Chief John Big Tree
Age: 90 | From: Buffalo - New York - USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1877-06-02 23:04:31
Death: 1967-07-06 23:04:31
Aliases: Chief Big Tree
Gender: N/A
Place of birth: Buffalo - New York - USA
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Movie Involvements: 36
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Stagecoach
(1939) Indian Scout (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(1949) Chief Pony That Walks
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939) Blue Back
Lost Horizon
(1937) Porter (uncredited)
Western Union
(1941) Chief Spotted Horse
The Iron Horse
(1924) Cheyenne Chief
North West Mounted Police
(1940) Blue Owl (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
(1950) ThundercloudActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Thundercloud | |
| 1949 | Chief Pony That Walks | |
| 1941 | Chief Spotted Horse | |
| Chief | ||
| 1940 | Blue Owl (uncredited) | |
| Chief | ||
| Big Elk | ||
| 1939 | Indian in Saloon (uncredited) | |
| Blue Back | ||
| Spotted Elk | ||
| Chief (uncredited) | ||
| Indian Scout (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Indian Chief in Prologue | |
| 1937 | Indian (uncredited) | |
| Chief Big Tree | ||
| Porter (uncredited) | ||
| Indian Man (Uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Tavern Indian (uncredited) | |
| Indian John | ||
| Medicine Man | ||
| 1935 | Chief White Eagle (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Chief War Eagle | |
| 1933 | Circus Indian | |
| Indian Chief (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Indian (uncredited) | |
| Huron Warrior (uncredited) | ||
| 1931 | Chief Barking Fox | |
| 1929 | Crazy Wolf | |
| Medecine Man | ||
| 1927 | Red Cloud | |
| N/A | ||
| Grey Eagle | ||
| Chief Pontiac | ||
| 1926 | Red Eagle | |
| Indian (uncredited) | ||
| Chief Gray Wolf | ||
| 1925 | Indian Chief | |
| 1924 | Cheyenne Chief | |
| 1923 | Otebaya | |
| 1922 | Chief Johnny Bluebottle | |
| 1919 | Swift Deer | |
| 1917 | Gowah | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
