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David Bald Eagle
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A photo of David Bald Eagle in 2003 By Phil Konstantin
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| Lakota leader | |
| In office 1996–2016 |
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| First Chief of the United Indigenous Nations of The Americas | |
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David William Beautiful Bald Eagle
April 8, 1919 Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota |
| Died | July 22, 2016 (aged 97) Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota |
| Resting place | Black Hills National Cemetery 44°22′13″N 103°28′28″W / 44.370389°N 103.474356°W |
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| Mother tongue | Lakota |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
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 United States Army |
| Years of service | 1936–1944 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
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| Battles/wars | World War II: |
| Awards |  Silver Star medal (Anzio) |
David William Bald Eagle (April 8, 1919 – July 22, 2016), also known as Chief David Beautiful Bald Eagle, was a Lakota actor, soldier, stuntman, and musician.
Life and work
Dave Bald Eagle was born in a tipi on the west banks of Cherry Creek, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota.
Bald Eagle first enlisted in the Fourth Cavalry of the United States Army and served out his enlistment. During World War II, he re-enlisted in the 82nd Airborne Division ("All American Division") where he fought in the Battle of Anzio, being awarded a Silver Star, and in the D-Day invasion of Normandy at which time he received a Purple Heart Medal when he was wounded.
After the Second World War, Bald Eagle worked in a number of occupations including drummer, race car driver, semi-pro baseball player, and rodeo performer before beginning a career in Hollywood films. He was the grandson of famous Lakota warrior White Bull.
Selected filmography
- Dances with Wolves (1990) as technical advisor and extra
- Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) as Old man at HQ
- Skins (2002) as Old Soldier
- Into the West (2005) episode "Wheel to the Stars" as Two Arrows
- Imprint (2007) as Medicine Man
- Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian (2012) (TV Movie documentary) as himself
- River of Fundament (2014) as Norman III
- Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016) as Dan
