indian (uncredited)
1917
as Gowah
1935
as Indian
1930
as Indian (uncredited)
1941
as Indian
1940
as Chief
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