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.
49 acting credits
Acting · 49
Stagecoach
1939
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
North West Mounted Police
1940
Western Union
1941
Lost Horizon
1937
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
The Big Trail
1930
Destry Rides Again
1939
The Iron Horse
1925
Mantrap
1926
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Devil's Doorway
1950
Brigham Young
1940
Maid of Salem
1937
Too Many Girls
1940
Prairie Thunder
1937
Hudson's Bay
1940
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
The Oregon Trail
1939
The Bold Caballero
1936
Las Vegas Nights
1941
Sioux Blood
1929
The Last of the Mohicans
1932
The Huntress
1923
Custer's Last Stand
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
King of the Arena
1933
The Telegraph Trail
1933
The Red Rider
1925
The Singing Vagabond
1935
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937
The Golden West
1932
Winners Of The Wilderness
1927
The Frontiersman
1927
Maintain the Right
1940
The Spirit of '76
1917
Wheels of Destiny
1934
Red Fork Range
1931
A Fight For Love
1919
The Overland Telegraph
1929
Painted Ponies
1927
The Primitive Lover
1922
The Desert's Toll
1926
The Frontier Trail
1926
Spoilers of the West
1927
The Avenging Arrow
1921
Wyoming
1928
The Cactus Blossom
1915