Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1877-06-02
Day of Death
1967-07-06
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Chief John Big Tree
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 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 (49)
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
1940Maintain the Right
1940
Destry Rides Again
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
The Oregon Trail
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
Stagecoach
1939
