Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

Deceased · Born: May 22, 1887 · Died: Mar 28, 1953

Known For

Wagon MasterWagon Master
White HeatWhite Heat
Captain BloodCaptain Blood
The Last Days of PompeiiThe Last Days of Pompeii

Personal Details

Height6' 0"
BornMay 22, 1887 Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA
Spouse

  • Patricia Gladys Evelyn Woodbury

    ( Jun 2, 1945 to Mar 28, 1953 )

  • Freeda Verona Kirkpatrick

    ( Nov 23, 1925 to Dec 31, 1969 )

  • Iva Margaret Miller

    ( Oct 13, 1913 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

James Francis Thorpe, also known as Wa-Tho-Huk, which translates to "Bright Path", was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist born on either May 22 or 28, 1887, and passed away on March 28, 1953.

Career

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1950
Wagon Master
Wagon Master as Navajo Indian
{"id":5394,"title":"White Heat","year":"1949","character":"Big Convict (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/white-heat","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_5394.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_5394.jpg"},"released":1}
1949
White Heat
White Heat as Big Convict (uncredited)
{"id":70281,"title":"The Vampire's Ghost","year":"1945","character":"Native","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-vampires-ghost-1945","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_70281.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_70281.jpg"},"released":1}
1945
The Vampire's Ghost
The Vampire's Ghost as Native
{"id":70003,"title":"Road to Utopia","year":"1945","character":"Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/road-to-utopia","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_70003.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_70003.jpg"},"released":1}
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia as Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
{"id":70697,"title":"Outlaw Trail","year":"1944","character":"Spike","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/outlaw-trail","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_70697.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_70697.jpg"},"released":1}
1944
Outlaw Trail
Outlaw Trail as Spike
{"id":13598,"title":"They Died with Their Boots On","year":"1941","character":"Indian (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/they-died-with-their-boots-on","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gubaum1a3180.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gubaum1a3180.jpg"},"released":1}
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On as Indian (uncredited)
{"id":175756,"title":"Prairie Schooners","year":"1940","character":"Chief Sanche","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/prairie-schooners","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_175756.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_175756.jpg"},"released":1}
1940
Prairie Schooners
Prairie Schooners as Chief Sanche
{"id":83125,"title":"Arizona Frontier","year":"1940","character":"Gray Cloud","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/arizona-frontier","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83125.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83125.jpg"},"released":1}
Arizona Frontier
Arizona Frontier as Gray Cloud
{"id":72099,"title":"Mexican Spitfire Out West","year":"1940","character":"Indian","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mexican-spitfire-out-west","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72099.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72099.jpg"},"released":1}
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Indian
{"id":96762,"title":"Henry Goes Arizona","year":"1939","character":"Bus Passenger (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/henry-goes-arizona","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_96762.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_96762.jpg"},"released":1}
1939
Henry Goes Arizona
Henry Goes Arizona as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
{"id":72493,"title":"Man from Texas","year":"1939","character":"Posse Rider (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/man-from-texas","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72493.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72493.jpg"},"released":1}
Man from Texas
Man from Texas as Posse Rider (uncredited)
{"id":72754,"title":"Start Cheering","year":"1938","character":"Head Linesman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/start-cheering","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72754.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72754.jpg"},"released":1}
1938
Start Cheering
Start Cheering as Head Linesman
{"id":72914,"title":"Big City","year":"1937","character":"Jim Thorpe","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/big-city-1937","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72914.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72914.jpg"},"released":1}
1937
Big City
Big City as Jim Thorpe
{"id":73604,"title":"Wildcat Trooper","year":"1936","character":"Indian Fur Trapper","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/wildcat-trooper","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73604.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73604.jpg"},"released":1}
1936
Wildcat Trooper
Wildcat Trooper as Indian Fur Trapper
{"id":83285,"title":"Treachery Rides the Range","year":"1936","character":"Chief Red Smoke","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/treachery-rides-the-range","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83285.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83285.jpg"},"released":1}
Treachery Rides the Range
Treachery Rides the Range as Chief Red Smoke
{"id":227018,"title":"Trailin' West","year":"1936","character":"Black Eagle","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/trailin-west","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_227018.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_227018.jpg"},"released":1}
Trailin' West
Trailin' West as Black Eagle
{"id":83278,"title":"Sutter's Gold","year":"1936","character":"Man","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/sutters-gold-1936","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83278.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83278.jpg"},"released":1}
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold as Man
{"id":83255,"title":"Klondike Annie","year":"1936","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/klondike-annie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83255.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83255.jpg"},"released":1}
Klondike Annie
Klondike Annie
{"id":73899,"title":"Code of the Mounted","year":"1935","character":"Murdered Indian","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/code-of-the-mounted","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73899.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73899.jpg"},"released":1}
1935
Code of the Mounted
Code of the Mounted as Murdered Indian
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Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie as Henchman
{"id":73942,"title":"It's in the Air","year":"1935","character":"Indian Father (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/its-in-the-air","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73942.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73942.jpg"},"released":1}
It's in the Air
It's in the Air as Indian Father (uncredited)
{"id":73770,"title":"The Last Days of Pompeii","year":"1935","character":"Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-days-of-pompeii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73770.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73770.jpg"},"released":1}
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii as Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)
{"id":73762,"title":"The Arizonian","year":"1935","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-arizonian","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73762.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73762.jpg"},"released":1}
The Arizonian
The Arizonian
{"id":15672,"title":"Captain Blood","year":"1935","character":"Pirate (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/captain-blood","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_15672.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_15672.jpg"},"released":1}
Captain Blood
Captain Blood as Pirate (uncredited)
{"id":95405,"title":"The Red Rider","year":"1934","character":"Bill Abel, Portos Henchman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-red-rider","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_95405.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_95405.jpg"},"released":1}
1934
The Red Rider
The Red Rider as Bill Abel, Portos Henchman
{"id":74492,"title":"Sweepings","year":"1933","character":"Indian (Uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/sweepings","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74492.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74492.jpg"},"released":1}
1933
Sweepings
Sweepings as Indian (Uncredited)
{"id":75197,"title":"My Pal, the King","year":"1932","character":"Black Cloud","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/my-pal-the-king","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75197.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75197.jpg"},"released":1}
1932
My Pal, the King
My Pal, the King as Black Cloud
{"id":95433,"title":"The Dark Horse","year":"1932","character":"Blackfeet Indian Chief","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-dark-horse-1932","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_95433.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_95433.jpg"},"released":1}
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse as Blackfeet Indian Chief
{"id":74844,"title":"Air Mail","year":"1932","character":"Indian (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/air-mail","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74844.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74844.jpg"},"released":1}
Air Mail
Air Mail as Indian (uncredited)
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2024
Red Fever
Red Fever
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1951
Jim Thorpe -- All-American
Jim Thorpe -- All-American as Novel