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Died aged 65Also known asJames Thorpe, Wathahuck-Brightpath, James Francis ThorpeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/05/1887Born inPrague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USADied28/03/1953 (aged 65)Died inLomitaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ221482 ↗Buried atJim ThorpeTMDb#1173502 ↗
James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography35 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jim Thorpe: Lit by LightningMovie | Self | 138 |
| 1950 | Wagon MasterMovie | Navajo Indian | 63 |
| 1949 | White HeatMovie | Big Convict (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1945 | The Vampire's GhostMovie | Native | 58 |
| 1944 | Outlaw TrailMovie | Spike | 57 |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots OnMovie | Indian (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1941 | Meet John DoeMovie | Extra (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1940 | Arizona FrontierMovie | Gray Cloud | 53 |
| 1939 | Henry Goes ArizonaMovie | Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1938 | Start CheeringMovie | Head Linesman | 51 |
| 1937 | Big CityMovie | Jim Thorpe | 50 |
| 1936 | Klondike AnnieMovie | — | 49 |
| 1936 | Silly BilliesMovie | Medicine Man | 49 |
| 1936 | Wildcat TrooperMovie | Indian Fur Trapper | 49 |
| 1936 | Trailin' WestMovie | Black Eagle | 49 |
| 1936 | Hill-TilliesMovie | 1st Indian | 49 |
| 1935 | It's in the AirMovie | Indian Father (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1935 | Moonlight on the PrairieMovie | Henchman | 48 |
| 1935 | Wanderer of the WastelandMovie | Charlie Jim | 48 |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraMovie | Indian Chief (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraMovie | Indian Chief | 48 |
| 1935 | Captain BloodMovie | Pirate (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1935 | SheMovie | Captain of the Guards (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1935 | Barbary CoastMovie | Janitor (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1935 | One Run ElmerMovie | Second baseman (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1935 | Code of the MountedMovie | Murdered Indian | 48 |
| 1935 | Fighting YouthMovie | Carlisle Football Player | 48 |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife!Movie | Indian Chief (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1933 | SweepingsMovie | Indian (Uncredited) | 46 |
| 1933 | King KongMovie | Native Dancer (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1932 | Air MailMovie | Indian (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1932 | The Dark HorseMovie | Blackfeet Indian Chief | 45 |
| 1932 | Wild Horse MesaMovie | Indian Chief | 45 |
| 1932 | Off His BaseMovie | Jim Thorpe | 45 |
| 1931 | Battling with Buffalo BillMovie | Swift Arrow | 44 |