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...
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...
Known For
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
Cast Credits
Devil's Doorway
as Thundercloud
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That Walks
Las Vegas Nights
as Indian
Western Union
as Chief Spotted Horse
Hudson's Bay
as Chief
North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
as Chief
Brigham Young
as Big Elk
Maintain the Right
as Chief
Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue Back
The Oregon Trail
as Spotted Elk
Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in Prologue
Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big Tree
Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)
The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian John
Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine Man
The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Indian
Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War Eagle
King of the Arena
as Circus Indian
The Telegraph Trail
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
The Golden West
as Indian (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)
Red Fork Range
as Chief Barking Fox