Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/06/1877

Day of Death

06/07/1967
(90) years old

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1950

Devil's Doorway

as Thundercloud

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Chief Pony That Walks

1941

Las Vegas Nights

as Indian

1941

Western Union

as Chief Spotted Horse

1940

Hudson's Bay

as Chief

1940

North West Mounted Police

as Blue Owl (uncredited)

1940

Too Many Girls

as Chief

1940

Brigham Young

as Big Elk

1940

Maintain the Right

as Chief

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

as Blue Back

1939

The Oregon Trail

as Spotted Elk

1939

Susannah of the Mounties

as Chief (uncredited)

1939

Stagecoach

as Indian Scout (uncredited)

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

as Indian Chief in Prologue

1937

Prairie Thunder

as Indian (uncredited)

1937

Hills of Old Wyoming

as Chief Big Tree

1937

Lost Horizon

as Porter (uncredited)

1937

Maid of Salem

as Indian Man (Uncredited)

1936

The Bold Caballero

as Tavern Indian (uncredited)

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as Medicine Man

1935

The Singing Vagabond

as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)

1934

Wheels of Destiny

as Chief War Eagle

1933

King of the Arena

as Circus Indian

1933

The Telegraph Trail

as Indian Chief (uncredited)

1932

The Golden West

as Indian (uncredited)

1932

The Last of the Mohicans

as Huron Warrior (uncredited)

1931

Red Fork Range

as Chief Barking Fox

1930

The Big Trail

as Indian (uncredited)

1929

Sioux Blood

as Crazy Wolf

1929

The Overland Telegraph

as Medecine Man

1928

Wyoming

as An Indian

1927

Spoilers of the West

as Red Cloud

1927

The Frontiersman

as Grey Eagle

1927

Winners Of The Wilderness

as Chief Pontiac

1926

The Desert's Toll

as Red Eagle

1926

Mantrap

as Indian (uncredited)

1926

The Frontier Trail

as Chief Gray Wolf

1925

The Iron Horse

as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)

1925

The Red Rider

as Indian Chief

1923

The Huntress

as Otebaya

1922

The Primitive Lover

as Chief Johnny Bluebottle

1921

The Avenging Arrow

as Modoc

1919

A Fight For Love

as Swift Deer

1917

The Spirit of '76

as Gowah

1915

The Cactus Blossom

as Chegup