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.
Stagecoach
as Indian Scout (uncredited)A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of...
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Chief Pony That WalksOn the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending...
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Destry Rides Again
as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes...
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Drums Along the Mohawk
as Blue BackAlbany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in...
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Lost Horizon
as Porter (uncredited)British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and...
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The Big Trail
as Indian (uncredited)Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to...
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Western Union
as Chief Spotted HorseWhen Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he...
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Hudson's Bay
as ChiefHighly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire...
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Susannah of the Mounties
as Chief (uncredited)This classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole...
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Devil's Doorway
as ThundercloudA Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.
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North West Mounted Police
as Blue Owl (uncredited)Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him)...
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The Iron Horse
as Cheyenne ChiefBrandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy,...
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Mantrap
as Indian (uncredited)A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town...
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Brigham Young
as Big ElkBased on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to...
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Winners Of The Wilderness
as Chief PontiacDuring the French and Indian War the Indians under Pontiac kidnap Rene. Colonel O'Hara hopes to...
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The Oregon Trail
as Spotted ElkJeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to...
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Maid of Salem
as Indian Man (Uncredited)When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes...
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The Last of the Mohicans
as Huron Warrior (uncredited)Natty Bumppo, known as Hawk-Eye, is a frontiersman in the American wilderness. Together with his...
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The Girl of the Golden West
as Indian Chief in PrologueA bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.
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The Telegraph Trail
as Indian Chief (uncredited)A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to...
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
as IndianA farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.
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The Primitive Lover
as Chief Johnny BluebottleA free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome...
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King of the Arena
as Circus IndianMysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has...
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Spoilers of the West
as Red CloudA soldier falls in love with a beautiful settler who has refused his order to leave American...
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Prairie Thunder
as Indian (uncredited)To increase profits for his shipping company, Lynch has goaded the Indians to attack both the...
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The Singing Vagabond
as Chief White Eagle (uncredited)Tex rides to the rescue when badguys led by LaCrosse and Utah Joe kidnap Lettie.
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The Frontier Trail
as Chief Gray WolfDolly Mainard, en route to her father, a major at Fort Blaine, is escorted through dangerous...
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Too Many Girls
as ChiefMr. Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he...
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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Indian JohnA 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for...
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The Overland Telegraph
as Medecine ManAt the beginning of the Civil War, as federal troops start to build the first overland...
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The Spirit of '76
as GowahCatherine Montour, a striking half-breed Indian princess, and mistress of King George III...
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The Bold Caballero
as Tavern Indian (uncredited)The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to...
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Wheels of Destiny
as Chief War EagleBill, who is about to lead a wagon train to California, has a map to a valuable gold field and...
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The Golden West
as Indian (uncredited)Lovers David Lunch and Betty Summers are caught in the feud between their two families. When...
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The Huntress
as OtebayaBela, reared by Indians, learns that she is a white orphan and runs away from the Indian village...
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The Frontiersman
as Grey EagleJohn Dale and Abner Hawkins are members of Andrew Jackson's Tennessee Militia, assigned to make...
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A Fight For Love
as Swift DeerThe Northwest Mounties are after Cheyenne Harry for the murder of an Indian boy, and the only...
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The Red Rider
as Indian ChiefWhite Elk, a light-skinned Indian chief, incurs the enmity of Chief Black Panther, whom he...
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The Desert's Toll
as Red EagleFrank Darwin needs to convince Muriel he didn't kill her Father, as claimed by Jasper and Oneta.
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Custer's Last Stand
as Medicine ManKit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous...
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Hills of Old Wyoming
as Chief Big TreeAn evil deputy is using Indian half-breeds to rustle cattle. This causes trouble between the...
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Painted Ponies
as uncreditedA rodeo rider arrives in Toptown to compete in the local rodeo. He meets a pretty young girl...
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Red Fork Range
as Chief Barking FoxIt's time for the stagecoach race to win the mail contract and the only entries are Reden and...
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Sioux Blood
as Crazy WolfOne of John Waters' two Tim McCoy westerns made with MGM in the last years of the silent era. A...
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