John War Eagle

John War Eagle (June 8, 1901 – February 7, 1991) was a British-born Yankton Sioux film and television actor. He portrayed the Native American prisoner Virgo in the first season of the Rawhide series, during the episode Incident of the Tumbleweed Wagon. He also appears as an unnamed Native American in the second season episode Incident of the Silent Web.

Early life
John War Eagle was born on June 8, 1901 in Leicestershire, England but 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, westerndrama 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 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)