Cast
Chief John Big Tree
Acting
Cast
Chief John Big Tree
Known for
Acting
Born
1877-06-02
From
Buffalo, New York, USA
Died
1967-07-06
Also known as Chief Big Tree, Isaac Johnny John
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.
★7.6
MOVIE1939
Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
★4.6
MOVIE1940
Brigham Young
as Big Elk
★6.4
MOVIE1940
North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1937
Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1941
Western Union
as Chief Spotted Horse
★6.0
MOVIE1936
The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1930
The Big Trail
as Indian (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE1939
Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian John
★8.0
MOVIE1915
The Cactus Blossom
as Chegup
★6.9
MOVIE1950
Devil's Doorway
as Thundercloud
★6.2
MOVIE1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian
★6.7
MOVIE1925
The Iron Horse
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1940
Hudson's Bay
as Chief
★6.2
MOVIE1937
Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1940
Too Many Girls
as Chief (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1921
The Avenging Arrow
as Modoc
★5.3
MOVIE1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine Man
★6.2
MOVIE1926
Mantrap
as Indian (uncredited)
★4.9
MOVIE1933
The Telegraph Trail
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1938
The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in Prologue
★6.8
MOVIE1932
The Last of the Mohicans
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
★5.0
MOVIE1937
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big Tree
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1935
The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1939
The Oregon Trail
as Spotted Elk
★7.0
MOVIE1926
The Desert's Toll
as Red Eagle
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Maintain the Right
as Chief
★8.0
MOVIE1923
The Huntress
as Otebaya
★8.5
MOVIE1933
King of the Arena
as Circus Indian
★6.0
MOVIE1919
A Fight For Love
as Swift Deer
★6.4
MOVIE1941
Las Vegas Nights
as Indian
★9.0
MOVIE1925
The Red Rider
as Indian Chief
★4.3
MOVIE1937
Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1926
The Frontier Trail
as Chief Gray Wolf
★6.7
MOVIE1922
The Primitive Lover
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
★7.7
MOVIE1927
Winners Of The Wilderness
as Chief Pontiac
★8.0
MOVIE1931
Red Fork Range
as Chief Barking Fox
★7.0
MOVIE1927
Spoilers of the West
as Red Cloud
★8.0
MOVIE1928
Wyoming
as An Indian
★9.0
MOVIE1927
The Frontiersman
as Grey Eagle
★8.0
MOVIE1927
Painted Ponies
★5.5
MOVIE1932
The Golden West
as Indian (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1934
Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War Eagle
★9.0
MOVIE1929
The Overland Telegraph
as Medecine Man
★8.0
MOVIE1917
The Spirit of '76
as Gowah
★9.0
MOVIE1929
Sioux Blood
as Crazy Wolf