
Known Credits
42
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1887-05-22 (138 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA
Also Known For
James ThorpeWathahuck-BrightpathJames 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 a ...
Known For
Acting
1950 --
Wagon Master
| Navajo Indian
1949 --
White Heat
| Big Convict (uncredited)
1946 --
Road to Utopia
| Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
1945 --
The Vampire's Ghost
| Native
1944 --
Outlaw Trail
| Spike
1941 --
They Died with Their Boots On
| Indian (uncredited)
1940 --
Mexican Spitfire Out West
| Indian
1940 --
Prairie Schooners
| Chief Sanche
1940 --
Arizona Frontier
| Gray Cloud
1939 --
Henry Goes Arizona
| Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1939 --
The Man from Texas
| Posse Rider (uncredited)
1938 --
Frontier Scout
| Henchman
1938 --
Start Cheering
| Head Linesman
1937 --
Big City
| Jim Thorpe
1936 --
Trailin' West
| Black Eagle
1936 --
Wildcat Trooper
| Indian Fur Trapper
1936 --
Treachery Rides the Range
| Chief Red Smoke
1936 --
Hill-Tillies
| 1st Indian
1936 --
Silly Billies
| Medicine Man
1936 --
Sutter's Gold
| Man
1936 --
Klondike Annie
|
1935 --
Captain Blood
| Pirate
1935 --
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
| Indian Chief (uncredited)
1935 --
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
| Indian Chief
1935 --
The Ivory-Handled Gun
| Henchman Jack (uncredited)
1935 --
Moonlight on the Prairie
| Henchman
1935 --
Fighting Youth
| Carlisle Football Player
1935 --
The Last Days of Pompeii
| Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)
1935 --
It's in the Air
| Indian Father (uncredited)
1935 --
Wanderer of the Wasteland
| Charlie Jim
1935 --
The Daring Young Man
| Convict
1935 --
The Arizonian
|
1935 --
Code of the Mounted
| Murdered Indian
1935 --
Rustlers of Red Dog
| Chief Scarface [Chs. 6, 11]
1934 --
The Red Rider
| Bill Abel, Portos Henchman
1933 --
Sweepings
| Indian (Uncredited)
1932 --
Wild Horse Mesa
| Indian Chief
1932 --
Air Mail
| Indian (uncredited)
1932 --
Always Kickin'
|
1932 --
Off His Base
| Jim Thorpe
1932 --
The Dark Horse
| Blackfeet Indian Chief
1932 --
My Pal, the King
| Black Cloud