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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Buffalo, New York, USA, 1877-06-02

Died: 1967-07-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1917	The Spirit of '76	Gowah	0
2	1919	A Fight For Love	Swift Deer	50
3	1922	The Primitive Lover	Chief Johnny Bluebottle	59
4	1923	The Huntress	Otebaya	0
5	1925	The Red Rider	Indian Chief	0
6	1925	The Iron Horse	Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)	66
7	1926	The Frontier Trail	Chief Gray Wolf	0
8	1926	Mantrap	Indian (uncredited)	59
9	1926	The Desert's Toll	Red Eagle	0
10	1927	Winners Of The Wilderness	Chief Pontiac	75
11	1927	The Frontiersman	Grey Eagle	0
12	1927	Painted Ponies		0
13	1927	Spoilers of the West	Red Cloud	0
14	1929	The Overland Telegraph	Medecine Man	0
15	1929	Sioux Blood	Crazy Wolf	0
16	1930	The Big Trail	Indian (uncredited)	67
17	1931	Red Fork Range	Chief Barking Fox	0
18	1932	The Last of the Mohicans	Huron Warrior (uncredited)	60
19	1932	The Golden West	Indian (uncredited)	40
20	1933	The Telegraph Trail	Indian Chief (uncredited)	47
21	1933	King of the Arena	Circus Indian	0
22	1934	Wheels of Destiny	Chief War Eagle	30
23	1935	The Farmer Takes a Wife	Indian	61
24	1935	The Singing Vagabond	Chief White Eagle (uncredited)	70
25	1936	Custer's Last Stand	Medicine Man	45
26	1936	The Adventures of Frank Merriwell	Indian John	40
27	1936	The Bold Caballero	Tavern Indian (uncredited)	57
28	1937	Maid of Salem	Indian Man (Uncredited)	59
29	1937	Lost Horizon	Porter (uncredited)	70
30	1937	Hills of Old Wyoming	Chief Big Tree	0
31	1937	Prairie Thunder	Indian (uncredited)	35
32	1938	The Girl of the Golden West	Indian Chief in Prologue	46
33	1939	Stagecoach	Indian Scout (uncredited)	76
34	1939	Susannah of the Mounties	Chief (uncredited)	63
35	1939	The Oregon Trail	Spotted Elk	80
36	1939	Drums Along the Mohawk	Blue Back	64
37	1939	Destry Rides Again	Indian in Saloon (uncredited)	72
38	1940	Maintain the Right	Chief	0
39	1940	Brigham Young	Big Elk	44
40	1940	Too Many Girls	Chief	57
41	1940	North West Mounted Police	Blue Owl (uncredited)	63
42	1941	Hudson's Bay	Chief	62
43	1941	Western Union	Chief Spotted Horse	60
44	1941	Las Vegas Nights	Indian	55
45	1949	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon	Chief Pony That Walks	69
46	1950	Devil's Doorway	Thundercloud	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
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