John Big Tree
John Big Tree
Best known for having posed for artist Robert Fraser's famous Indian head nickel, Chief John Big Tree (real name Isaac John) enjoyed a screen career lasting 1915-1950. Among his countless Westerns, large and small, Big Tree played important roles in the controversial The Spirit of '76 (1917) and such epics as The Big Trail (1930), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Filmography of John Big Tree:
- Unconquered with Gary Cooper , Paulette Goddard , Howard DaSilva , Boris Karloff , Ward Bond , Katherine DeMille , Richard Gaines , Cecil Kellaway , Porter Hall , Marc Lawrence , Mike Mazurki , Gavin Muir , Alan Napier , Jane Nigh , C. Aubrey Smith , Victor Varconi , Henry Wilcoxon , Dorothy Adams , Mimi Aguglia , Eddie Albert , Eric Alden , Erville Alderson , Richard Alexander , Lloyd Bridges , Lex Barker , Griff Barnett , Paul E. Burns , Virginia Campbell , Leonard Carey , Lane R. Chandler , Chief Thundercloud , Davison Clark , Iron Eyes Cody , Jeff Corey , Edgar Dearing , Claire DuBrey , Fernanda Eliscu , Julia Faye , Al Ferguson , Byron K. Foulger , Greta Granstedt , Virginia Grey , Karolyn Grimes , William Haade , Frank S. Hagney , Chuck Hamilton , Raymond Hatton , Rose Higgins , Olaf Hytten , Si Jenks , Noble Johnson , Tiny Jones , George Kirby , Fred Jr. Kohler , Robert F. Kortman , Anna Lehr , John Merton , Charles B. Middleton , John Miljan , Belle Mitchell , Art Mix , William Murphy , Clarence Muse , John Mylong , Ottola Nesmith , Inez Palange , Hugh Prosser , Constance Purdy , Buddy Roosevelt , Sid Saylor , Jay Silverheels , Nan Sunderland , Ray Teal , Oliver Thorndike , Ethel Wales , Frank Wilcox , Jeff York , Denver Dixon , Mary Field , Francis Ford , Jack Pennick , Robert Warwick , June Harris , Russ Conklin , Charmienne Harker , Mike Kilian , Isabel Cooper , Sally Rawlinson , Gertrude Valerie
- The Iron Horse with George O'Brien , Winston Miller , Madge Bellamy , Peggy Cartwright , Charles Edward Bull , Cyril Chadwick , James Gordon , Fred Sr. Kohler , John Farrell MacDonald , Gladys Hulette , James Marcus , Francis Powers , James Welch , Colin Chase , Walter Browne Rogers , John Padjan , Charles O'Malley , Charles Newton , Delbert Mann , Frances Teague , Stanhope Wheatcroft , Dan(ny) Borzage , Clark Gable , Judge Charles , Edward Sr. Peil , William Walling , George Waggner , John B. O'Brien , Chief White Spear
- Brigham Young with Tyrone Power , Linda Darnell , Dean Jagger , Brian Donlevy , Jane Darwell , John Carradine , Mary Astor , Vincent Price , Jean Rogers , Ann E. Todd , Willard Robertson , Moroni Olsen , Marc Lawrence , Stanley Andrews , Fuzzy Knight , Dick Jones , Selmer Jackson , Frederick Burton , Russell Simpson , Arthur Aylesworth , Davison Clark , Claire DuBrey , Tully Marshall , Dick Rich , Ralph Dunn , Edwin Maxwell , Edmund MacDonald , George H. Melford , Charles Halton , Frank LaRue , Charles B. Middleton , Philip Morris , Lee Shumway , Frank M. Thomas , Cecil Weston , Blackie Whiteford , Hank Worden
- Stagecoach with Claire Trevor , John Wayne , Andy Devine , Thomas Mitchell , George Bancroft , John Carradine , Louise Platt , Donald Meek , Berton Churchill , Tim Holt , Elvira Rios , Francis Ford , Florence Lake , Walter McGrail , Paul McVey , Brenda Fowler , Yakima Canutt , Bryant Washburn , Duke R. Lee , Tom Tyler , Dorothy Appleby , Ted Billings , Fritzi Brunette , Nora Cecil , Steve Clemente , Patsy Doyle , Tex Driscoll , Franklin Farnum , Helen Gibson , Robert Emmett Homans , William Hopper , Si Jenks , Cornelius Keefe , Theodore Lorch , Chris-Pin Martin , Louis Mason , Kent Odell , Vester Pegg , Joe Rickson , Buddy Roosevelt , Margaret Smith , Harry Tenbrook , Patrick Wayne , Hank Worden , Jack Pennick , Artie Ortega , Edwin Brady , Bill Cody , Marga Ann Deighton , Leonard Trainor , Jim Mason , Merrill McCormick
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon with John Wayne , Joanne Dru , John Agar , Ben Johnson , Victor McLaglen , Mildred Natwick , Harry Jr. Carey , George O'Brien , Arthur Shields , Harry Woods , Noble Johnson , Cliff Lyons , Tom Tyler , Michael Dugan , Mickey Simpson , Frank McGrath , Don Summers , Jack Pennick , Billy Jones , Fred Graham , Fred Kennedy , Rudy Bowman , Ray Hyke , Lee Bradley , Paul Fix , Bill Gettinger , Fred Libby , Post Park , William Steele , Dan White , Francis Ford , Irving Pichel
- Lost Horizon with Ronald Colman , Edward Everett Horton , H.B. Warner , Jane Wyatt , Sam Jaffe , John Howard , Margo , Thomas Mitchell , Isabel Jewell , Hugh Buckler , David Torrence , Norman Ainsley , Wyrley Birch , Beatrice Blinn , John Burton , George Chan , David Clyde , Beatrice Curtis , Denis D'Auburn , Val Duran , Neil Fitzgerald , Willie Fung , Lawrence Grant , Hall Johnson Choir , Jeremy Sr. Irons , Boyd Irwin , Noble Johnson , Richard Loo , Margaret McWade , John Miltern , Henry Mowbray , Leonard Mudie , John T. Murray , Wedgewood Nowell , Milton A. Owen , Max Rabinowitz , Arthur Rankin , Ruth Robinson , Carl Stockdale , John Tettener , Eric Wilton , Victor Wong , Mary Lou Dix
- Fighting Caravans with Gary Cooper , Lili Damita , Ernest Torrence , Fred Sr. Kohler , Tully Marshall , Eugene Pallette , May Boley , Irving Bacon , Frank Campeau , Iron Eyes Cody , Jane Darwell , James Farley , Frank S. Hagney , Donald MacKenzie , Sid Saylor , Harry Semels , Eve Southern , Roy Stewart , E. Alyn Warren , Charles Winninger , James Marcus , Stanley "Tiny" Sandford , Merrill McCormick
- Drums Along the Mohawk with Claudette Colbert , Henry Fonda , Edna May Oliver , Eddie Collins , Arthur Shields , Ward Bond , John Carradine , Dorris Bowdon , Jessie Ralph , Robert Lowery , Roger Imhof , Francis Ford , Kay Linaker , Russell Simpson , Spencer Charters , Arthur Aylesworth , Clara Blandick , Robert Greig , Si Jenks , Noble Johnson , Tiny Jones , Mae Marsh , Edwin Maxwell , Paul McVey , Lionel Pape , Charles Tannen , Tom Tyler , Clarence H. Wilson , Jack Pennick , Beulah Hall Jones
- Destry Rides Again with James Stewart , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Winninger , Mischa Auer , Brian Donlevy , Irene Hervey , Allen Jenkins , Una Merkel , Warren B. Hymer , Tom Fadden , Samuel S. Hinds , Billy Gilbert , Jack Carson , Richard Alexander , Billy Bletcher , Virginia Brissac , Dora Clement , Bill Jr. Cody , Harry Cording , Carmen D'Antonio , Joseph King , Bud McClure , Edmund MacDonald , Philo McCullough , Robert McKenzie , William Steele , Harry Tenbrook , Ann E. Todd , Minerva Urecal , Lillian Yarbo , Lloyd Ingraham , Dick Jones , Loren B. Brown , Harold DeGarro
- The Big Trail with John Wayne , Marguerite Churchill , El Brendel , Tully Marshall , Tyrone Sr. Power , David Rollins , Frederick Burton , Charles Stevens , Russell Powell , Helen Parrish , Louise Carver , William V. Mong , Dodo Newton , Jack Peabody , Ward Bond , Marcia Harris , Leslie Emerson , Gertrude vanLent , Lucille vanLent , DeWitt C. Jennings , Alphonse Ethier , Ian Keith , Marjorie Lee , Frank Ramboth , Andy Shuford
John Big Tree Trivia
Who did John Big Tree portray in The Iron Horse?
John Big Tree was Cheyenne Chief in The Iron Horse
Who did John Big Tree play in Brigham Young?
John Big Tree was Big Elk in Brigham Young
What role did John Big Tree play in Susannah of the Mounties?
John Big Tree played Chief in Susannah of the Mounties
Who did John Big Tree portray in Stagecoach?
John Big Tree was Indian Scout in Stagecoach
Who did John Big Tree portray in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon?
John Big Tree was Pony That Walks in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
What role did John Big Tree play in Lost Horizon?
John Big Tree played Porter in Lost Horizon
Who did John Big Tree play in Fighting Caravans?
John Big Tree was Indian at Opening Scene in Fighting Caravans
What role did John Big Tree portray in Drums Along the Mohawk?
John Big Tree played Blue Back in Drums Along the Mohawk
Who did John Big Tree portray in Destry Rides Again?
John Big Tree was Indian in Saloon in Destry Rides Again
