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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Movies
Stagecoach
7.624
Devil's Doorway
7
Western Union
6
The Girl of the Golden West
4.6
The Overland Telegraph
0
Sioux Blood
0
The Red Rider
0
The Iron Horse
6.643
Lost Horizon
7
Hudson's Bay
6.2
The Frontier Trail
0
Painted Ponies
0
Red Fork Range
0
The Huntress
0
Wheels of Destiny
3
Susannah of the Mounties
6.3
The Last of the Mohicans
6
Custer's Last Stand
4.5
The Oregon Trail
8
Destry Rides Again
7.175
Drums Along the Mohawk
6.5
Winners Of The Wilderness
7.5
Hills of Old Wyoming
0
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
4
The Frontiersman
0
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.868
The Singing Vagabond
7
The Bold Caballero
5.7
Mantrap
5.9
The Telegraph Trail
4.7
Brigham Young
4.4
North West Mounted Police
6.3
Prairie Thunder
3.5
Too Many Girls
5.7
The Primitive Lover
5.9
A Fight For Love
5
King of the Arena
0
Spoilers of the West
0
Maid of Salem
5.9
The Desert's Toll
0
The Golden West
4
The Spirit of '76
0
The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.1
The Big Trail
6.702
Las Vegas Nights
5.5
Maintain the Right
0