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James Thorpe
Wathahuck-Brightpath
James Francis Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Acting
Biography
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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 and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was fou…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
as Self
Red Fever
as Self (archive footage)
Wagon Master
as Navajo Indian
White Heat
as Big Convict (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
as Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
The Vampire's Ghost
as Native
Outlaw Trail
as Spike
Meet John Doe
as Extra (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Indian (uncredited)
Arizona Frontier
as Gray Cloud