Acting
Chief John Big Tree
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.
Filmography
Devil's Doorway
Film · 1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Film · 1949
Western Union
Film · 1941
Las Vegas Nights
Film · 1941
Hudson's Bay
Film · 1940
Brigham Young
Film · 1940
North West Mounted Police
Film · 1940
Too Many Girls
Film · 1940
Maintain the Right
Film · 1940
Stagecoach
Film · 1939
Susannah of the Mounties
Film · 1939
The Oregon Trail
Film · 1939
Destry Rides Again
Film · 1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Film · 1939
The Girl of the Golden West
Film · 1938
Lost Horizon
Film · 1937
Hills of Old Wyoming
Film · 1937
Prairie Thunder
Film · 1937
Maid of Salem
Film · 1937
Custer's Last Stand
Film · 1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Film · 1936
The Bold Caballero
Film · 1936
The Singing Vagabond
Film · 1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Film · 1935
Wheels of Destiny
Film · 1934
The Cat's-Paw
Film · 1934
The Telegraph Trail
Film · 1933
King of the Arena
Film · 1933
The Last of the Mohicans
Film · 1932
The Golden West
Film · 1932
Red Fork Range
Film · 1931
The Big Trail
Film · 1930
The Overland Telegraph
Film · 1929
Sioux Blood
Film · 1929
Wyoming
Film · 1928
Painted Ponies
Film · 1927
Winners of the Wilderness
Film · 1927
The Frontiersman
Film · 1927
Spoilers of the West
Film · 1927
The Frontier Trail
Film · 1926
Mantrap
Film · 1926
The Desert's Toll
Film · 1926
The Red Rider
Film · 1925
The Iron Horse
Film · 1925
The Huntress
Film · 1923
The Primitive Lover
Film · 1922
The Avenging Arrow
Film · 1921
A Fight For Love
Film · 1919
The Spirit of '76
Film · 1917
The Cactus Blossom
Film · 1915