Chief John Big Tree
Born in Buffalo, New York, USA — Jun 02 1877• Died Jul 06 1967
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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 comme…
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Chief John Big Tree's Credits
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Stagecoach
Indian Scout (uncredited)
Lost Horizon
Porter (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Blue Back
The Big Trail
Indian (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Chief Pony That Walks
North West Mounted Police
Blue Owl (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail
Spotted Elk
Too Many Girls
Chief
Devil's Doorway
Thundercloud
Western Union
Chief Spotted Horse
The Iron Horse
Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Brigham Young
Big Elk
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Indian
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Indian John
Maid of Salem
Indian Man (Uncredited)
The Bold Caballero
Tavern Indian (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder
Indian (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
Indian Chief in Prologue
Hudson's Bay
Chief
Sioux Blood
Crazy Wolf
The Last of the Mohicans
Huron Warrior (uncredited)
Hills of Old Wyoming
Chief Big Tree
King of the Arena
Circus Indian
Mantrap
Indian (uncredited)
The Red Rider
Indian Chief
Susannah of the Mounties
Chief (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights
Indian
The Golden West
Indian (uncredited)
The Cactus Blossom
Chegup
Custer's Last Stand
Medicine Man
The Frontier Trail
Chief Gray Wolf
The Singing Vagabond
Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
The Frontiersman
Grey Eagle
Maintain the Right
Chief
The Overland Telegraph
Medecine Man
The Huntress
Otebaya
Wheels of Destiny
Chief War Eagle
The Primitive Lover
Chief Johnny Bluebottle
The Telegraph Trail
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Wyoming
An Indian
Red Fork Range
Chief Barking Fox
Winners Of The Wilderness
Chief Pontiac
The Desert's Toll
Red Eagle
A Fight For Love
Swift Deer
Spoilers of the West
Red Cloud
Painted Ponies
The Avenging Arrow
Modoc
The Spirit of '76
Gowah