Portrait of Chief John Big Tree

Acting

Chief John Big Tree

Career

Active from 1915 to 1940, with a break from 1930 to 1939, busiest in 1927 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Winners of the Wilderness
Winners of the Wilderness
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chief John Big Tree Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Western 2
  • Frontier Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 83
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Thundercloud

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 63
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Chief Pony That Walks

Western Union
Western Union (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Chief Spotted Horse

Las Vegas Nights
Las Vegas Nights (1941)

as Indian

Maintain the Right
Maintain the Right (1940)

as Chief

Brigham Young
Brigham Young (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Big Elk

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Blue Owl (uncredited)

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Chief (uncredited)

Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Chief

1930s

23 titles ยท average score 64
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Indian Scout (uncredited)

Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Blue Back

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

as Indian in Saloon (uncredited)

Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Chief (uncredited)

The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Indian Chief in Prologue

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Porter (uncredited)

The Bold Caballero
The Bold Caballero (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tavern Indian (uncredited)

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Medicine Man

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Indian

The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chinese Guard (uncredited)

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Huron Warrior (uncredited)

The Big Trail
The Big Trail (1930)
GoodWatch score 85

as Indian (uncredited)

1920s

14 titles ยท average score 68
Sioux Blood
Sioux Blood (1929)

as Crazy Wolf

The Overland Telegraph
The Overland Telegraph (1929)

as Medecine Man

Wyoming
Wyoming (1928)

as An Indian

Winners of the Wilderness
Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

as Chief Pontiac

Spoilers of the West
Spoilers of the West (1927)

as Red Cloud

The Frontiersman
The Frontiersman (1927)

as Grey Eagle

The Desert's Toll
The Desert's Toll (1926)

as Red Eagle

Mantrap
Mantrap (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Indian (uncredited)

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse (1925)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)

The Huntress
The Huntress (1923)

as Otebaya

The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)

as Chief Johnny Bluebottle

The Avenging Arrow
The Avenging Arrow (1921)

as Modoc

1910s

3 titles
A Fight For Love
A Fight For Love (1919)

as Swift Deer

The Spirit of '76
The Spirit of '76 (1917)

as Gowah

The Cactus Blossom
The Cactus Blossom (1915)

as Chegup