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.
Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
Western Union
as Chief Spotted Horse
The Huntress
as Otebaya
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
The Big Trail
as Indian (uncredited)
The Frontiersman
as Grey Eagle
Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
Brigham Young
as Big Elk
The Iron Horse
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
as Thundercloud
The Oregon Trail
as Spotted Elk
Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)
Hudson's Bay
as Chief
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian
Mantrap
as Indian (uncredited)
The Golden West
as Indian (uncredited)
The Telegraph Trail
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in Prologue
Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine Man
The Spirit of '76
as Gowah
Las Vegas Nights
as Indian
The Frontier Trail
as Chief Gray Wolf
The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
as Chief
The Red Rider
as Indian Chief
A Fight For Love
as Swift Deer
Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War Eagle
Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
Sioux Blood
as Crazy Wolf
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian John
The Last of the Mohicans
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
Red Fork Range
as Chief Barking Fox
Winners Of The Wilderness
as Chief Pontiac
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big Tree
The Primitive Lover
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
The Overland Telegraph
as Medecine Man
King of the Arena
as Circus Indian
Wyoming
as An Indian
The Avenging Arrow
as Modoc
Maintain the Right
as Chief
The Desert's Toll
as Red Eagle
Painted Ponies
Spoilers of the West
as Red Cloud
The Cactus Blossom
as Chegup