Chief John Big Tree
Known for: Acting
Born: June 2, 1877
Died: July 6, 1967
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
49 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
6.4
Las Vegas Nights
1941
6.0
Western Union
1941
6.1
Hudson's Bay
1940
6.4
North West Mounted Police
1940
5.9
Too Many Girls
1940
4.6
Brigham Young
19407.0
Maintain the Right
1940
7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939
6.5
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
7.5
The Oregon Trail
1939
6.5
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
7.6
Stagecoach
1939
5.3
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
4.3
Prairie Thunder
1937
5.0
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937
6.9
Lost Horizon
1937
6.2
Maid of Salem
1937
6.0
The Bold Caballero
1936
5.7
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
5.3
Custer's Last Stand
1936
7.5
The Singing Vagabond
1935
6.2
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
5.3
Wheels of Destiny
1934
8.5
King of the Arena
1933
4.7
The Telegraph Trail
1933
5.5
The Golden West
1932
6.8
The Last of the Mohicans
1932
8.0
Red Fork Range
1931
6.7
The Big Trail
1930
9.0
Sioux Blood
1929
9.0
The Overland Telegraph
19298.0
Wyoming
1928
7.0
Spoilers of the West
1927
8.0
Painted Ponies
1927
9.0
The Frontiersman
1927
7.7
Winners of the Wilderness
1927
7.0
The Desert's Toll
1926
6.2
Mantrap
1926
10.0
The Frontier Trail
1926
6.8
The Iron Horse
1925
9.0
The Red Rider
1925
8.0
The Huntress
1923
6.7
The Primitive Lover
1922
7.0
The Avenging Arrow
1921
6.0
A Fight For Love
1919
8.0
The Spirit of '76
19178.0
The Cactus Blossom
1915