Chief John Big Tree
Actor (1877-1967) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
Chief John Big Tree was a Seneca actor who appeared in at least 60 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York. His interment was also there.
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1967Died6 July 19671950
Devil's DoorwayFilm, Thundercloud1941
Las Vegas NightsFilm, Indian1940
Brigham YoungFilm, Big Elk1938
The Girl of the Golden WestFilm, Indian Chief in Prologue1937
Hills of Old WyomingFilm, Chief Big Tree1935
The Farmer Takes a WifeFilm, Indian1934
Wheels of DestinyFilm, Chief War Eagle1932
The Golden WestFilm, Indian (uncredited)1931
Red Fork RangeFilm, Chief Barking Fox1927
The FrontiersmanFilm, Grey Eagle1926
MantrapFilm, Indian (uncredited)1923
The HuntressFilm, Otebaya1922
The Primitive LoverFilm, Chief Johnny Bluebottle1919
A Fight For LoveFilm, Swift Deer1877Born2 June 1877
Devil's DoorwayFilm, Thundercloud1941Las Vegas NightsFilm, Indian1940Brigham YoungFilm, Big Elk1938The Girl of the Golden WestFilm, Indian Chief in Prologue1937Hills of Old WyomingFilm, Chief Big Tree1935The Farmer Takes a WifeFilm, Indian1934Wheels of DestinyFilm, Chief War Eagle1932The Golden WestFilm, Indian (uncredited)1931Red Fork RangeFilm, Chief Barking Fox1927The FrontiersmanFilm, Grey Eagle1926MantrapFilm, Indian (uncredited)1923The HuntressFilm, Otebaya1922The Primitive LoverFilm, Chief Johnny Bluebottle1919A Fight For LoveFilm, Swift Deer1877Born2 June 1877Known for
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Stagecoach 1939
Destry Rides Again 1939
Devil's Doorway 1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949
Lost Horizon 1937
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John Ford Directed Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
W. S. Van Dyke Directed Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Western Union (1941)
Chief Thundercloud Also in Western Union and Unconquered
Francis Ford Also in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Noble Johnson Also in Drums Along the Mohawk and Unconquered
Helen Gibson Also in King of the Arena (1933)
Arthur Aylesworth Also in Drums Along the Mohawk and Brigham Young
Edwin Maxwell Also in The Cat's-Paw and Drums Along the Mohawk
Lamar Trotti Wrote Drums Along the Mohawk and Brigham Young
Paul E. Burns Also in Unconquered and Brigham Young
Iron Eyes Cody Also in Western Union and Unconquered
Jay Silverheels Also in Western Union and Unconquered
John Carradine Also in Drums Along the Mohawk and Western Union
Ward Bond Also in Drums Along the Mohawk and Unconquered
J. Farrell MacDonald Also in A Fight for Love and The Cat's-Paw
Tom Tyler Also in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Jack Pennick Also in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Blackie Whiteford Also in Brigham Young and Western Union
Bill Cody, Jr. Also in The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
Fritz Lang Directed Western Union (1941)
Harold Lloyd Produced The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Cecil B. DeMille Produced Unconquered (1947)
Alfred Newman Wrote Drums Along the Mohawk and The Cat's-Paw
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1967 · aged 90
