Chief John Big Tree
Acting · Born 1877-06-02 · age 90 at death · 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.
Titles
Stagecoach
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Lost Horizon
Destry Rides Again
The Big Trail
Drums Along the Mohawk
Western Union
The Iron Horse
Devil's Doorway
North West Mounted Police
The Telegraph Trail
Susannah of the Mounties
Brigham Young
Too Many Girls
The Bold Caballero
Mantrap
Hudson's Bay
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Maid of Salem
The Girl of the Golden West
The Primitive Lover
Las Vegas Nights
The Last of the Mohicans
Prairie Thunder
Wheels of Destiny
Custer's Last Stand
Winners Of The Wilderness
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Oregon Trail
Hills of Old Wyoming
The Singing Vagabond
A Fight For Love
King of the Arena
The Golden West
The Overland Telegraph
Sioux Blood
The Red Rider
The Frontier Trail
Painted Ponies
Red Fork Range
The Huntress
The Frontiersman
Spoilers of the West
The Desert's Toll
The Spirit of '76
Maintain the Right
Wyoming
The Avenging Arrow
The Cactus Blossom