David Schickele (March 20, 1937 – October 31, 1999) was an American musician, film director and actor. He was born in Ames, Iowa to Alsatian immigrant parents. His father, Rainer, was the son of writer René Schickele. His brother Peter Schickele is a musician and parodist. He grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and then studied English literature at Swarthmore College. In 1961, he joined the Peace Corps and started teaching English language in Nigeria. When he returned to the U.S., he made a film about the Peace Corps titled Give Me a Riddle (1966). In 1971, he directed his second film Bushman and in 1992, his last film Tuscarora was released.