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. 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. 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).