
Acting
Born June 2, 1877 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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.

Devil's Doorway
1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949

Las Vegas Nights
1941

Western Union
1941

Hudson's Bay
1940

North West Mounted Police
1940

Too Many Girls
1940

Brigham Young
1940
Maintain the Right
1940

Destry Rides Again
1939

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939

The Oregon Trail
1939

Susannah of the Mounties
1939

Stagecoach
1939

The Girl of the Golden West
1938

Prairie Thunder
1937

Hills of Old Wyoming
1937

Lost Horizon
1937

Maid of Salem
1937

The Bold Caballero
1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936

Custer's Last Stand
1936

The Singing Vagabond
1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935

Wheels of Destiny
1934

King of the Arena
1933

The Telegraph Trail
1933

The Golden West
1932

The Last of the Mohicans
1932

Red Fork Range
1931

The Big Trail
1930

Sioux Blood
1929

The Overland Telegraph
1929
Wyoming
1928

Spoilers of the West
1927

Painted Ponies
1927

The Frontiersman
1927

Winners Of The Wilderness
1927

The Desert's Toll
1926

Mantrap
1926

The Frontier Trail
1926

The Iron Horse
1925

The Red Rider
1925

The Huntress
1923

The Primitive Lover
1922

The Avenging Arrow
1921

A Fight For Love
1919

The Spirit of '76
1917
The Cactus Blossom
1915