Chief John Big Tree
Known for ActingBorn 1877-06-02Died 1967-07-06Buffalo, 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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King of the Arena
1933 · Movie
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The Frontier Trail
1926 · Movie
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The Overland Telegraph
1929 · Movie
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Sioux Blood
1929 · Movie
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The Frontiersman
1927 · Movie
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The Red Rider
1925 · Movie
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Red Fork Range
1931 · Movie
Wyoming
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Wyoming
1928 · Movie
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Painted Ponies
1927 · Movie
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The Huntress
1923 · Movie
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The Spirit of '76
1917 · Movie
The Cactus Blossom
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The Cactus Blossom
1915 · Movie
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Stagecoach
1939 · Movie
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Winners Of The Wilderness
1927 · Movie
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The Oregon Trail
1939 · Movie
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The Singing Vagabond
1935 · Movie
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Destry Rides Again
1939 · Movie
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Movie
Maintain the Right
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Maintain the Right
1940 · Movie
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Lost Horizon
1937 · Movie
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Devil's Doorway
1950 · Movie
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Spoilers of the West
1927 · Movie
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The Desert's Toll
1926 · Movie
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The Avenging Arrow
1921 · Movie
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The Last of the Mohicans
1932 · Movie
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The Big Trail
1930 · Movie
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The Iron Horse
1925 · Movie
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The Primitive Lover
1922 · Movie
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Susannah of the Mounties
1939 · Movie
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Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Movie
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Las Vegas Nights
1941 · Movie
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North West Mounted Police
1940 · Movie
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 · Movie
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Maid of Salem
1937 · Movie
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Hudson's Bay
1940 · Movie
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Mantrap
1926 · Movie
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Western Union
1941 · Movie
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The Bold Caballero
1936 · Movie
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Too Many Girls
1940 · Movie
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A Fight For Love
1919 · Movie
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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 · Movie
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The Golden West
1932 · Movie
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Custer's Last Stand
1936 · Movie
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The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Movie
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Wheels of Destiny
1934 · Movie
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Hills of Old Wyoming
1937 · Movie
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The Telegraph Trail
1933 · Movie
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Brigham Young
1940 · Movie