Chief John Big Tree
Acting
1877-06-02 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Movie
Las Vegas Nights
1941 · Movie
Western Union
1941 · Movie
Hudson's Bay
1940 · Movie
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Movie
Too Many Girls
1940 · Movie
Brigham Young
1940 · Movie
Maintain the Right
1940 · Movie
Destry Rides Again
1939 · Movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Movie
The Oregon Trail
1939 · Movie
Susannah of the Mounties
1939 · Movie
Stagecoach
1939 · Movie
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Movie
Prairie Thunder
1937 · Movie
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937 · Movie
Lost Horizon
1937 · Movie
Maid of Salem
1937 · Movie
The Bold Caballero
1936 · Movie
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 · Movie
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · Movie
The Singing Vagabond
1935 · Movie
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 · Movie
Wheels of Destiny
1934 · Movie
King of the Arena
1933 · Movie
The Telegraph Trail
1933 · Movie
The Golden West
1932 · Movie
The Last of the Mohicans
1932 · Movie
Red Fork Range
1931 · Movie
The Big Trail
1930 · Movie
Sioux Blood
1929 · Movie
The Overland Telegraph
1929 · Movie
Wyoming
1928 · Movie
Spoilers of the West
1927 · Movie
Painted Ponies
1927 · Movie
The Frontiersman
1927 · Movie
Winners of the Wilderness
1927 · Movie
The Desert's Toll
1926 · Movie
Mantrap
1926 · Movie
The Frontier Trail
1926 · Movie
The Iron Horse
1925 · Movie
The Red Rider
1925 · Movie
The Huntress
1923 · Movie
The Primitive Lover
1922 · Movie
The Avenging Arrow
1921 · Movie
A Fight For Love
1919 · Movie
The Spirit of '76
1917 · Movie
The Cactus Blossom
1915 · Movie