Chief John Big Tree
June 2, 1877
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…
Known For
6 titles
Stagecoach
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
The Big Trail
Breck Coleman leads hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River to their destiny out West.
Western Union
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite east with west, he hires a reformed Western outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.
Devil's Doorway
After the Civil War, a highly decorated Shoshone Indian veteran plans to raise cattle in Wyoming but white farmers plan to grab fertile tribal lands by pitting the whites against the Indians.
The Golden West
Lovers David Lynch and Betty Summers are caught in the feud between their two families. When David kills the Summers' son, he escapes to the West. He marries, and when his son is two, he and his wife are killed by Indians who take...