Chief White Eagle

Tribal chief, Film actor

1917 – 2011

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Who was Chief White Eagle?

Basil F. Heath, better known as Chief White Eagle, was a Canadian-born American Mohawk actor, stuntman and television personality whose career spanned several decades beginning with the 1940 film, Northwest Passage. He was sometimes credited as Chief Sky Eagle. Chief White Eagle also appeared in television programming in the Chicago, Illinois, area.

Additionally, Chief White Eagle was a senior Mohawk tribal chief in both Canada and the United States.

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Born
Mar 18, 1917
Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation
Also known as
  • Chief Sky Eagle
  • Basil F. Heath
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • McGill University
Died
Jan 24, 2011
Rochester

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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