John War Eagle

John War Eagle

Born: June 8, 1901
Died: February 7, 1991
John War Eagle was born on June 8, 1901 in Leicestershire, England as John Edwin Worley Eagle. He was an actor, known for The Man from Laramie (1955), The Day of the Locust (1975) and When the Legends Die (1972). He died on February 7, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Movies for John War Eagle...

Night Terror
Title: Night Terror
Character: Indian Man
Released: February 7, 1977
Type: Movie
A housewife flees from a policeman's killer on the road between Phoenix and Denver.
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The Day of the Locust
Title: The Day of the Locust
Character: Mr. Gingo
Released: May 7, 1975
Type: Movie
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
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Search for the Gods
Title: Search for the Gods
Character: Lucio
Released: March 9, 1975
Type: Movie
A valuable medallion believed to prove that aliens from outer space visited Earth in prehistoric times is sought.
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The Daring Dobermans
Title: The Daring Dobermans
Character: Grandfather
Released: July 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Three men track down a pack of Dobermans and along with a young Native American boy, train the Dobermans to rob the campaign funds of a politician.
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When the Legends Die
Title: When the Legends Die
Character: Blue Elk
Released: October 19, 1972
Type: Movie
An elderly rodeo rider becomes mentor to a young man attempting to make his own name in the business.
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Title: Rawhide
Character: Virgo
Released: January 9, 1959
Type: TV
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
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Tonka
Title: Tonka
Character: Chief Sitting Bull
Released: December 25, 1958
Type: Movie
Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.
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The Saga of Andy Burnett
Title: The Saga of Andy Burnett
Character: Chief Matouski
Released: October 2, 1957
Type: Movie
TV series.
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Dragoon Wells Massacre
Title: Dragoon Wells Massacre
Released: August 28, 1957
Type: Movie
A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel through hostile Indian country.
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Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Title: Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Character: Wolf's Brother
Released: December 20, 1956
Type: Movie
The pioneering trail to Oregon was littered with constant danger. Yet, the hope of the "promised land" keeps American families westward bound despite overwhelming odds. A calm, clear-thinking pioneer attempts to lead a wagon train through territory occupied by Pawnees and Sioux. Along the way, the hardy settlers face horse thieves, kidnappers, and unpredictable Indian attacks in their push to establish a new life in the rugged West.
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The Man from Laramie
Title: The Man from Laramie
Character: Frank Darrah
Released: August 19, 1955
Type: Movie
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
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They Rode West
Title: They Rode West
Character: Chief Quanah
Released: December 4, 1954
Type: Movie
A young cavalry doctor treats very sick Indians against orders, whom are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.
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The Black Dakotas
Title: The Black Dakotas
Character: War Cloud
Released: September 2, 1954
Type: Movie
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sends an emissary with a peace treaty to the Sioux Indians. He also sends a gift of $130,000 in gold. This attracts the attention of Brock Marsh, the secret leader of a Confederate spy ring, who wants to keep the treaty from being signed and to also get his hands on the gold. Ruth Lawrence and Mike Daugherty work together against the machinations of Marsh
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The Great Sioux Uprising
Title: The Great Sioux Uprising
Character: Red Cloud
Released: July 17, 1953
Type: Movie
During the Civil War, in Wyoming, horse dealers Joan Britton and Stephen Cook are competing to supply the Union Army with horses. A Cherokee is in the area to stir up the Sioux against the Union just as Cook decides to steal a herd of Sioux horses. Ex-army doctor Jonathan Westgate opposes Cook’s unscrupulous methods as well as being Cook’s rival for the affections of Joan. It seems Westgate is the only one able to prevent a new Indian war.
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Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Title: Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Character: Indian Chief (uncredited)
Released: May 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Hodiak, Brian, Derek and Teal have just been released from prison. They return to Tomahawk Gap, now a ghost town, to retrieve the money that they stole and was buried by a partner somewhere in the town. While hunting, the Indians attack, and a life and death battle ensues.
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Last of the Comanches
Title: Last of the Comanches
Character: Black Cloud
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: Movie
It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. In the desert they are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find some water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was Black Cloud's prisoner on to the fort while they try to bargain with Black Cloud whom they learn is without water.
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The Wild North
Title: The Wild North
Character: Indian Chief
Released: January 28, 1952
Type: Movie
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
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Westward the Women
Title: Westward the Women
Character: Indian Chief (uncredited)
Released: December 16, 1951
Type: Movie
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.
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Tomahawk
Title: Tomahawk
Character: Red Cloud
Released: February 5, 1951
Type: Movie
In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.
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Broken Arrow
Title: Broken Arrow
Character: Nahilzay
Released: August 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late 1870s. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.
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Winchester '73
Title: Winchester '73
Character: Indian Interpreter (uncredited)
Released: July 12, 1950
Type: Movie
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.