Jim Thorpe
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-05-22 (66 years old)
Deathday
1953-03-28
Place of Birth
Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA
Also known As
James Thorpe
Wathahuck-Brightpath
James Francis Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
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 and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of sem...
Acting
1932
as Jim Thorpe
1950
as Navajo Indian
1932
as Blackfeet Indian Chief
1939
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
1938
as Henchman
1932
as Indian (uncredited)
1935
as Murdered Indian
1933
as Indian (Uncredited)
1936
as Indian Fur Trapper
1932
as Black Cloud
1936
as 1st Indian
1936
as Man
1938
as Head Linesman
1936
as Chief Red Smoke
1939
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1936
1934
as Bill Abel, Portos Henchman
1949
as Big Convict (uncredited)
1935
as Convict
1936
as Black Eagle
1935
as Henchman
1935
1935
as Indian Father (uncredited)
1935
as Indian Chief
1945
as Native
1936
as Medicine Man
1940
as Gray Cloud
1944
as Spike
1940
as Chief Sanche
1932
as Indian Chief
1935
as Chief Scarface [Chs. 6, 11]
1941
as Indian (uncredited)
1940
as Indian
1935
as Pirate (uncredited)
1937
as Jim Thorpe
1935
as Carlisle Football Player
1935
as Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)
1935
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
1935
as Henchman Jack (uncredited)
1946
as Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
1932
1935
as Charlie Jim
1935
as Second baseman (uncredited)
1931
as Swift Arrow
1933
as Native Dancer (uncredited)
1935
as Janitor (uncredited)
1941
as Extra (uncredited)
1934
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
1935
as Captain of the Guards (uncredited)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1951
as Technical Advisor
1951
as Novel
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