Chief John Big Tree
- Recitazione
- 2 giugno 1877 · Buffalo, New York, USA
- 6 luglio 1967
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Il passo del diavolo · Thundercloud
- I cavalieri del Nord Ovest · Chief Pony That Walks
- Las Vegas Nights · Indian
- Fred il ribelle · Chief Spotted Horse
- Hudson's Bay · Chief
- Giubbe rosse · Blue Owl (uncredited)
- Too Many Girls · Chief (uncredited)
- La grande missione · Big Elk
- Maintain the Right · Chief
- Partita d'azzardo · Indian in Saloon (uncredited)
- La più grande avventura · Blue Back
- The Oregon Trail · Spotted Elk
- Susanna e le giubbe rosse · Chief (uncredited)
- Ombre rosse · Indian Scout (uncredited)
- La città dell'oro · Indian Chief in Prologue
- Prairie Thunder · Indian (uncredited)
- Hills of Old Wyoming · Chief Big Tree
- Orizzonte perduto · Porter (uncredited)
- La vergine di Salem · Indian Man (Uncredited)
- The Bold Caballero · Tavern Indian (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell · Indian John
- Pantere rosse · Medicine Man
- The Singing Vagabond · Chief White Eagle (uncredited)
- The Farmer Takes a Wife · Indian
- The Cat's-Paw · Chinese Guard (uncredited)
- Wheels of Destiny · Chief War Eagle
- King of the Arena · Circus Indian
- The Telegraph Trail · Indian Chief (uncredited)
- The Golden West · Indian (uncredited)
- L'agonia di una stirpe · Huron Warrior (uncredited)
- Red Fork Range · Chief Barking Fox
- Il grande sentiero · Indian (uncredited)
- Sioux Blood · Crazy Wolf
- The Overland Telegraph · Medecine Man
- Wyoming · An Indian
- Spoilers of the West · Red Cloud
- Painted Ponies
- The Frontiersman · Grey Eagle
- Winners of the Wilderness · Chief Pontiac
- The Desert's Toll · Red Eagle
- Tranello · Indian (uncredited)
- The Frontier Trail · Chief Gray Wolf
- Il cavallo d'acciaio · Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
- The Red Rider · Indian Chief
- The Huntress · Otebaya
- The Primitive Lover · Chief Johnny Bluebottle
- The Avenging Arrow · Modoc
- A Fight For Love · Swift Deer
- The Spirit of '76 · Gowah
- The Cactus Blossom · Chegup