John War Eagle

John Henry St Pierre, a.k.a. John War Eagle (8 June 1901 – 7 February 1991) was a Yankton Sioux film and television actor. He was born September 24, 1901, in Wagner, Charles Mix, South Dakota.[2] He is Dakota of the Sioux people and was raised on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota.[3][4][5] He is often confused with a John War Eagle born 1902 in the U.K.

John War Eagle aka John Henry St. Pierre
Born(1901-09-24)September 24, 1901
Yankton Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States
DiedFebruary 7, 1991(1991-02-07) (aged 88–89)
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) and 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. Registration Card, World War II, John Henry St. Pierre, Serial No. 702, Ancestry.com and Rapid City Daily Journal [SD], 28 May 1950, p. 20
  3. News Report, collected issues 66-97, p. 6, University of South Dakota Institute of Indian Studies, 1976, p. 6
  4. The Indian Historian, collected volumes 11-13, American Indian Historical Society, 1978, p. 53
  5. San Pierre, John H., U.S. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, Yankton Sioux Agency, South Dakota, 30 June 1913


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