| David Bald Eagle | |||||||||||||
| Native Name: | Waniyetu Opi[1] | ||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | lkt | ||||||||||||
| Tribe: | Lakota | ||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | David William Beautiful Bald Eagle | ||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1919 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota | ||||||||||||
| Death Date: | [2] | ||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota | ||||||||||||
| Resting Place: | Black Hills National Cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Rp Coordinates: | 44.3704°N -103.4744°W | ||||||||||||
| Office: | First Chief of the United Indigenous Nations of The Americas[3] | ||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Term End: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Mother Tongue: | Lakota | ||||||||||||
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David William Bald Eagle (April 8, 1919 – July 22, 2016[2]), also known as Chief David Beautiful Bald Eagle, was a Lakota actor, soldier, stuntman, and musician.
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.