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...
Also Known As
Chief Big Tree, Isaac Johnny John
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Chief John Big Tree's Movies
Stagecoach
02 Mar 1939
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
22 Oct 1949
Lost Horizon
03 Mar 1937
Destry Rides Again
30 Nov 1939
The Big Trail
01 Nov 1930
Drums Along the Mohawk
10 Nov 1939
Western Union
21 Feb 1941
The Iron Horse
04 Oct 1925
Devil's Doorway
18 Aug 1950
North West Mounted Police
22 Oct 1940
The Telegraph Trail
18 Mar 1933
Susannah of the Mounties
13 Jun 1939
Brigham Young
27 Sept 1940
The Bold Caballero
01 Dec 1936
Mantrap
24 Jul 1926
Too Many Girls
08 Oct 1940
Hudson's Bay
24 Dec 1940
The Farmer Takes a Wife
05 Jul 1935
Maid of Salem
12 Feb 1937
The Girl of the Golden West
18 Mar 1938