Jim Thorpe
Actor · Technical Advisor · Novel
Born May 22, 1887 · Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA
Active 1931–1953 · 6′1″ (185 cm)
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.
Filmography
King Kong (1933) — Native Dancer (uncredited)White Heat (1949) — Big Convict (uncredited)Meet John Doe (1941) — Extra (uncredited)Captain Blood (1935) — Pirate (uncredited)Wagon Master (1950) — Navajo IndianThey Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Indian (uncredited)Road to Utopia (1946) — Collins (uncredited)Barbary Coast (1935) — Janitor (uncredited)Off His Base (1932) — Jim ThorpeThe Daring Young Man (1935) — ConvictWild Horse Mesa (1932) — Indian ChiefShe (1935) — Captain of the Guards (uncredited)Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) — Technical Advisor · NovelThe Man from Texas (1939) — Posse Rider (uncredited)Arizona Frontier (1940) — Gray CloudBig City (1937) — Jim ThorpeSilly Billies (1936) — Medicine ManRustlers of Red Dog (1935) — Chief Scarface [Chs. 6, 11]Klondike Annie (1936)The Dark Horse (1932) — Blackfeet Indian ChiefThe Last Days of Pompeii (1935) — Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)Behold My Wife! (1934) — Indian Chief (uncredited)Prairie Schooners (1940) — Chief SancheStart Cheering (1938) — Head Linesman