Basil F. Heath

Basil F. Heath (March 18, 1917 – January 24, 2011),

television personality whose career spanned several decades beginning with the 1940 film, Northwest Passage. He also appeared in television programming in the Chicago, Illinois, area.^[2]^[3]

Biography

Basil F. Heath was born on March 18, 1917.

Oxford University, ^{[citation needed]} in the United Kingdom.^[4] After moving to the United States, Heath served as a liaison officer for the United States Office of War Information during World War II, as well as a volunteer member of the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division during the war.^[1]^[4]

He began his career as a

films throughout his career,^[1] including Red River, and Niagara.^[4]

As "Chief White Eagle" he hosted Totem Club on

headdress.^[1]

Heath married his wife, Roberta “Bobbi Bear” Heath, on June 29, 1977. He resided in Tinley Park, Illinois, from 1975 until 1990.^[4] He and his family then moved to Rochester, Indiana, where he lived for the rest of his life.^[2]

In 1996, Heath reflected on his acting career and the role of Native Americans in western films saying, "The Indians were always the losers...For years, the movie industry portrayed the Indians in a derogatory manner. Happily, today, Indian films are more credible."^[2]

He died at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, Indiana, at 2:35 a.m. on January 24, 2011, at the age of 93.^[4] He was survived by his wife, Roberta “Bobbi Bear” Heath; daughter, Eunice Madeline Heath Collard; his adopted son, Kenneth "Lone Eagle" Heath; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.^[4] He was predeceased by his daughter, Lauraine Heath, and his two sisters, Sylvia Schroeder and Valerie Peterson.^[4]

Selected filmography

Trails of the Golden West (1931)
End of the Trail - Chief Grey Beard (1932)
Stagecoach - Indian Chief (uncredited) (1939)
Last of the Redmen
- Indian (uncredited) (1947)
Red River - Indian Chief (uncredited) (1948)
How the West Was Won - Arapajo Chief (uncredited) (1962)
McLintock! - Running Buffalo (uncredited) (1963)

References

^
SouthtownStar. Archived from the original
on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Stephens, Dave (2011-01-27). "Film, television actor Chief White Eagle dies, Rochester resident Heath known for film, television roles". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2011-02-22.^{[dead link]}
TribLocal. Archived from the original
on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Dailing, Paul (2011-01-26). "Former Tinley Resident and Kids' Host, Killed Seven Times by John Wayne, Dies in Indiana". Tinley Park Patch. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

External links

Chief White Eagle at
IMDb

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[ststar-1] 
SouthtownStar. Archived from the original
on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

[sbt-2] Stephens, Dave (2011-01-27). "Film, television actor Chief White Eagle dies, Rochester resident Heath known for film, television roles". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2011-02-22.^{[dead link]}

[tl-3] TribLocal. Archived from the original
on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

[tpp-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Dailing, Paul (2011-01-26). "Former Tinley Resident and Kids' Host, Killed Seven Times by John Wayne, Dies in Indiana". Tinley Park Patch. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

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