Chief John Big Tree
Birthday
1877/06/02
Day of death
1967/07/06 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also know as
Chief 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...Read more
Acting
(1939) Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
(1950) Devil's Doorway
as Thundercloud
(1941) Western Union
as Chief Spotted Horse
(1938) The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in Prologue
(1929) The Overland Telegraph
as Medecine Man
(1929) Sioux Blood
as Crazy Wolf
(1925) The Red Rider
as Indian Chief
(1924) The Iron Horse
as Cheyenne Chief
(1937) Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)
(1941) Hudson's Bay
as Chief
(1926) The Frontier Trail
as Chief Gray Wolf
(1927) Painted Ponies
as ---
(1931) Red Fork Range
as Chief Barking Fox
(1923) The Huntress
as Otebaya
(1934) Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War Eagle
(1939) Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)
(1932) The Last of the Mohicans
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
(1936) Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine Man
(1939) The Oregon Trail
as Spotted Elk
(1939) Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
(1939) Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
(1927) Winners Of The Wilderness
as Chief Pontiac
(1937) Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big Tree
(1936) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian John
(1927) The Frontiersman
as Grey Eagle
(1949) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
(1935) The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
(1936) The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
(1926) Mantrap
as Indian (uncredited)
(1933) The Telegraph Trail
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
(1940) Brigham Young
as Big Elk
(1940) North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
(1937) Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
(1940) Too Many Girls
as Chief
(1930) The Big Trail
as Indian (uncredited)
(1922) The Primitive Lover
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
(1919) A Fight For Love
as Swift Deer
(1933) King of the Arena
as Circus Indian
(1927) Spoilers of the West
as Red Cloud
(1937) Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
(1926) The Desert's Toll
as Red Eagle
(1932) The Golden West
as Indian (uncredited)
(1917) The Spirit of '76
as Gowah
(1935) The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian