Highest rated movie: Stagecoach (1939)
Lowest rated movie: The Telegraph Trail (1933)
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Movies starring Chief John Big Tree have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 65%.
Stagecoach - released in 1939 - is Chief John Big Tree's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 458 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Chief John Big Tree is The Telegraph Trail - released in 1933 - with a score of 42% based on 1 reviews.
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.
Chief John Big Tree has acted in films with Francis Ford, John Wayne, Harry Tenbrook and Frank McGrath.
Chief John Big Tree has worked with these film directors: John Ford, Fritz Lang, Frank Capra and George Marshall.
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