Jim Thorpe

Actor

Born: May 22, 1887
Died: March 28, 1953 (age 65)
From: Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA

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…

Filmography (51)

Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Self
Red Fever (2024)
Self (archive footage)
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)
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
Indian
Prairie Schooners (1940)
Chief Sanche
Arizona Frontier (1940)
Gray Cloud
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Man from Texas (1939)
Posse Rider (uncredited)
Frontier Scout (1938)
Henchman
Start Cheering (1938)
Head Linesman
Big City (1937)
Jim Thorpe
Trailin' West (1936)
Black Eagle
Wildcat Trooper (1936)
Indian Fur Trapper
Treachery Rides the Range (1936)
Chief Red Smoke
Hill-Tillies (1936)
1st Indian
Silly Billies (1936)
Medicine Man
Sutter's Gold (1936)
Man
Klondike Annie (1936)
Captain Blood (1935)
Pirate (uncredited)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
Indian Chief
The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935)
Henchman Jack (uncredited)
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
Henchman
Fighting Youth (1935)
Carlisle Football Player
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)