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Actor
Chief John Big Tree
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Movies: 46Series: 0
TMDB ID: 113710
IMDb ID: nm0081697
Known for: Acting
Born: June 2, 1877
Died: July 6, 1967
Age: 90
Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1917 - 1950
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q1388924
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.
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6.9
Devil's Doorway
as Thundercloud
1950 Movie
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
1949 Movie
5.5
Las Vegas Nights
as Indian
1941 Movie
6.0
Western Union
as Chief Spotted Horse
1941 Movie
5.8
Hudson's Bay
as Chief
1940 Movie
6.4
North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
1940 Movie
5.6
Too Many Girls
as Chief
1940 Movie
4.4
Brigham Young
as Big Elk
1940 Movie
7.2
Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.5
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
1939 Movie
8.0
The Oregon Trail
as Spotted Elk
1939 Movie
6.3
Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)
1939 Movie
7.6
Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
1939 Movie
4.6
The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in Prologue
1938 Movie
3.0
Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
1937 Movie
3.0
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big Tree
1937 Movie
7.0
Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)
1937 Movie
5.9
Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
1937 Movie
5.7
The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
1936 Movie
4.0
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian John
1936 Movie
4.5
Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine Man
1936 Movie
7.0
The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
1935 Movie
6.1
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian
1935 Movie
3.0
Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War Eagle
1934 Movie