Chief John Big Tree
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Thundercloud
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Chief Pony That Walks
Western Union
1941
as Chief Spotted Horse
Las Vegas Nights
1941
as Indian
Hudson's Bay
1940
as Chief
Brigham Young
1940
as Big Elk
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
1940
as Chief (uncredited)
Maintain the Right
1940
as Chief
Stagecoach
1939
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
as Chief (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail
1939
as Spotted Elk
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Blue Back
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Indian Chief in Prologue
Lost Horizon
1937
as Porter (uncredited)
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937
as Chief Big Tree
Prairie Thunder
1937
as Indian (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
1937
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Medicine Man
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Indian John
The Bold Caballero
1936
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
The Singing Vagabond
1935
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Indian
Wheels of Destiny
1934
as Chief War Eagle
The Telegraph Trail
1933
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
King of the Arena
1933
as Circus Indian
The Last of the Mohicans
1932
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
The Golden West
1932
as Indian (uncredited)
Red Fork Range
1931
as Chief Barking Fox
The Big Trail
1930
as Indian (uncredited)
The Overland Telegraph
1929
as Medecine Man
Sioux Blood
1929
as Crazy Wolf
Wyoming
1928
as An Indian
Painted Ponies
1927
Winners of the Wilderness
1927
as Chief Pontiac
The Frontiersman
1927
as Grey Eagle
Spoilers of the West
1927
as Red Cloud
The Frontier Trail
1926
as Chief Gray Wolf
Mantrap
1926
as Indian (uncredited)
The Desert's Toll
1926
as Red Eagle
The Red Rider
1925
as Indian Chief
The Iron Horse
1925
as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
The Huntress
1923
as Otebaya
The Primitive Lover
1922
as Chief Johnny Bluebottle
The Avenging Arrow
1921
as Modoc
A Fight For Love
1919
as Swift Deer
The Spirit of '76
1917
as Gowah
The Cactus Blossom
1915
as Chegup