John War Eagle

John St Pierre, a.k.a. John War Eagle (1902 — February 7, 1991) was a Yankton Sioux film and television actor. He was born and raised on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota.[2][3]

John War Eagle
Born1902
Yankton Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States
DiedFebruary 7, 1991(1991-02-07) (aged 88–89)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names
  • Chief John War Eagle[1]
  • Chief John Eagle[1]
  • John Wareagle[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1977[1]

Career

Between 1932 and 1977 — sometimes credited as Chief John War Eagle, Chief John Eagle or John Wareagle — he appeared in twenty-eight films, mostly in uncredited roles, and twenty-six television productions.[1]

His roles include appearing as Red Cloud in the historical western-drama film Tomahawk (1951) starring Van Heflin, a role he reprised in 1953 in historical western-drama film The Great Sioux Uprising starring Jeff Chandler. He also played Chief Sitting Bull in the Disney family, adventure, western-drama film Tonka (1958), the story of a young Sioux boy, played by Sal Mineo on the brink of adulthood who tries to tame a wild stallion to prove his courage and strength.

War Eagle also appeared as Wolf's Brother in Disney western-drama film Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956) & in “The Jeremy Dow Story” (S4E14) as revengeful “Chief Iron Hand” in the TV Western Wagon Train (1960).

References
  1. Database (undated). "Filmography by Type for John War Eagle". The Internet Movie Database. Accessed September 8, 2010.
  2. News Report, collected issues 66-97, p. 6, University of South Dakota Institute of Indian Studies, 1976, p. 6
  3. The Indian Historian, collected volumes 11-13, American Indian Historical Society, 1978, p. 53


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