Jim Thorpe
Acting
Born: 1887-05-22 · Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA
Died: 1953-03-28
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate a
🎬 Movies (30)
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
2025
Self
Red Fever
2024
Self (archive footage)
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951
Technical Advisor
Wagon Master
1950
Navajo Indian
White Heat
1949
Big Convict (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
Collins (uncredited)
The Vampire's Ghost
1945
Native
Outlaw Trail
1944
Spike
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Indian (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
Extra (uncredited)
Arizona Frontier
1940
Gray Cloud
Prairie Schooners
1940
Chief Sanche
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
Indian
The Man from Texas
1939
Posse Rider (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Frontier Scout
1938
Henchman
Start Cheering
1938
Head Linesman
Big City
1937
Jim Thorpe
Wildcat Trooper
1936
Indian Fur Trapper
Hill-Tillies
1936
1st Indian
Sutter's Gold
1936
Man
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
Chief Red Smoke
Klondike Annie
1936
Trailin' West
1936
Black Eagle
Silly Billies
1936
Medicine Man
Code of the Mounted
1935
Murdered Indian
The Daring Young Man
1935
Convict
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
Henchman
The Arizonian
1935
It's in the Air
1935
Indian Father (uncredited)