Chief John Big Tree
Acting
Born 1877-06-02
Died 1967-07-06
Buffalo, New York, USA
49 credits
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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 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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Filmography
Acting
48 credits
Stagecoach
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Western Union
Brigham Young
Lost Horizon
The Big Trail
Destry Rides Again
North West Mounted Police
Drums Along the Mohawk
Devil's Doorway
The Iron Horse
The Oregon Trail
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Maid of Salem
The Avenging Arrow
King of the Arena
Susannah of the Mounties
The Girl of the Golden West
The Bold Caballero
Hudson's Bay
Spoilers of the West
The Golden West
Hills of Old Wyoming
Too Many Girls
The Huntress
The Primitive Lover
The Last of the Mohicans
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Telegraph Trail
Prairie Thunder
Las Vegas Nights
Mantrap
Wheels of Destiny
Custer's Last Stand
The Frontiersman
The Red Rider
The Singing Vagabond
Sioux Blood
The Cactus Blossom
The Frontier Trail
Wyoming
Red Fork Range
The Desert's Toll
Winners Of The Wilderness
The Spirit of '76
A Fight For Love
The Overland Telegraph
Maintain the Right
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