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Chief John Big Tree(1877-1967)

  • Actor
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"Stagecoach" Iroquois Chief Big Tree 1939 United Artists
Chief John Big Tree was born on 2 June 1877 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for La charge héroïque (1949), The Avenging Arrow (1921) and The Desert's Toll (1926). He died on 6 July 1967 in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York, USA.
BornJune 2, 1877
DiedJuly 6, 1967(90)
BornJune 2, 1877
DiedJuly 6, 1967(90)
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Known for

John Wayne, John Agar, and Joanne Dru in La charge héroïque (1949)
La charge héroïque
7.2
  • Chief Pony That Walks
  • 1949
Edward Hearn and Ruth Roland in The Avenging Arrow (1921)
The Avenging Arrow
4.5
  • Madoo
  • 1921
Kathleen Key and Francis McDonald in The Desert's Toll (1926)
The Desert's Toll
  • Red Eagle
  • 1926
Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in La porte du diable (1950)
La porte du diable
7.2
  • Thundercloud
  • 1950

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  • Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in La porte du diable (1950)
    La porte du diable
    7.2
    • Thundercloud
    • 1950
  • John Wayne, John Agar, and Joanne Dru in La charge héroïque (1949)
    La charge héroïque
    7.2
    • Chief Pony That Walks
    • 1949
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Les conquérants d'un nouveau monde (1947)
    Les conquérants d'un nouveau monde
    6.9
    • Indian (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Las Vegas Nights (1941)
    Las Vegas Nights
    5.2
    • Indian (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Randolph Scott, Robert Young, and Virginia Gilmore in Les pionniers de la Western Union (1941)
    Les pionniers de la Western Union
    6.7
    • Chief Spotted Horse (as Chief Big Tree)
    • 1941
  • Les trappeurs de l'Hudson (1940)
    Les trappeurs de l'Hudson
    6.2
    • Chief
    • 1940
  • Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Madeleine Carroll, and Preston Foster in Les tuniques écarlates (1940)
    Les tuniques écarlates
    6.3
    • Blue Owl (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, and Ann Miller in Too Many Girls (1940)
    Too Many Girls
    5.9
    • Chief (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Tyrone Power, Mary Astor, Linda Darnell, and Dean Jagger in L'Odyssée des Mormons (1940)
    L'Odyssée des Mormons
    6.3
    • Big Elk (as Chief Big Tree)
    • 1940
  • Pony Express Days (1940)
    Pony Express Days
    5.9
    Short
    • Paiute Chief (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Chief John Big Tree and Ted Mapes in Maintain the Right (1940)
    Maintain the Right
    5.2
    Short
    • Indian Chief (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Marlene Dietrich in Femme ou démon (1939)
    Femme ou démon
    7.6
    • Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert in Sur la piste des Mohawks (1939)
    Sur la piste des Mohawks
    7.0
    • Blue Back (as Chief Big Tree)
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, and Margaret Lockwood in Susannah (1939)
    Susannah
    6.4
    • Chief (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • John Wayne and Claire Trevor in La Chevauchée fantastique (1939)
    La Chevauchée fantastique
    7.8
    • Indian Scout (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Big Tree
  • Born
    • June 2, 1877
    • Buffalo, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 6, 1967
    • Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York, USA(undisclosed)
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    • 2 Articles

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    One of three men who posed for artist James Earle Fraser for the profile which became the famous "Indian head nickel" or "buffalo nickel" minted 1913-38. The other two were Chief Two Moons (of the Cheyenne) and Chief Iron Tail (of the Lakota). The image was reused for a special commemorative $50 gold piece in 2006--the US' first 24k (pure gold) coin.

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